Now available for pre-order, Hornby has added the 1:24 scale Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII to the 2024 Airfix range, the first ever variant in this scale.

The Spitfire’s Surprising Role in World War II: More Than Just a Fighter Apart perhaps from the B-17 “Flying Fortress,” no other World War II aircraft is as famous as the Supermarine Spitfire.

Temora Aviation Museum's Spitfire Mk VIII flew over a memorial service held in the Geelong Grammar School chapel honouring fighter ace and car racing identity Tony Gaze, who died on July 29.