Spitfire Mk XVI TE311, part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, marks its 80th anniversary in 2025. Restored to flight in 2012 after decades on static display, the aircraft now honors both WWII ...

Spitfire was known for its excellent maneuverability and agility. ... Later variants of the Mk IX and Mk XVI had two 75-gallon (284-liter) tanks beneath the cockpit.

There were also three very memorable visiting solo warbird displays during the afternoon. The displays were opened by three flypasts by Flt Lt Andy Preece in the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s ...

From colourful beach huts to sandy beaches – here are some of our favourite seaside towns to visit near south east London. (Image: PA / Instagram user @emmaslittlewanderings / Tourism @ Thanet ...

A Second World War Spitfire fighter plane has crashed in a field in Kent. The plane, owned by Fly A Spitfire, went down "in the vicinity of Hythe on 03/05/2025 (Saturday)", the company said in a ...

The Spitfire is believed to have been built in 1943 and later served with the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 441 Squadron. During World War II, it operated under the RAF, with its first operational ...

THIS is the shocking moment a Spitfire crash landed in a field while “practising for a VE Day event”. The 82-year-old World War II fighter aircraft made the emergency landing in a farme… ...

Spitfire crashes in Kent field hours before VE Day celebrations and fly-past A historic Spitfire was seen circling "for a couple of minutes" in West Hythe, Kent, at 7pm on Saturday evening before ...

A Spitfire crashed into a farmer's field while reportedly practising a flypast for a VE Day ceremony. Fire crews and paramedics were rushed to the scene after the historic aircraft plummeted from ...

A Spitfire was forced to make an emergency crash-landing in a field just days before VE Day. The historic aircraft - which had two people onboard - veered out of the sky before crashing down among ...

Spitfire crashes into Kent field just hours before VE Day celebrations. The aircraft was spotted circling over West Hythe at around 7pm on Saturday evening before making an emergency crash landing.