For many years, the warplane museum had a Supermarine Spitfire on loan from Ottawa’s Canada Aviation and Space Museum. In 2022, ownership of the plane was transferred to the warplane museum.

The squadron usually had a complement of 16 operational aircraft with two or three in reserve and 25 pilots. At the time of the Normandy invasion, 27 pilots were posted to the squadron (two were in ...

The Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV was developed in the later years of the World War Two. 957 Mk XIVs were built, of which, over 430 were FR Mk XIVs. The aircraft was restored with reconnaissance ...

Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia N3200 G-CFGJ Built in Southampton flying from Eastleigh in late 1939, the Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia N3200 G-CFGJ was delivered to 19 Squadron at Duxford in April 1940 ...

The Barrett MK 22 and M107A1 are the wonder rifles of the U.S. military’s long-range arsenal. The MK 22 is a modular, multi-caliber sniper system built for extreme precision and adaptability ...

The engine in the Supermarine Spitfire was a Rolls-Royce Merlin that eventually went into America's P-51 Mustang, as well. It had a lot of power.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX The Spitfire ML 417 was used on D-Day in 1944 by the 443 Squadron Royal Canadian Air Force. For some time, it was used as a two-seat T9 before being restored to a single ...

On February 22, 2025, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Southern California Wing celebrated a remarkable milestone-the 80th birthday of its iconic Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV.

Defence, meanwhile, flew displays from fast jet fighters, surveillance aircraft, large air mobility aircraft and warbirds the CAC CA-18 Mustang and the Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII.

Lifestyle Travel Royal Air Force New experience lets you fly a real Spitfire - but it’s not cheap Brits can experience flying in an iconic RAF Supermarine Spitfire as part of a luxury getaway ...

The Spitfire was outfitted with a powerhouse engine: a Rolls-Royce Merlin, 27-liter, V-12 piston engine. In later versions, the Merlin could produce up to 2,000 horsepower.

The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works (which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers ...