One of only two Mk.1 Spitfires still able to fly today has sold for a record amount at Christie's auctions. The gavel fell at £3,106,500 (US$4,784,010) on the painstakingly restored RAF Spitfire P9374 ...

The most visually distinctive feature of the Spitfire is the elliptical wing. It was probably the most advanced wing design ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Britain’s Directorate of Technical Development considered Poland’s PZL P.24 monoplane to replace the Hawker Fury before deciding to stay with the indigenous Spitfire.

Here’s What You Need to Remember: It almost got passed over for a Polish variant that would likely not have been as successful. The Supermarine Spitfire fighter was arguably the most important British ...

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