This is CGI—we’re riding on the tail of a Spitfire Mk IX, with a few aileron issues still to be smoothed out, as it pursues a more realistically modelled V-1 from our side, featuring far more chaotic pulse-jet exhaust than previous animations. It’s worth noting that the later Griffon-engined Spitfires handled this scenario much better, but nothing quite matched the Sabre-engined Tempest Mk V. | SpitfireCGI

25K views · 484 reactions | Discover the remarkable story behind the Supermarine Spitfire, a British aviation icon that played a pivotal role in World War II. In this captivating interview, veterans and experts recount the Spitfire's evolution from the Schneider Trophy seaplanes to a groundbreaking fighter aircraft. #WW2 #MilitaryHistory #Spitfire | War Stories | Facebook

The Spitfire, the most famous British fighter aircraft in history, the aircraft that won immortal fame during the summer months of 1940 by helping to defeat the German air attacks during the Battle of Britain. The first Spitfire Mk. I to enter service with the RAF did so with No.19 Squadron on 4 August 1938. The pilots immediately fell in love with the aircraft, which flew as wonderful as it looked. They recognised it as a thoroughbred combining a perfection of design with superb handling charac