Personal possessions of Spitfire aircraft designer Reginald J Mitchell have sold for £90,000 at auction, six times the anticipated amount. Mitchell's briefcase reached £15,500 at the auction in ...

The stirring words of Spitfire designer Reginald Mitchell have entered legend. “I’m going to build a plane that will move just like a bird… I want to build a fighter. The fastest and deadliest ...

Rare audio recordings of the designer of the Spitfire, Reginald J Mitchell, are to go under the hammer in Gloucestershire next week. Some of Mitchell's precious possessions are to be sold at auction ...

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British fighter aircraft used by the RAF and many other Allied countries during World War Two. It was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft and was ...

The great nephew of R J Mitchell, Kidsgrove’s famous aeronautical engineer who designed the Spitfire, was guest of honour at a special launch event held at Taylor Wimpey’s new Mitchell Gardens ...

People have been celebrating the life and legacy of Spitfire designer Reginald Mitchell to mark the 130th anniversary of his birth. Mitchell was born on 20 May 1895 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, and ...

The Supermarine Spitfire, a British fighter that fought in the second world war, can claim to be the most significant combat aircraft in history. It was a brilliant design, a formidable combination of ...