Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. GettyImages 613462410 Hulton Deutsch Collection Corbis Getty Images 2 The Supermarine Spitfire, a British fighter that fought in ...

A Spitfire's cockpit canopy detached mid-flight, causing an emergency return to Biggin Hill airport. The incident involved a Spitfire IXT, registered G-BMSB, which had taken off from London Biggin ...

Today only about 210 Spitfires survive, with 78 of those said to be airworthy — but that hasn't marred the legacy of the ...

A Second World War icon is set to roar over Cumbria as part of a nationwide anniversary flight marking 90 years since the Spitfire first took to the skies.

A silver Spitfire plane that served in World War II, flying more than 51 missions during the war, is en route to the New York City area in an attempt to complete the world’s longest flight. Leaving ...