The Supermarine Spitfire is remembered as Britain’s most iconic Second World War aircraft, yet its true story goes far beyond ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A stock image of a Spitfire being flown (Peter Green) An RAF pilot has died in a “tragic accident” after a Spitfire plane crashed ...

(CNN) — A British Royal Air Force pilot has died after the World War II era Spitfire he was flying crashed into a field in England. The RAF announced Saturday the pilot had died in a “tragic accident” ...

A vintage British Supermarine Spitfire arrives at RAF Lakenheath, England, May 7, 2018. (Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew/Air Force) LONDON—A World War II-era Spitfire fighter plane crashed near a British air ...

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s defense ministry says a World War II-era Spitfire fighter plane has crashed near an air force base in eastern England. The pilot was killed. The ministry confirmed the death ...

The Supermarine Spitfire helped decide the Battle of Britain despite having no electronics, minimal ammunition, and no ...

Ken Wilkinson, one of the last survivors of "The Few" — the band of pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain — has died. He was 99. The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust said Wilkinson died Monday. The ...

It is the most numerous military aircraft ever produced and the second largest number of all types, including civil, ...

The Battle of Britain stands tall in the heroics of World War 2. Many of us are in awe of The Few. This book tells the personal story of one those men; William Nelson. This is not a story of the ...

LONDON (AP) — A World War II-era Spitfire fighter plane crashed near a British air force base in eastern England on Saturday, killing the pilot, the U.K. defense ministry said. The ministry confirmed ...