How did the two iconic fighters of the Second World War—the British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109—compare? Was either plane demonstrably better? We examine the two based on ...

Shuttleworth’s Spitfire is a mid-war Mark V model, which was not flown during the Battle of Britain. The Mark V, however, is ...

Here are a few important points to remember about the Classic Media Productions documentary flick. Fighters of WWII: Spitfire, Mustang, and Messerschmitt starring Roy Ward has a Not Rated rating, a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shuttleworth’s Spitfire is a 1942 aeroplane rather than a Battle of Britain machine Few machines have as much shared history as ...

Even nowadays, it is impossible for anyone who knows a bit of military aviation history to not recognize the famous Supermarine Spitfire from WWII, the aircraft that fought in the Battle of Britain, ...

SALE INCLUDES STORIED GERMAN MESSERSCHMITT 109, E1 -WHICH DOCUMENTS DOWNED BRITISH RAF SPITFIRE AS 'FIRST KILL' -AUGUST 10TH 1940 AND ANOTHER OVER ENGLAND, SEPTEMBER 10TH 1940.

“There are those who have flown them and those who have not, and it is idle for the former to try to explain matters to the latter.” A Vickers Supermarine test pilot, Jeffrey Quill, was talking about ...

After two long months of grueling air combat between invading Luftwaffe fighters and bombers and the notably smaller British Royal Air Force, England’s pilots were exhausted. Some British pilots, many ...

The Spitfire, P-51 Mustang, and Messerschmitt Bf 109 were exceptionally great fighters of WWII, and, with the use of authentic & rare color and B&W footage, this program details what made them so ...