Spitfire staying away from Northern Ireland with safety cited as reason by organisers

Crossing the Irish Sea too much for craft that first flew and fought in World War 11 ...
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Spitfire fighter that ‘made poetry of flight’ celebrated in the town

The first Spitfire flight took place on March 5, 1936 – and the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) at White Waltham airfield was ...

Spitfire takes to the skies again, 90 years after its first flight

Retired astronaut Tim Peake pilots commemorative flight at birthplace of historic fighter plane Gareth Corfield is the ...
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The Supermarine Spitfire Flew Straight Into the History Books Exactly 90 Years Ago

As brutal as it may have been, the Second World War has a strange hold on many of us who didn’t actually get to experience it firsthand, but share a passion for mechanical things. That’s because the ...
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The Spitfire secrets: What made Britain’s fighter so special

The Supermarine Spitfire became one of the most iconic aircraft of World War II, but its reputation was built on more than ...
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10 Fascinating & Brilliant Features of the Supermarine Spitfire

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 ...