19 Supermarine Spitfire, 6 Bristol Blenheim and 2 Boulton Paul Defiant squadrons. It could also call on Nos. 804 and 808 Naval Air Squadrons, the former equipped with Gloster Sea Gladiators and the latter

1941 when a pair from JG 26 shot down two Supermarine Spitfires. Initial combat reports from Royal Air Force pilots sometimes mistook the aircraft as captured Curtiss Hawk 75s. A revelation in service

STARTING FROM JUST £49 Spitfire Experiences From flying with a Spitfire or a passenger ride in a two-seater to a guided tour of the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar, there is a range of Spitfire flights

The 'first' Spitfire the Type 224 would prove unsuccessful and would never enter production ending its days as a target on a firing range. Despite this important data was gleaned from the Supermarine

Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane along with the Red Arrows to fly in formation with the visiting Lancaster, however bad weather put paid to this happening. Despite the bad weather, after around

including passenger flights in a two-seater Spitfire or the world's only two-seater Hawker Hurricane and flying alongside a Spitfire. With a range of warbird flights whatever experience you choose, it'

such as the Avro Lancaster and Supermarine Spitfire. Read about British military aircraft that flew between 1930 and 1945 and served with the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm. Each British aircraft profiled

and in 1939 they tried to secure some Supermarine Spitfires, however priority of the type was given to the Royal Air Force. As 1940 progressed a lack of air cover was still an issue and contributed to

against the Whirlwind was that by 1940 the Supermarine Spitfire was being tested with 20mm cannons before they were introduced on the Spitfire Mk II, and so by the end of 1943 the Whirlwind had been replaced

aircraft was focused on the Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire in expectation of the upcoming Battle of Britain (10th July 1940 - 31st October 1940). As 1941 began and the threat of imminent invasion