A rare 1944 Spitfire P.R. Mk XI PL965 is listed for sale, featuring original Merlin engine, wartime reconnaissance history, ...

Air traffic controller Susie Laurence-Doig spent her career directing Spitfires around Britain’s skies, but never had the pleasure of clambering into one – until Friday.

The most qualified pilot to judge a piston-engine fighter was the test pilot Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown, who deemed the single-seat ...

They say the howl of a Rolls-Royce/Packard Merlin V12 from both the British Spitfire and the American P-51 Mustang is like listening to the essence of freedom itself. But outside their exploits ...

The iconic status of the Second World War Spitfire fighter was powered by successive improvements by Rolls-Royce to its Merlin engine There are few aircraft that are as iconic as the Spitfire. Often ...

One of the unsung heroes of World War Two's battle for air supremacy is being remembered, 80 years after the Spitfire entered service. Alongside the sleek design, the throaty roar of its Merlin engine ...

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, ...

This fire-breathing 27-liter 1,800-horsepower Roll-Royce Merlin aero engine famously powered the Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang, Lancaster and Mosquito WW2 aircraft. It has been mounted on a trailer for ...

When I met my husband, he gave me many plausible explanations for the fact that he lived in Cambridge. Fifteen years later, I recognise the true reason: the city's proximity to the village of Duxford.

Without question, the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine is one of the greatest piston pushers ever made. The 27-liter V12 was built in the 1930s and 1940s and would eventually go on to power allied fighter ...

The plane is a hero of World War II − but what is it about the design that singles it out? Jonathan Glancey salutes an icon. At first, it’s the sound – that sound – that catches the attention. As eyes ...