On this day in aviation history, March 5, 1936, the legendary Supermarine Spitfire took to the skies for the first time. The ...

The Spitfire played its part in many of the crucial battles of World War Two, giving the RAF a critical edge over the German Luftwaffe. The ground breaking original design meant the plane could be ...

But, the factory making them was about to be completely destroyed in three devastating German bombing raids. How could the Battle of Britain be fought without the Spitfire? With the factory a ...