Image credit: USAF. So the British discovered that the Spitfire was better at medium altitude in a turning fight, while the Germans that the Bf 109E was better at high altitude in a high speed combat.

For decades, toy replicas of British warplanes like the Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster have outsold those of their Nazi foes, but now kit sales of Second World War German aircraft have ...

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 ...

Its fuel injected, liquid-cooled inverted-V-12 engine and sleek design made it both fast and maneuverable, not unlike the Spitfire. The German’s fighter’s fuel injection, however, granted it ...

Attempts to recover a Spitfire from an Irish peat bog highlights the peculiar story of the British and German men who spent WWII in neighbouring camps, writes historian Dan Snow.

A German Second World War pilot has made his maiden voyage in a Spitfire. Hugo Broch, 95, believes he was the first German pilot to ever fly in a Spitfire when he took off from the runway at ...

“The Spitfire is the plane that represents Britain during the war,” Spencer said. “It is the iconic aircraft of that era for England. It was fantastic, there’s no doubt about that, and it ...