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.

The Supermarine Spitfire endures today as one of the legendary fighter planes of World War II & is the most famous British ...

This video follows an RAF Spitfire on a routine patrol over England where he finds himself in a dogfight with four German Messerschmidt Me-109 fighters. Trump administration can proceed with ...

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 ...

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 fighter pilot has recalled drinking with German soldiers to celebrate the end of World War Two. Noel Grugeon from Reading, Berkshire, known by loved ones as Bunny, was 19 years old on VE Day.

“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 ...

The Spitfire is widely seen as the most famous British fighter aircraft in history. It played a key role in the Battle of Britain fought between the RAF and the German Luftwaffe in the summer of 1940.

The Spitfire is widely seen as the most famous British fighter aircraft in history. It played a key role in the Battle of Britain fought between the RAF and the German Luftwaffe in the summer of 1940.