“90% scale…100% thrill” was the title of this May 2018 feature of the Supermarine Mk26B Spitfire kitplane. Trevor Bailey had flying a Spitfire on his … Read more
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Win a Spitfire flight with British Aerobatics
British Aerobatics is once again holding a lottery draw to win a flight in a Spitfire. This ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity includes a 30-minute … Read more
WWII veteran flies Spitfire again for D-Day75
+VIDEO Boultbee Flight Academy commemorated D-Day75 by inviting veteran WWII Spitfire pilot Sqn Ldr Alan Frost – who flew combat missions over Omaha and Utah … Read more
From Russia with… a little bit of Spitfire
+VIDEO The world’s fascination with the Spitfire continues with a new timepiece designed to look like a WWII RAF pilot watch and containing scrap aluminium … Read more
Great Escape pilot’s Spitfire found
The story of the restoration of a WWII Spitfire downed while flying a reconnaissance mission over the battleship Tirpitz is to be broadcast on BBC4 … Read more
Boultbee founders to fly Silver Spitfire round the world
What aircraft would you choose to fly around the world? Something comfortable, with plenty of room in the cockpit, economical on fuel? Not Matt Jones … Read more
SPITFIRE movie: watch the trailer
+VIDEO SPITFIRE, the movie, is a cinematic, epic, sweeping tale of determination, vision and courage. It will have its premiere in London in July, followed … Read more
Made from a Merlin – the WWII ace’s watch
A watch made with metal from a Spitfire’s Merlin engine is the latest timepiece to join the range of Christopher Ward. Not just any Spitfire … Read more
FLYER May 2018
Trevor Bailey had flying a Spitfire on his aviation ‘bucket list’ for many years, but parting with a couple of grand for a few minutes … Read more
Pilot creates Spitfire over England to commemorate RAF 100
Pilot Andy McKee has celebrated 2018 as the centenary of the Royal Air Force by flying his Twister aircraft around the south-east of England in … Read more