Spitfire

Ford UK refused to Build Merlin Engines given Rolls Royce Tolerances were Looser than Ford was Willing to Work With

Ford UK refused to Build Merlin Engines given Rolls Royce Tolerances were Looser than Ford was Willing to Work With

The Rolls-Royce Merlin Formed in 1906 to produce automobiles, Rolls-Royce was asked to begin designing… Read More

1 week ago

Even according to Adolf Galland, Spitfire Mk.XIV (not P-51D) was the best WWII piston-engined fighter in Europe. Here’s why.

The most important of the Griffon powered Spitfires The legendary Spitfire entered service with the… Read More

2 weeks ago

German Ace Adolf Galland recalls nearly Burning to Death after RAF Spitfire damaged his Bf 109

German Ace Adolf Galland Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland was born on 19 March 1912 in… Read More

1 month ago

During Battle of Britain it’s not true that ‘Hurricanes went for bombers and Spitfires for fighters.’ RAF Controller during BoB tells why.

The Bf 109E during the Battle of Britain The Messerschmitt Bf 109 was the Luftwaffe's… Read More

1 month ago

Lightning Mach 2 interceptor struggled to win mock dogfights Vs WWII Spitfire during trial flights conducted by RAF between the two types. Here’s why.

An icon of World War II The Spitfire is an icon of World War II,… Read More

1 month ago

Spitfire Vs Bf 109: handling tests and why the latter turned more readily to the right than to the left

One of the world’s finest single seat fighters During the early war years the Bf… Read More

2 months ago

A captured Luftwaffe Fw 190 led to the development of the Spitfire Mk IX, the best close-in fighter of WWII

Captured Luftwaffe Fw 190 Introduced as a terrible surprise to the RAF Spitfire Mk. V… Read More

2 months ago

Unique video shows Spitfire WWII fighters low-level run through Mach Loop

Spitfire WWII fighters low-level run through Mach Loop Filmed recently by our friend Dafydd Phillips the… Read More

3 months ago

Spitfire90 tour: Spitfire “K5054” flights with RAF aircraft

Spitfire90 tour: Spitfire “K5054” with RAF aircraft Taken during the eagerly anticipated Spitfire90 tour, the… Read More

7 months ago

When Luftwaffe Ace Adolf Galland asked Hermann Goering a Squadron of Spitfire fighters

Adolf Galland asks Hermann Goering a Squadron of Spitfire fighters Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland was… Read More

7 months ago

The dogfight where a Luftwaffe Ju 88 outmaneuvered 2 RAF Spitfires and shot one down

Zerstörer The Junkers Ju 88A was the Luftwaffe's most effective medium bomber during much of… Read More

7 months ago

Two-seat Spitfire painted to replicate K5054 prototype for 90 years of Spitfire first flight

90 years of Spitfire first flight This year marks 90 years since the first flight… Read More

8 months ago

The “Messerspit:” when Germans fitted a Spitfire with a DB 605A, they found it was better than the Merlin Version

The Spitfire The iconic Supermarine Spitfire was critical in defeating Luftwaffe air attacks during the… Read More

8 months ago

Here’s why Royal Navy preferred Wildcat and Hellcat over Seafire for use aboard aircraft carriers during WWII

American rugged fighters First flown in February 1939, the rugged and heavily armed F4F Wildcat… Read More

1 year ago

P-51 Mustang Vs Spitfire: which was the better Merlin-engined fighter?

Merlin engine The famous British Rolls-Royce Merlin engine powered the Spitfire and Hurricane fighters during the Battle of Britain in 1940.… Read More

1 year ago

In 1944 Germany evaluated a Spitfire Mk. V with DB 605 engine: it was 15mph faster than the original Spitfire with Merlin 45 at low level

Mk. V Following the Battle of Britain in 1940, the Royal Air Force had planned… Read More

1 year ago

WWII ‘Vic’ RAF fighter Battle Formation was dubbed ‘Row of Idiots’ by Luftwaffe pilots. Here’s why.

WWII ‘Vic’ RAF fighter Battle Formation The Spitfire endures as one of the most iconic… Read More

1 year ago
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