World War II, over its six-year span, saw the death of approximately 85 million people. In the name of victory, for defense and offense, nations developed creative new ways to fight, from the sea, on ...

The Spitfire, Hurricane, and Lancaster became symbols of defiance in Britain’s darkest days. From the Battle of Britain to night raids over Germany, this trio of aircraft carried both the hopes and ...

Bruce Mclean, Chief Engineer at the Sydney Manufacturing Hub who is leading the restoration of Sandy's Spitfire recovered by the AA810 Spitfire Project. He is pictured with the one of the aircraft's ...

A World War Two Spitfire has been forced to make an emergency landing in Kent. Spitfire MJ627 came down in a field on Lower Wall Road, West Hythe, on Saturday evening, said its owner Fly a Spitfire.

A silver Spitfire plane that served in World War II, flying more than 51 missions during the war, is en route to the New York City area in an attempt to complete the world’s longest flight. Leaving ...

A rare World War II Photo Reconnaissance Spitfire, which had been shot down by German forces in 1942 and remained lost until its recovery from a Norwegian peat bog 76 years later, is undergoing ...

LONDON (AP) — A small Royal Air Force plane crashed into a field in eastern England on Saturday, police said. British media reported that the downed aircraft was a World War II-era Spitfire fighter.

A World War II-era Spitfire fighter plane crashed near a British air force base in eastern England on Saturday, killing the pilot, the U.K. defense ministry said.

One of the last surviving female pilots from World War II has died on the British Isle of Wight, aged 101. Mary Ellis served in the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) during the war, delivering Spitfire ...