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Why the Spitfire won’t be permanently grounded, despite last week’s tragic crash
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Spitfire crash in Lincolnshire on May 25 could not have happened at a worse time. Every...
British RAF pilot dies after World War II era Spitfire crashes
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA British Royal Air Force pilot has died after the World War II era Spitfire he was flying crashed...
Spitfires must fly or risk being lost to history, warns aircraft engineer
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoAn aircraft engineer who restores historic Spitfire fighter planes has said they must be kept flying...
102-year-old British veteran flies a Spitfire on a delightfully bumpy ride for charity
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA former Royal Air Forces pilot has taken to the skies in a Spitfire at 102 years old. Jack...
Parachutists fly from Duxford Air Show to D-Day commemorations in Normandy
Press Association News via AOL· 3 weeks agoParachutists boarded planes synonymous with D-Day at the Duxford Air Show, before flying to Normandy...
Flying Spitfire for charity ‘delightful’, says former RAF pilot, 102
Press Association News via AOL· 5 months agoA 102-year-old former RAF man who took to the sky in a Spitfire described the experience being back...
Pilot dies in World War II-era Spitfire fighter crash in England
Air Force Times via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe U.K. defense ministry confirmed the death of a Royal Air Force pilot after the World War II-era...
Fatal crash could signal the end to Spitfire flying in the UK
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 1 week agoA retired RAF officer has warned that the ongoing grounding of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight...
WWII fighter plane damaged in Deer Park crash on Friday; no injuries reported
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJul. 7—A plane flown in World War II and exhibited in a Spokane museum crashed Friday morning at the Deer Park Airport. The pilot, John Sessions, was uninjured in the crash and the only person ...
John Dodd's airplane-engined 'Beast' headed to auction for first time
Autoblog via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSee Full Image Gallery >> What has eight headlights, four taillights, an odd greenhouse, overdone...