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Rocket-Assisted Take Off for the Supermarine Seafire

Supermarine Seafire IIc fighters aboard HMS Formidable, September 1943 Adapting the Spitfire for the Fleet Air Arm When Britain’s legendary Supermarine Spitfire was adapted for…

Battle of Britain 85th Anniversary Commemoration Display

On 19th September 2025, our G-ILDA Spitfire joined the Battle of Britain 85th anniversary commemoration display, piloted by astronaut Tim Peake. Relive the day and…

How a wooden block changed the course of Spitfire operations over Malta

In June 1942, 20-year-old Canadian pilot Robert George “Bob” Middlemiss was selected to serve with a team of Spitfire pilots posted in Malta. Bob’s operations…

Spitfires and the need for Speed

In the late 1930s, a competition broke out to see who could engineer the fastest aircraft.

Tangmere Great Escapers

80 years ago this March, one of the pilots of our Spitfire BS410, found himself in Stalag Luft III as a prisoner of war, a…

Spitfires.com helps identify a World War 2 Spitfire Pilot who should be recognised as ‘One of the Few’

Ronald Thompson There are many occasions throughout the year when our operations team get to learn about our customer’s family…

Flying equipment of A Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot

When our customers arrive, they have already had a briefing on the flying equipment that they will be issued with and the importance and…

Gordon Neil Spencer Cleaver

Gordon Neil Spencer Cleaver How the fate of a Fighter pilot flying from nearby RAF Tangmere in the Battle of Britain, helped the sight of…

Chief Instructor achives 500 hours on Spitfires

Tim Granshaw Tim Granshaw, our Chief Instructor passed an amazing milestone in his career this week in that he flew his 500th hour on Mk…

Wood use in Spitfire Planes

Why was the Spitfire not constructed from Timber, as per substantial parts of the Hawker Hurricane? Early aircraft were constructed…

The 80th Anniversary of D Day

Spitfires.com remembers the contribution of the Spitfire and our local airfields on the 80th Anniversary of D Day. Every flying day is…

Our Spitfire Simulator: Tribute to Marshall James “Johnnie” Johnson

Marshall James “Johnnie” Johnson During the five years of operational squadrons based at RAF Westhampnett, many aces, high ranking…

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Latest News and Insights

Rocket-Assisted Take Off for the Supermarine Seafire

Battle of Britain 85th Anniversary Commemoration Display

How a wooden block changed the course of Spitfire operations over Malta

Spitfires and the need for Speed

Tangmere Great Escapers

Spitfires.com helps identify a World War 2 Spitfire Pilot who should be recognised as ‘One of the Few’

Flying equipment of A Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot

Gordon Neil Spencer Cleaver

Chief Instructor achives 500 hours on Spitfires

Wood use in Spitfire Planes

The 80th Anniversary of D Day

Our Spitfire Simulator: Tribute to Marshall James “Johnnie” Johnson

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