A single birthday gift inspired Martin Phillips to spend 14 years restoring an iconic World War II Spitfire.

An aircraft engineer who restores historic Spitfire fighter planes that “all have a story to tell” has said they must be kept flying for future generations ahead of the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

£800,000 and a decade later, one of the last of the Spitfires has taken to the skies over Lincolnshire. Following the recent restoration of one of the last Spitfires, here's a few facts about the war ...

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RAF aircraft flown during evacuation of Dunkirk by veteran of the Great Escape had remained buried on Calais beach for decades after being shot down An RAF Spitfire once flown by a veteran of the ...

For Britons, the Spitfire is synonymous with victory. The little fighter plane’s manoeuvrability and firepower in the Battle of Britain helped the RAF defeat the Luftwaffe and forced the Germans to ...

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