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Happy Birthday to the Supermarine Spitfire

March 5, 2016 Moreno Aguiari 4

The Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time eighty years ago today. A single-seat fighter and interceptor, the Spitfire is the most famous British aircraft of all time. A small, graceful, elliptical-wing fighter, the Spitfire […]

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Ezer Weizman’s Black Spitfire Back in The Air

November 27, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 5

From an original article by Nadav Berger | Translation: Ofri Aharon – Israeli Air Force/IAF Magazine. After a four year absence and a very detailed overhaul process, last May the “Black Spitfire of Ezer Weizman”, […]

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The Grangemouth Spitfire: Proud Memorial to the Pilots of No. 58 Operational Training Unit

November 11, 2015 Moreno Aguiari 0

Today we share this great article originally published on Urban Ghosts.Situated 25 miles north west of Edinburgh, the town of Grangemouth is today dominated by one of the largest oil refineries in Europe. But the […]

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Texas Flying Legends Museum Acquires a Spitfire

October 16, 2015 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 9

The Texas Flying Legends Museum has just acquired a Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX! Not only is it a fabulous airframe, but a combat veteran as well. The aircraft started life with the Royal Air Force as serial […]

The ‘Roseland’ Spitfire – Restoration Update

November 26, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 6

On Tuesday, November 11th, Vintage Wings of Canada in Gatineau, Quebec attached the freshly restored starboard wing to the newly arrived fuselage of their Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX. This was a significant step forwards in the […]

World Biggest Gathering of Spitfires and Hurricanes Planned for Next Summer

September 17, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 13

RAF Northolt, near London, England traces its heritage back to early 1915, when the fragile and ponderous BE2c “fighters” of the Royal Flying Corps flew from the nascent base to take on the Zeppelin scourge. […]

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Upcoming Spitfire Open Cockpit Day at Palm Springs Air Museum

August 28, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

Saturday, Aug 30- From 1 – 3 PM, Aviation enthusiast will have the opportunity to sit behind the controls of the Supermarine Spitfire as the Palm Springs Air Museum hosts its traditional “Open Cockpit” event. […]

Typhoon and Spitfire D-Day Flypast at The Royal Air Tattoo

June 27, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 0

On Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 July we also have a special flypast to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of D-Day when an RAF Typhoon from 29(R) Squadron and a Spitfire from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight […]

Spitfire Lands At The Bahrain International Airshow

January 16, 2014 Moreno Aguiari 1

PRESS RELEASE – Manama, Bahrain: BAE Systems and the RAF Museum will be showcasing an iconic, World War II era Spitfire at Bahrain International Airshow 2014. The aircraft is a piece of aerospace history and […]

The Hunt For the Spitfires In Burma Continues

December 4, 2013 Moreno Aguiari 2

This morning we received an email from Vincent Miles, a manager with Claridon Group Ltd, with the following title “CLARIDON GROUP SAVE THE SPITFIRE PROJECT IN BURMA”. No need to say that this got our […]

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