The Spitfire itself was the brainchild of Reginald Mitchell, whose revolutionary elliptical wing design made it the most ...

Powerful and dependable, the Rolls-Royce Merlin aero engine was fitted to many of the most significant warplanes of the ...

The iconic status of the Second World War Spitfire fighter was powered by successive improvements by Rolls-Royce to its Merlin engine There are few aircraft that are as iconic as the Spitfire. Often ...

The pilots put the Spitfires through their paces at the 2018 Festival of Flight at Biggin Hill, delivering an unforgettable sight and sound. Multiple Spitfires thundered overhead with their Merlin ...

They say the howl of a Rolls-Royce/Packard Merlin V12 from both the British Spitfire and the American P-51 Mustang is like listening to the essence of freedom itself. But outside their exploits ...

Even nowadays, it is impossible for anyone who knows a bit of military aviation history to not recognize the famous Supermarine Spitfire from WWII, the aircraft that fought in the Battle of Britain, ...

On a bright spring morning in 1940, the Royal Air Force pilot was in the fight of his life. Strapped into his brand new Supermarine Spitfire, he was locked in mortal combat with a Luftwaffe pilot over ...

The evocative sound of a Merlin engine will be heard across Derby next weekend as an iconic British aircraft flies over the city. A Spitfire from the RAF's Battle of Britain memorial fleet will swoop ...

One of the unsung heroes of World War Two's battle for air supremacy is being remembered, 80 years after the Spitfire entered service. Alongside the sleek design, the throaty roar of its Merlin engine ...

Four Merlins helped the Lancaster bomber become one of the Allies main ways of striking at Nazi Germany For most people, an engine just gets us from A to B - and drinks expensive petrol. But one, the ...

A Mosquito pilot who flew 50 bombing raids over Germany in World War Two has fulfilled his dream of flying a Spitfire after a 70 year wait. Colin S Bell, 97, took to the skies again at Boultbee Flight ...

A World War Two fighter plane not flown since 2021 will soon take to the skies once again. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) confirmed on social media its Spitfire PM631 had been cleared ...