Spitfire Site

Press Review, 2013-05-13

Editor — Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:12 +0000

Miraculous Spitfire crash – Times of Malta Miraculous Spitfire crashTimes of MaltaThe fact that the plane was returning to base at Ta' Qali, undoubtedly with empty fuel tanks to refill, was indeed miraculous because if it had caught fire in the narrow, restricted space where it crashed, the consequences would have been high and … [...]

Press Review, 2013-05-06

Editor — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:00:09 +0000

JazzFest wraps up: Once more, with feeling – USA Today – USA TODAY JazzFest wraps up: Once more, with feeling – USA TodayUSA TODAYThe highlight came with Change Gonna Come, on which Aaron and Charles took Sam Cooke's anthem to an even higher plane. At the opposite end of the Fair Grounds, Troy "Trombone Shorty'' [...]

Press Review, 2013-04-29

Editor — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:00:27 +0000

Airshow plans now taking flight – East Lothian Courier Airshow plans now taking flightEast Lothian CourierThe airshow will also feature a Second World War Swordfish torpedo bomber biplane from the Royal Navy Historic Flight, a Jungmann biplane – the basic training aircraft used by the Luftwaffe in the same conflict – as well as a [...]

A long-serving Spitfire Mk. Vb

Editor — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:42:55 +0000

Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vb serial no. AA936. Probably an official photograph. Produced in October 1941, AA936 was one of the early series Mk. Vs coming from the Supermarine factory. According to the RAF records, it sported the Merlin 45M engine which according to the later standards would make it an LF Mk. Vb. However, this [...]

Aviation art by Matthew Emeny

Editor — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:06:10 +0000

Matthew Emeny is a professional artist from Suffolk, UK who sent us this sample of his recent work. The painting shows Supermarine Spitfire LF.Mk.Vb AA937 (AF-O). A limited series of 250 numbered and signed 36 x 28 cm prints has been issued by the artist. These can be ordered by contacting emenyart@live.co.uk

Press Review, 2013-04-22

Editor — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:00:29 +0000

Spitfire hunter planning dig on Far East return – Birmingham Mail Spitfire hunter planning dig on Far East returnBirmingham MailMr Cundall believes that Lord Louis Mountbatten ordered the burial of at least 36 Castle Bromwich-built Spitfires in 1945. The aircraft had been shipped to Burma towards the end of the Second World War but never [...]

Press Review, 2013-04-15

Editor — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:01:42 +0000

Avoid scrummaging for British and Irish Lions Tickets – NEWS.com.au Avoid scrummaging for British and Irish Lions TicketsNEWS.com.auThe trip will also mark the 70th anniversary of the 1943 Northern Territory air raids and the employment of the legendary Spitfire fighter plane in Australia's defence. It will include a tour of Adelaide River War Cemetery with [...]

Press Review, 2013-04-08

Editor — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:00:06 +0000

Pay TV: Wednesday, April 10 – The Age Pay TV: Wednesday, April 10The AgeThis new documentary series begins with a fine episode about George Beurling, the Canadian Spitfire pilot who shot down dozens of Axis aircraft over Malta in just two weeks in 1942. The documentary does a fine job detailing Beurling's exploits, as well [...]