2010 December

Spitfire Site

Archive for December, 2010

Added during 2010

2010-12-18

It is universally acknowledged that over the years the Spitfire had become RAF’s maid of all work, but some of its uses still come ...

2010-12-17

Some of the aircraft companies of the 1930s distinguished themselves by particular elegance of design. In Britain, Mitchell’s Supermarine, de Havilland and Miles were ...

2010-12-16

Sit back and enjoy this 8-minute long video demonstration of a flying Seafire Mk.XV, PR503. The presenter is Jim Cooper, the man who led ...

2010-12-15

A prototype for a fully tropicalised Spitfire Mk. Vb Trop, with a prominent Vokes filter beneath the nose as well as other tropical installations.

2010-12-13

An evocative photo of a brand-new Spitfire LF Mk. VIII flying above the clouds. This example, serial number MD351...

2010-12-13

I found this interesting slideshow produced to accompany BBC Radio 4′s programme. Presenter Evan Davis was shown around a workshop at the Imperial War ...

2010-12-12

Here are three photos of my latest Spitfire, a Mk. Vb Trop built from Tamiya’s 1/48 scale kit. I painted it using Xtracolour enamel ...

2010-12-12

 Since the beginning of this site I have been willing to publicise current product offerings connected with the Spitfire or its period in ...

2010-12-08

Philosophy Football is a UK web company offering a range of design T-shirts with a meaning. The designs are aesthetically pleasing and cover a ...

2010-12-08

Yes it’s not a Spitfire, and not even a combat aircraft. But like it once was the case with the Spitfire, the mammoth (and, ...