History and Operations
Articles, papers, memories about the Spitfire, people who flew it and World War II in the air
2010-06-15
I have been long contemplating commemorating the 70th Anniversary ot the Battle of Britain in a special way, and I have decided: I am post-blogging the events of the Battle as they unveiled 70 years ago. Read more inside.
Added in February 2012
2012-02-24
Among a handful of people which came to be intimately coupled with the development of the Spitfire is Jeffrey Quill, a RAF officer who ...
2012-02-22
A few weeks ago I was pleasantly surprised to receive an email containing a unique photos of various Spitfires. You can image my surprise when I found out that these were sent personally by one of the surviving Battle of Britain pilots...
2012-02-01
“In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; ...
Added in January 2012
2012-01-25
Here’s the last of the Barry Spicer’s current series of ink drawings commemorating the Battle of Britain. Barry is an acclaimed aviation artist living ...
2012-01-24
Here is another print from Barry Spicer, a professional aviation artist living in Adelaide, Australia. This recent work is one in his series of ...
2012-01-23
Barry Spicer is a celebrated aviation artist from Adelaide, Australia. Barry considers himself lucky to be able to do something he loves, and his ...
2012-01-18
In the lighter moments of World War II, the Spitfire was used in an unorthodox role: bringing beer kegs to the men in Normandy.
Added during 2011
2011-12-23
In October 2011, a group of amateur aviation historians have unearthed the wreckage of a Spitfire in Northern France near the village of Hardifort. Its discovery was accidental: a film crew making a World War Two documentary was excavating what they believed was the wreckage of a downed Czech aircraft when they realised that they came across a different crash site...
2011-12-14
One of the most attractive Spitfire restoration projects will be put to an the auction at Brooklands in February 2012.
2011-05-05
This little gem arrived in a recent newsletter from the Australian Spitfire Association. If you thought you were a tough weather golfer…. Established in ...
