2010-07-06
5 July 1940. About the rise of heavily-armed fighters and the difficult development of a cannon-armed Spitfire.
2010-07-05
This article, now revised and updated, provides a complete photo reference to the layout and operation of the Spitfire cockpit. 80 photos are provided.
2010-06-29
24 June, 1940 Compared with the old Supermarine assembly plant in Eastleigh, the white office building of de Havilland Aircraft Company in Hatfield was ...
2010-04-16
The Second World War stimulated an important advance in aircraft gun armament. The fighters of most combatant nations began the war with a few ...
2010-04-16
The use of Browning heavy machine gun as armament for the Spitfire - analysed.
2010-04-15
Because the Spitfire was one of the few British aircraft produced before, during and after World War II it is an excellent example of ...
2010-04-15
The various configurations of the aerial masts and aerial wires to be found on various marks of the Spitfire .
2010-04-15
The Hispano cannon was one of the most widespread aircraft weapons of the war, and one which gave the Spitfire its punch.
2010-04-15
An overview of the basic wing types of the Spitfire and the differences between them. With drawings.
2010-04-15
“The first thing I felt was the thud of bullets hitting my aircraft and a long line of tracer bullets streaming out ahead of ...