The Spitfire is the most famous plane of World War Two. Its groundbreaking design and superior specifications gave the British a decisive advantage fighting the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.

A two-seat Spitfire tipped onto its nose in a crash-landing after its “distracted” pilot turned on an empty fuel tank by mistake, accident investigators said. The vintage fighter, which saw ...

A Spitfire's engine failed because of "fuel starvation", causing a pilot to make an emergency landing, investigators have said. The aeroplane pitched onto its nose, damaging the propeller and left ...