Mark the 90th anniversary of the Spitfire's maiden flight, with exhibitions on the plane's designer R.J. Mitchell, RAF history, memorabilia ...
Over 20,000 Supermarine Spitfires were built, making it the most produced British aircraft in history.
On 5 March 1936, a pale blue prototype bearing the serial K5054 lifted gracefully from the grass at Eastleigh Aerodrome. In the cockpit was test pilot Captain Joseph “Mutt” Summers, who, after a short ...