Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Messerschmitt Bf.110. Part one. The Bf.110 in use with the Regia Aeronautica

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  In early 1942, Italy had a serious night aerial defence problem. Every attempt to develop a domestic night fighter was fruitless and the n...
Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Supermarine Spitfire. At Royal Air Force's service. Part eight. The Battle of Malta, part two.

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  This is a direct continuation from our previous post. When the Spitfires were being delivered via aircraft carrier to Malta, the situation...
Tuesday, 13 January 2026

Supermarine Spitfire. At Royal Air Force's service. Part seven. The Battle of Malta, part one.

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  During January 1942 the first Westland-built Spitfire flew for the first time, pushing the number of manufactured-Spitfires to more than 3...
Thursday, 8 January 2026

Supermarine Spitfire. At Royal Air Force's service. Part six. The Spitfire Mk.V

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  (This post is a direct continuation from our previous post)  As we wrote, a new complete redesign was not desirable for Spitfire because i...
Tuesday, 23 December 2025

Supermarine Spitfire. At Royal Air Force's service. Part five. After the Battle of Britain.

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  The Spitfire Mk. II was, externally, identical to the Mk. I. It incorporated all the improvements made to the Mk. I. It was powered by the...
Tuesday, 16 December 2025

Supermarine Spitfire. At Royal Air Force's service. Part four. Battle of Britain

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  The Battle of Britain constituted the first major test for the Supermarine Spitfire, whose performance was often compared to that of the H...
Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Supermarine Spitfire. At Royal Air Force's service. Part three. The Spitfire in the Battle of France.

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  The Spitfire Mk. III, pictured below, was an attempt to improve the basic Spitfire design. It was powered by a Rolls-Royce RM 2SM, which w...