Spitfire flies over Hampshire ahead of special anniversary

Spitfire to fly across UK to celebrate aircraft’s 90th anniversary

Each journey will begin and conclude where RJ Mitchell originally designed and developed the iconic plane

Spitfire flies over Isle of Wight ahead of special anniversary

A Spitfire is currently flying over the Solent after taking off from Fareham ahead of the plane's 90th anniversary celebrations on Thursday, March 5.

Spitfire flies over Hampshire ahead of special anniversary

A Spitfire is currently flying over the Solent after taking off from Fareham ahead of the plane's 90th anniversary celebrations on Thursday, March 5.

Britain’s iconic Spitfire marks 90th anniversary of its first flight

Today marks the 90th anniversary of the first flight of the Supermarine Spitfire – the aircraft that would become one of Britain’s most iconic symbols of the Second World War. The prototype Spitfire, known as K5054, first took to the skies on 5 March 1936 from Eastleigh Aerodrome near Southampton. The aircraft was piloted by […]