When will National Spitfire Monument be built?

An artist's impression of the monument in Mayflower Park Building work has yet to start on the National Spitfire Monument, 16 ...

Spitfire's maiden flight marked in home city 90 years on

A tribute flypast and new plaques are planned for the Supermarine Spitfire's anniversary.

Southampton celebrates 90 years of the Spitfire with flypast

A landmark event has been held in Southampton to mark the 90th anniversary of the first flight of the iconic Supermarine Spitfire and ...

Southampton Spitfire - marking 90 years since plane's first flight

The reverberation of that maiden flight can still be felt in the streets of Southampton today, especially today, on this landmark 90th anniversary.

First ever Spitfire pilot gave plane a 5-word review - and it soon became a true war hero

EXCLUSIVE: For 90th anniversary of its maiden flight, historian and columnist Leo McKinstry pays glorious tribute to the ...