2025-11-08
You will notice we've begun an effort to work with partners that relate much more closely to the Aviation theme, specifically the Spitfire.2025-11-01
Well it's that time of year we look at hosting costs and how to cover them. As volunteers who host the site at our cost and offer all the information and custom coding with free support, our only ask is that if you have found the site helpful, that you consider donating once or even annually.2025-10-16
Do you enjoy WWII aviation books, including Spitfire books covering various campaigns or pilot first hand accounts? Not just the Battle of Britain, the North African campaign, the invasion of Sicily and Italy, the Normandy landings and subsequent ground support, and fighting in both Burma and the Pacific. 2025-10-11
Recently, a user from France came to us with an aircraft mystery to help solve based on a photo he acquired in a WWII era photo album of German origin. Purchased recently, the album contained German fighter aircraft and airfields from the North African campaign, but it did have one image of a downed Spitfire.
2025-09-24
Youtube has accumulated a number of Spitfire pilot memoirs. While adding one such to Geoffrey Wellum's page on this site, I came across this video, which is a good pilot's summary and recollection of flying the Spitfire and Hurricane in combat, in the Battle of Britain. If a new pilot could survive the first two months mastering the aircraft and learning to shoot, as one pilot states, they had a better chance overall of surviving.2025-09-15
Founded 10 years ago, launched on the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, a large global memorial event that timed well with this site's launch. While the site was launched on that occasion; Malta, North Africa, Southeast Asia, India, England/France/Belgium/, Germany/Holland/Norway/Italy (European theatre), Yugoslavia/Italy, and, various other countries and theatres are now treated on the site in detail.2025-08-07
As you can see on this site, we like to match pilot to aircraft, for a given date. If contributors add a note, the line becomes a mini-ORB entry (sortie details). But once the serial is added, it links to the actual Spitfire page which in turn lists all the pilots who have flown it.
2025-07-22
One of our users alerted us to a very rare photo album for sale from WW2 Battle of Britain pilot N Franks. There are various pilot / squadron images of interest.2025-02-11
We have a locally made tote bag with outer Spitfire fabric pocket and an attached custom tag with pilot details. Made by one of our volunteers, who uses a mix of new (liner), new Spitfire pattern fabric (for pocket), and up-cycled tote fabric for this very unique item. A laser engraved tag may be created which can be placed on the outside or inside with pilot name and number, along with an airforce logo of choice.2024-12-06
If like me, you search youtube every now and again to get a glimpse of the Spitfire either in WW2 or in other settings, then you may also have collected a few favourites. What about the Spitfire combat scenes from the movie 'Dunkirk', 'Dark Blue World', or perhaps the clips from the movie Pearl Harbour, or just the iconic "Battle of Britain" movie shot in 1969.