The engine in the Supermarine Spitfire was a Rolls-Royce Merlin that eventually went into America's P-51 Mustang, as well. It had a lot of power.

The Spitfire project also hopes to find out more about Flt Lt Gunn's "Penny". The woman, believed to be his girlfriend, sent him a photograph taken in Algiers when he was a prisoner of war.

4 Extra Debut. Historian Victoria Taylor looks back at the Spitfire, and the men and women who built it against all odds. From 2020. Show more Historian Victoria Taylor looks back at the Spitfire ...

The Spitfire hurtled into a field at 400mph and buried itself 7m (23ft) into the ground where it lay preserved for more than 30 years. It is now on permanent display at the Tangmere Military ...

102-year-old Jack Hemmings flies a Spitfire plane to mark the 80th anniversary of the military charity Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) after taking off at the iconic Heritage Hanger at London ...

The Spitfire hurtled into a field at 400mph and buried itself 7m (23ft) into the ground where it lay preserved for more than 30 years. It is now on permanent display at the Tangmere Military ...