An interesting question to ponder is: Which was the better warbird flown by those “so few” in “Their Finest Hour”: the Supermarine Spitfire or the Hawker Hurricane? The Spitfire should be ...

A Lancaster bomber, two Hurricanes and three Spitfire planes were all grounded earlier this month. An issue with a pinion gear in the Merlin engine has now been found. Sqn Ldr Andy Millikin ...

From a logistical standpoint, the Hurricane proved significantly cheaper to build than the Supermarine Spitfire as well as being even simpler to overhaul, especially when it came to repairing ...