People launch paper planes off the balcony at the Reginald Mitchell pub to celebrate his achievements People have been celebrating the life and legacy of Spitfire designer Reginald Mitchell to mark ...

The stirring words of Spitfire designer Reginald Mitchell have entered legend. "I'm going to build a plane that will move just like a bird... I want to build a fighter. The fastest and deadliest ...

The plane is a hero of World War II − but what is it about the design that singles it out? Jonathan Glancey salutes an icon. At first, it’s the sound – that sound – that catches the attention. As eyes ...

THIS neat three-bedroom 1930s home on an estate in Southampton does not look anything out of the ordinary. But it is the location of an extraordinary moment in history — the birthplace of the ...

The great nephew of R J Mitchell, Kidsgrove’s famous aeronautical engineer who designed the Spitfire, was guest of honour at a special launch event held at Taylor Wimpey’s new Mitchell Gardens ...

2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the first flight of the Supermarine Spitfire, an aviation milestone that introduced one of the most influential fighter designs of the Second World II. To ...

Nick Hancock Design Studio has won a competition to design a £2 million memorial to the Spitfire aeroplane and its designer in Southampton The design was chosen from over 300 entries and features a ...

HOPES of naming Southampton International Airport after Spitfire designer R J Mitchell could have crash-landed. Last night Eastleigh councillors backed a call to rename the airport as a salute to the ...

People have been celebrating the life and legacy of Spitfire designer Reginald Mitchell to mark the 130th anniversary of his birth. Mitchell was born on 20 May 1895 in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, and ...

10:56, Mon, Sep 15, 2025 Updated: 10:58, Mon, Sep 15, 2025 The stirring words of Spitfire designer Reginald Mitchell have entered legend. “I’m going to build a plane that will move just like a bird… I ...