Two British aviators take off Monday on a first-ever attempt to fly a Spitfire around the world, proclaiming the iconic fighter plane as a symbol of freedom. The restored plane fought in World War II ...
How did the two iconic fighters of the Second World War—the British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109—compare? Was either plane demonstrably better? We examine the two based on ...