Spitfire could return to production 90 years after first flight

The new prototype model of the Aerolite Spitfire Type 433, which will tour festivals and air shows this summer (Picture: PA)

A group of enthusiasts and engineers are looking to revive one of the Britain’s most iconic war aircraft.

During the Battle of Britain, German commander Adolf Galland was asked by Herman Goering what his pilots needed to defeat the British.

In his frustration, he replied ‘I should like an outfit of Spitfires for my squadron’.

Now designers have drafted up a new model of the Supermarine Spitfire, which first took to the sky in 1936.

The Aerolite Spitfire Type 433 has been developed using wartime plans to replace aluminium with a composite material known as Gordon Aerolite.

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