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Southampton celebrates 90 years of the Spitfire

By Blakeborough PR on

Southampton, birthplace of the iconic Spitfire, will mark the British fighter aircraft’s 90th anniversary with a series of commemorative events, exhibitions and flypasts in 2026. Designed in the city by local engineer R. J. Mitchell, the prototype Spitfire - known simply as K5054 - made its maiden…

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Southampton connections with Jane Austen

By The Visit Southampton Team on

Jane Austen is one of the UK’s most distinguished authors, celebrated internationally, her six published works have never gone out of print! As we’re on the brink of the 250 th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, now feels the right time to highlight more about her time Southampton, a town she…

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