The World War II-era fighter plane, an icon of the 1940 Battle of Britain air defense against the Nazi Blitzkrieg, has been in residence at the museum since 2006, after a major restoration project saw it returned to its former glory after years of neglect. From neck-straining views on the ground floor to up close and personal views on the first-floor mezzanine, visitors can get a real sense of what it must have been like to see a Spitfire in action.