The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World...
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The British Supermarine Spitfire was facing several challenges by mid-1942. The debut of the formidable Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in late 1941 had caused problems...
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Seafang Supermarine Spitfire variants: specifications, performance and armament Supermarine Spitfire (early Merlin-powered variants) Supermarine Spitfire (late...
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Supermarine Spitfire variants powered by early model Rolls-Royce Merlin engines mostly utilised single-speed, single-stage superchargers. The British Supermarine...
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Supermarine was a British aircraft manufacturer. It is most famous for producing the Spitfire fighter plane during World War II. It also built a range...
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The Supermarine Spiteful was a British fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine during the Second World War as a successor to the Spitfire. Powered by...
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The Supermarine Spitfire, the only British fighter to be manufactured before, during and after the Second World War, was designed as a short-range fighter...
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The Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire is an American homebuilt aircraft produced in kit form by Supermarine Aircraft. A replica of the famous British Supermarine...
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Spiteful, which was a development of Supermarine's Griffon-engined Spitfire aircraft. By that time the Spitfire was a 10-year-old design in a period of...
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The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force along with many other Allied countries throughout the Second...
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The Supermarine Seafire is a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. It was analogous in concept...
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The British Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most popular fighter aircraft of the Second World War. The basic airframe proved to be extremely adaptable...
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R. J. Mitchell (category Supermarine Spitfire)
the Supermarine S.6B, and for leading the team that designed the Supermarine Spitfire. Born in Butt Lane, Staffordshire, Mitchell attended Hanley High...
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Fairey Battle, Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire. The Merlin remains most closely associated with the Spitfire and Hurricane, although the majority...
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named after the famed Supermarine Spitfire fighter plane of World War II. The Spitfire evolved over five iterations: The Spitfire was conceived of by Standard-Triumph...
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Look up Spitfire or spitfire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used in the Second...
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This is a list of operators of the Supermarine Spitfire and Seafire. Royal Australian Air Force No. 79 Squadron RAAF 1943–1945 No. 85 Squadron RAAF 1943–1945...
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from its design that were to contribute to his success with the Supermarine Spitfire. Air Ministry Specification F.7/30, which developed from O.R.1, was...
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The Supermarine S.6B is a British racing seaplane developed by R.J. Mitchell for the Supermarine company to take part in the Schneider Trophy competition...
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of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft. Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire (early Merlin-powered variants) Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered...
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Control reversal (section Supermarine Spitfire)
reverse the direction of the roll. Due to the high speeds at which the Supermarine Spitfire could dive, this problem of aileron reversal became apparent when...
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The Supermarine Spitfire was developed in the mid-1930s as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by chief designer R. J. Mitchell. Only...
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County Londonderry in Northern Ireland, where it was equipped with Supermarine Spitfire IIAs. It then transferred back to the south-east England including...
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of London. It became the first base to have squadrons operating Supermarine Spitfire aircraft within German airspace. During the construction of Heathrow...
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Jeffrey Quill (section Supermarine Spitfire)
during the Second World War. He was also the second man to fly the Supermarine Spitfire after Vickers Aviation's chief test pilot, Joseph "Mutt" Summers...
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of Poznan" Chailey (Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX) No. 308 Polish Fighter Squadron "City of Krakow" Chailey (Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX) No. 317 Polish...
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The First of the Few (redirect from Spitfire (1942 movie))
Leslie Howard, who stars as R. J. Mitchell, the designer of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft. David Niven co-stars as a Royal Air Force officer...
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The Speed Spitfire was a Supermarine Spitfire Mk I, re-engined and modified for an attempt on the world air speed record. It was already outdated when...
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aircraft kit was released in 1953, a model of the Supermarine Spitfire Mk I, followed by the Spitfire Mk IX in 1958, in 1⁄72 scale, developed by James...
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Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (section Spitfires)
usually comprising an Avro Lancaster heavy bomber and two fighters, a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane. The aircraft are regularly seen at events...
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