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  2. Supermarine Spitfire - Wikipedia

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    Audio recording of Spitfire fly-past at the 2011 family day at RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire Supermarine Spitfire G-AWGB landing at Biggin Hill Airport, June 2024. The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.

  3. List of aircraft of the United Kingdom in World War II

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    Supermarine Spitfire Mk.II de Havilland Mosquito NF.II night fighter Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc night fighter Bell Airacobra (RAF), [ note 1 ] one example for carrier landing by RN. Blackburn Roc (FAA) naval turret fighter retired from combat by 1941

  4. Supermarine Spitfire operational history - Wikipedia

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    November 1942 photo of a very early Mk IXb of 306 (Polish) Toruński Squadron.. 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 capable of defending Britain from bomber attack [1] and achieved legendary status fulfilling this role during the Battle of Britain. [2]

  5. Supermarine Spitfire variants: specifications, performance ...

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    Spitfire LF Mk Vb of 316 (Polish) "Warszawski" Squadron. This Spitfire has the "cropped" Merlin 45 series engine and the "clipped" wings. 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, capable of taking far more powerful engines and far ...

  6. List of military aircraft of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This is a late WWII Spitfire mk LF IX the most produced variant of the Spitfire. An English Electric Lightning which served as the primary British fighter for much of the Cold War . Only completely British built fighter aircraft capable of Mach 2.

  7. Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire - Wikipedia

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    The Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire is an American homebuilt aircraft produced in kit form by Supermarine Aircraft. [1] [2] [3] A replica of the famous British Supermarine Spitfire World War II fighter, it was originally produced to 75% scale. Subsequent models have increased the scale of the fuselage and added a second seat.

  8. Grandfather builds replica WW2 Spitfire from scratch in ... - AOL

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    Kenneth Mockford, 59, took on the challenge during the Covid lockdown in 2020 and has now constructed the front half of the fighter aircraft. Grandfather builds replica WW2 Spitfire from scratch ...

  9. Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered variants) - Wikipedia

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    Spitfire LF Mk IX MH434 of Duxford's Old Flying Machine Company.. 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 for RAF fighter squadrons flying the latest Spitfire Mk Vb. [2]