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  2. File:Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI NR.jpg - Wikipedia

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  3. 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 is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.

  4. Supermarine Spitfire operational history - Wikipedia

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    November 1942 photo of a very early Mk IXb of 306 (Polish) ToruĊ„ski 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. No. 411 Squadron RCAF - Wikipedia

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    Converting to the Spitfire IX in October 1943 it then became a fighter-bomber squadron. [2] Within two weeks of the D-Day it was operating from France in the close-support role and it also operated armed reconnaissance flights. [2] Following the advancing troops the squadron was soon based in Germany until it was disbanded at Utersen on 21 ...

  6. List of surviving Supermarine Spitfires - Wikipedia

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    Spitfire FR Mk.XVIIIe SM845 at RAF Leuchars Airshow, 2008. Spitfire FR Mk.XVIIIe SM845 (G-BUOS). Based in Germany with MeierMotors. This Spitfire was built in May 1945 and delivered to Karachi as part of the South East Asia Command. In the 1970s, it was brought back to the UK for an airworthy restoration with Historic Flying Limited.

  7. Spitfire (2018 film) - Wikipedia

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    Spitfire is a 2018 British documentary feature film about the history of the Supermarine Spitfire and its last surviving pilots during World War II. The film was released in commemoration of the centenary of the Royal Air Force and features narration by Charles Dance .

  8. List of Battle of Britain airfields - Wikipedia

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    Line up of 485 Squadron 'Subscription' Spitfire Mk. Vbs at RAF Kenley in 1941. BS456 UZ-Z of 306 (Polish) Torunski Squadron, RAF Northolt, November 1942. 12 Group

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

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    Also, in June 1938, the Heinkel He 100 V2 set a new record of 394.6 mph (635.0 km/h), which was very close to the maximum speed the as yet unflown Speed Spitfire was likely to achieve; the first flight of the modified Spitfire took place on 11 November 1938 and, in late February 1939, the maximum speed reached was 408 mph (657 km/h) at 3,000 ft ...