Supermarine Spitfire Mk I Generals

Supermarine Spitfire Mk I GeneralsThe Supermarine Spitfire is arguably the most famous and beautiful fighter aircraft ever to grace the skies. First flying in 1936, R. J. Mitchells masterpiece was the interceptor of choice for Fighter Command by 1940, and the envy of many of the worlds air arms. Powered by the equally famous Rolls Royce Merlin V12, the Spitfire was capable of speeds of over 360mph and had exceptional manoeuvrability. The Spitfire was an excellent dog fighter, able to

XIX was one of the fastest and

Hawker Hurricane Mk

48 Squadron at RAF Manston in March 1936

Along with the Hurricane

2 featured improved waterjet power and could reach speeds of 16km/h in optimum conditions

or underestimated

457 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force became known as ‘Grey Nurse Squadron’ after repainting their newly arrived Spitfire Mk

which displayed an extremely sinister profile '”œ with a shorter

IX hurriedly introduced during the summer of 1942 to combat the dominance of the fearsome Focke Wulf FW190 ‘Butcher Bird’

pilot: F/O Graham Skallam

face to face

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