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Supermarine Spitfire

1936 · 20th century

The Supermarine Spitfire was a British single-seat fighter aircraft designed by R. J. Mitchell and first flown in 1936. With the more numerous Hawker Hurricane it defended Britain in the Battle of Britain in 1940, and in successive versions it served with the Royal Air Force and Allied air forces throughout the Second World War; more than 20,000 were built.

Supermarine Spitfire
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Supermarine Spitfire. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/supermarine-spitfire
MLA
“Supermarine Spitfire.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/supermarine-spitfire. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Supermarine Spitfire.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/supermarine-spitfire.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Supermarine Spitfire’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/supermarine-spitfire (Accessed: ).

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