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Five forgotten Spitfire stories: How Britain’s iconic fighter changed air war history
The Supermarine Spitfire is remembered as Britain’s most iconic Second World War aircraft, yet its true story goes far beyond ...
‘Spit’ pilots flew their first combat missions over Dunkirk during the Battle of France David Kindy - Correspondent Flight Lieutenant Robert Stanford Tuck of the Royal Air Force was closing in on his ...
This Spitfire had it all. It was a Mark Vc, the distillation of everything the Royal Air Force had learned in the desperate days of the Battle of Britain. "This is the gold standard," Martin Henocq ...
Out of the cockpit canopy, my peripheral vision captures the distinctively rounded wings of possibly the most famous aircraft type of all time, the Spitfire. The last of these iconic 1940s fighter ...
During the Battle of Britain, perhaps the most fraught moment in the UK’s history, the Spitfire performed admirably. The Supermarine Spitfire is arguably the most accomplished, and most celebrated, ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Supermarine Spitfire F. Mk. VIIc single seat, low wing monoplane high altitude fighter; enclosed cockpit; aluminum ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Supermarine Spitfire F. Mk. VIIc single seat, low wing monoplane high altitude fighter; enclosed cockpit; aluminum ...
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