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VINTAGE SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE WW2 BRITISH SINGLE-SEAT FIGHTER AIRCRAFT PRINT
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SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE WW2
BRITISH TWO-SEAT FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
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DETAILS:
MEASUREMENTS:
Approx. 10 inches X 8 inches
MAKER’S / MANUFACTURER’S MARKS:
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TEXTS / NOTES / OTHER DETAILS:
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British fighter aircraft
used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries
before, during, and after World War II.
Many variants of the Spitfire were built,
from the Mk 1 to the Rolls-Royce Griffon engined Mk 24
using several wing configurations and guns.
It was the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war,
and the Spitfire remains popular among enthusiasts,
around 70 remain airworthy,
and many more are static exhibits
in aviation museums throughout the world.
The Spitfire was designed as a short-range,
high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell,
chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works,
which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928.
Mitchell developed the Spitfire’s distinctive elliptical wing
with innovative sunken rivets (designed by Beverley Shenstone)
to have the thinnest possible cross-section,
achieving a potential top speed greater than that
of several contemporary fighter aircraft,
including the Hawker Hurricane.
Mitchell continued to refine the design until his death in 1937,
whereupon his colleague
Joseph Smith took over as chief designer,
overseeing the Spitfire’s development through many variants.
(SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA)
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