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The Supermarine Spitfire: A Masterpiece of Ingenuity and Versatility in Wartime Aviation
Among those legendary designs churning out of this crucible of turmoil was the British Supermarine Spitfire, a case study in ...
BBC1 个月
WW2: Why do we love the Spitfire?
manoeuvrability and firepower turned it into a formidable killing machine and a much loved British icon. The Supermarine Spitfire Mark I was an elegant and agile fighting machine. The ...
BBC4 年
Southampton Spitfire monument bid awarded £3m by government
The Spitfire was designed by Reginald Mitchell at the Supermarine factory in Woolston, Southampton. The prototype was first flown from Eastleigh Aerodrome, now Southampton Airport, on 6 March 1936.
BBC3 年
Southampton Spitfire memorial set for £500,000 council cash
The Spitfire was designed by Reginald Mitchell at the Supermarine factory in Woolston, Southampton The prototype was first flown from Eastleigh Aerodrome, now Southampton Airport, on 6 March 1936 ...
Hackaday5 年
Recreating Classic Model Kits With Modern Tech
His model of the Supermarine Spitfire, the vanguard of the British RAF during the Second World War, recreates the look of those early model kits but substitutes 3D printed or laser cut components ...
BBC6 年
RAF Biggin Hill
An exterior view of St George's, the chapel at RAF Biggin Hill. A Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane stand guard outside. (IWM RAF-T 6209) The development of the Spitfire aeroplane during ...