The Spitfire, the most famous British fighter aircraft in history, the aircraft that won immortal fame during the summer months of 1940 by helping to defeat the German air attacks during the Battle of Britain. The first Spitfire Mk. I to enter service with the RAF did so with No.19 Squadron on 4 August 1938. The pilots immediately fell in love with the aircraft, which flew as wonderful as it looked. They recognised it as a thoroughbred combining a perfection of design with superb handling charac

"Different wings on a spitfire dictated what the armament was. Some had cannons, some had cannons and machine guns..." Watch 'Supermarine Spitfire | The Most Effective WW2 Fighter Aircraft?' on YouTube now: Luke Tomes speaks to John Romain, owner of the Aircraft Restoration Company and Spitfire pilot, about the unique attributes of this iconic fighter. | History Hit

5.6K views · 666 reactions | Our Spitfire Flight Simulation video is out now on YouTube ️ Built from original Spitfire parts and housed in a 220-degree dome with seven projectors, our simulator delivers a highly realistic, multi-sensory flight experience - with no actual flying required! Head to our YouTube page to learn more about how the simulator works - and for a peak into how to pilot a few Spitfire manoeuvres ✈️ | Spitfires.com | Facebook

This is CGI—we’re riding on the tail of a Spitfire Mk IX, with a few aileron issues still to be smoothed out, as it pursues a more realistically modelled V-1 from our side, featuring far more chaotic pulse-jet exhaust than previous animations. It’s worth noting that the later Griffon-engined Spitfires handled this scenario much better, but nothing quite matched the Sabre-engined Tempest Mk V. | SpitfireCGI

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