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Spitfire
Manufacturer : Supermarine
Number Built : 20351
Production Began : 1936
Retired : 1948
Type : Fighter
Royal Air Force fighter aircraft, maximum speed for mark I Supermarine Spitfire, 362mph up to The Seafire 47 with a top speed of 452mph. maximum ceiling for Mk I 34,000feet up to 44,500 for the mark XIV. Maximum range for MK I 575 miles . up to 1475 miles for the Seafire 47. Armament for the various Marks of Spitfire. for MK I, and II . eight fixed .303 browning Machine guns, for MKs V-IX and XVI two 20mm Hispano cannons and four .303 browning machine guns. and on later Marks, six to eight Rockets under the wings or a maximum bomb load of 1,000 lbs. Designed by R J Mitchell, The proto type Spitfire first flew on the 5th March 1936. and entered service with the Royal Air Force in August 1938, with 19 squadron based and RAF Duxford. by the outbreak of World war two, there were twelve squadrons with a total of 187 spitfires, with another 83 in store. Between 1939 and 1945, a large variety of modifications and developments produced a variety of MK,s from I to XVI. The mark II came into service in late 1940, and in March 1941, the Mk,V came into service. To counter the Improvements in fighters of the Luftwaffe especially the FW190, the MK,XII was introduced with its Griffin engine. The Fleet Air Arm used the Mk,I and II and were named Seafires. By the end of production in 1948 a total of 20,351 spitfires had been made and 2408 Seafires. The most produced variant was the Spitfire Mark V, with a total of 6479 spitfires produced. The Royal Air Force kept Spitfires in front line use until April 1954.
Spitfire
  Tribute to Allan Scott by Ivan Berryman. |   Tribute to George Kemp 'Sheep' Gilroy by Ivan Berryman. |   Tribute to Basil Stapleton by Ivan Berryman. |   Spitfires Over Malta - Flt Lt Ken Evans DFC by Ivan Berryman. (PC) |
Spitfire Artwork Collection |
  Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia X4590 PR-F. by M A Kinnear. |   Supermarine Spitfire MKVb W3458 YQ-X. by M A Kinnear. |   Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia X4277 XT-M. by M A Kinnear. |
  Two of 222 by Anthony Saunders. (APB) |   Shuttleworth Salute by Ivan Berryman. |   The Hunting Party by Ivan Berryman. |
  The Thoroughbred by Ivan Berryman. |   Close Encounter by Ivan Berryman. |   Wing Commander Bob Doe during the Battle of Britain by Graeme Lothian. (P) |
  Spitfires of No.54 squadron during the Battle of Britain by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   Johnnie Johnson by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   Supermarine Spitfire by Graeme Lothian. (P) |
  P.O. Constantine Pegge, 610 Sqn, August 1940 by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   Spitfire - Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   Dogfight - Battle of Britain by Graeme Lothian. (P) |
  Supermarine Spitfire - Job Well Done by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   Bob Doe - Spitfire Ace by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   Spitfire Wing by Graeme Lothian. (P) |
  Tribute to the Spitfire Pilots by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   Spitfire Maintenance Check by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   Polish Spitfire by Graeme Lothian. (P) |
  41 Squadron Spitfires by Ivan Berryman. |   Sqn Ldr Maurice Brown - No.41 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. |   Victory Over Malta by Ivan Berryman. |
  Beurling's Day by Ivan Berryman. |   Time to Leave by Ivan Berryman. |   A Dunkirk Encounter by Ivan Berryman. |
  Kerr's Last Combat by Ivan Berryman. |   41 Sqn Scramble by Ivan Berryman. |   Wounded Eagle by Ivan Berryman. |
  Lone Warrior by Ivan Berryman. |   Dornier's Demise by Ivan Berryman. |   Into the Schwarm by Ivan Berryman. |
  D-Day Spitfire - Johnnie Johnson by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   234 Squadron Scramble by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   Spitfire Mk.IX - No.441 Sqn RCAF by Graeme Lothian. (P) |
  Battle of Britain Ace - Bob Doe, 234 Squadron by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   A Quick Despatch by Ivan Berryman. |   A Norwegian Tribute by Ivan Berryman. |
  Duel by Ivan Berryman. |   Tribute to Pilot Officer Ted Shipman by Ivan Berryman. |   Tribute to Air Vice Marshal James Edgar 'Johnnie' Johnson by Ivan Berryman. |
  Spitfires by Graeme Lothian. (P) |   Greek 'Fire by Brian Bateman. (P) |   Last of the Luck by Ivan Berryman. |
  92 Squadron Intercept by Jason Askew. (P) |   Clipped Signature - Neville Duke. |   Clipped Signature - Johnnie Johnson. |
  Clipped Signature - Harbourne Stephen. |   Clipped Signature - Wilfred Sizer. |   Clipped Signature - Paddy Barthropp. |
  Clipped Signature - John Bisdee. |   Clipped Signature - Cyril Bamberger. |   Clipped Signature - Robert Beardsley. |
  Clipped Signature - Tony Iveson. |   Clipped Signature - Sandy Johnstone. |   Clipped Signature - Micky Mount. |
  Clipped Signature - Peter Olver. |   Clipped Signature - Stuart Nigel Rose. |   Clipped Signature - Paul Webb. |
  Clipped Signature - Geoffrey Wellum. |   Clipped Signature - Richard L Jones. |   Clipped Signature - Hector MacLean. |
  Clipped Signature - Hugh Niven. |   Clipped Signature - Donald Jack. |   Clipped Signature - Don Blakeslee. |
  Clipped Signature - James Pickering. |   Clipped Signature - Keith Lawrence. |   Clipped Signature - 'Laddie' Lucas. |
  Clipped Signature - Bob Goebel. |   Clipped Signature - Jim Goodson. |   Clipped Signature - Mike Donnet. |
  Clipped Signature - Arthur Leigh. |   Clipped Signature - John Golley. |   Clipped Signature - Carroll McColpin. |
  Clipped Signature - Bob Curtis. |   Clipped Signature - George Loving. |   Clipped Signature - Raymond Baxter. |
  Clipped Signature - Arthur Bishop. |   Clipped Signature - Ronnie Sheward. |   Clipped Signature - Norman Samuels. |
  Clipped Signature - Dr Gordon Mitchell. |   Clipped Signature - Herbert Rigby. |   Clipped Signature - Raymond A Lallemant. |
  Clipped Signature - Ralph Roberts. |   Clipped Signature - Aubrey Covington. |   Clipped Signature - Douglas Hunt. |
  Clipped Signature - Sir Humphrey Edwardes-Jones. |   Clipped Signature - Sir Michael Giddings. |   Spitfire Tally-Ho by Geoff Lea. |
  Beware of the Lion by Geoff Lea. |   Freedom Fighters by Simon Smith. |   Normandy Beach Head Patrol by Geoff Lea. |
  Gauntlet by Anthony Saunders. |   Maltese Falcons by Anthony Saunders. |   Combat Over Normandy by Graeme Lothian. |
  Fighting Lady by Graeme Lothian. |   Ranger by Graeme Lothian. |   Spitfires over London by John Young. |
  Spitfire by Barrie Clark. |   Teamwork by Geoff Lea. |   Land, Sea and Air by Ivan Berryman. |
  A Nation Alone by Ivan Berryman. |   In the Playground of the Gods by Ivan Berryman. |   The Right of the Line by Graeme Lothian. |
  The Battle for the Skies Over Dieppe, 19th August 1942 by Graeme Lothian. |   Return of the Heroes by Ivan Berryman. |  Give Us Spitfires by Ivan Berryman. |
  Spitfire Over Buckingham Palace by John Young. (AP) |   Spitfire Over Tower Bridge by John Young. (AP) |   Combat over the Pas de Calais by Simon Smith. |
  Spitfire Country by Ivan Berryman. |   Those Valiant Few by Robert Taylor. |   Dawn Sortie by Gerald Coulson. |
  September Victory by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) |   Eagle Force by Robert Taylor. |   High Pursuit by Ivan Berryman. |
  In Them We Trust by Ivan Berryman. |   Spitfire Alley by Ivan Berryman. |   Spitfire F Mk21 by Ivan Berryman. |
  Spitfire Mk.IXE by Ivan Berryman. |   The Fledgling by Ivan Berryman. |   Spitfire Scramble by Philip West. |
  High Summer by Anthony Saunders. |   Battle of Britain by Graeme Lothian. |  Dawn Till Dusk by Richard Taylor. |
  Fleeting Moments by Philip West. |   Spitfires Over the Needles by Philip West. |   Juno Beach by Anthony Saunders. |
  Flt Lt Walter Lawson by Ivan Berryman. |   Adversaries by Ivan Berryman. |   Total Commitment by Ivan Berryman. |
  Victory Above Dover by Ivan Berryman. |   The Longest July by Ivan Berryman. |   Winter of 41 by Nicolas Trudgian. |
  Tally Ho! by Philip West. |   A Day for Heroes by Ivan Berryman. |   Merlin Chorus by Anthony Saunders. |
  Guardian Angels by Ivan Berryman. |   The Endless Sky by Keith Woodcock. |   Spitfires Over Kent by Graeme Lothian. (GL) |
  Hornchurch Scramble by Robert Taylor. |  Harvest 1940 by Gerald Coulson. |   Birth of a Legend by Gerald Coulson. |
  Valiant Response by Robert Taylor. |   Close Call by Robert Taylor. |   Operation Bodenplatte by Nicolas Trudgian. |
  Summer of 44 by Nicolas Trudgian. |   Victory Over Gold by Nicolas Trudgian. |   Eagles Prey by Robert Taylor. |
  Tally Ho by Robert Taylor |   Head on Attack by Robert Taylor |   First Combat by Robert Taylor |
  Angels Three Zero by Robert Taylor |   Eagle Squadron Scramble by Robert Taylor |   Ramrod by Robert Taylor |
  Combat Over Beachy Head by Nicolas Trudgian. |   Fighter Legend - Johnnie Johnson by Nicolas Trudgian. |   First Flap of the Day by Nicolas Trudgian. |
  Head to Head by Nicolas Trudgian |   Canadian Wing by Robert Taylor |   Bader Legend by Robert Taylor |
  Combat Over London by Robert Taylor |   Greycap Leader by Robert Taylor. |   Victory over Dunkirk by Robert Taylor. |
  Mission Accomplished by Philip West. |  Pinpoint Navigation by Stephen Brown. |   Spitfire Patrol by Philip West. |
  Dawns First Light by Stephen Brown. |   In Defence of Britain by Philip West. |   A Time for Heroes by Robert Taylor |
  Gallant Ohio by Robert Taylor |   Over the Beaches by Philip West. |   Normandy Breakout by Nicolas Trudgian. |
  The Battle for Britain by Robert Taylor. |   The Scenic Route by Alan S Holt |   Foes Now Friends by Alan S Holt |
 Spitfires - Malta Bound by Philip West. |   Supermarine Spitfire MkI by Philip West. |   Winter of 41 by Philip West. |
  First Light - Battle of Britain, July 1940 by Philip West. |  Defending the Realm by Philip West. |   Against All Odds by Philip West. |
 Evening Glory by Philip West. |  Scramble, Combat, Return by Keith Woodcock. |   Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1a by Keith Woodcock. |
  Heroes Return by Nicolas Trudgian. |   Normandy Fighter Sweep by Nicolas Trudgian. |   The Longest Day by Adrian Rigby. |
  Muscateer by Robert Tomlin. |   Depart in Peace by Geoff Lea. |  D-Day, A New Dawn for Europe by John Young. |
  Battle Line by Philip West. |   Southern Patrol by Philip West. |   Victory Over the Rhine by Nicolas Trudgian. |
  First Light by Gerald Coulson. |   Spitfires Over St Michaels Mount by Robert Taylor. |   Spitfire Dawn by Keith Woodcock. |
  Into the Blue by Simon Atack. |   Coastal Patrol by Richard Taylor. |   Rhapsody in Blue by Gerald Coulson |
  Spitfires Safely Home by Stephen Brown. |  Return of the Few by Stephen Brown. |   Pride of Britain by Philip West. |
  Back from Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian. |   Spitfires - Masters of the Air by Philip West. |   Their Finest Hour by Nicolas Trudgian. |
  Spitfires Over Darwin by Robert Taylor. |   Safely Home by Nicolas Trudgian. |   Spitfires - High Patrol by Philip West. |
  Spitfire - The Last and the First by Roy Cross. |   Where Thoroughbreds Play by Ivan Berryman. |   Top Cover by Philip West. |
  Bader Bale Out by Frank Wootton. |   Bitter Engagement by Robert Taylor. |   Low Level Encounter by Gerald Coulson. |
  Top Cover by Robert Taylor. |   Mitchell's Masterpiece by Gerald Coulson. |   Borrowed Sky by Peter Westacott. |
  Fight for the Sky by Robert Taylor. |   Tribute to Flt Lt Eddie Edwards by Brian Bateman. (P) |   Patrolling the Beaches by Nicolas Trudgian. |
  Duxford 1940 by Simon Atack. |   Tribute to No.610 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. |   Mayhem at St Trond by Ivan Berryman. |
  Channel Sweep by Richard Taylor. |   Guardians of the Beaches by Ivan Berryman. |   Tribute to Wing Commander Brendan 'Paddy' Finucane by Ivan Berryman. |
  Midwinter Dawn by Robert Taylor. |   Height of the Battle by Robert Taylor. (GS) |   Bader Bus Company by Robert Taylor. (GS) |
  We All Stand Together by Robert Taylor. |   Biggin Trio by Ivan Berryman. |   Return From the Fray by Richard Taylor. |
  Fields of Glory by Richard Taylor. |   Quiet Reflection by Richard Taylor. |  Decisive Blow by Anthony Saunders. |
  Into History - Spitfire Prototype by Ivan Berryman. |   Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VB EN821 of No.243 Sqn by G Henderson. |   Tally Ho! by Thomas Gower. |
  Royal Air Force WW2 Aircraft Triptych by Barry Price. |   This Sceptred Isle by Robert Taylor. |   Escorting Blenheims to Le Trait - Spitfire W3455 of No.610 Squadron by Ivan Berryman. (P) |
  Tribute to Flight Lieutenant Warner of No.610 Sqn by Ivan Berryman. (P) |   Tribute to Pilot Officer Pegge of No.610 Squadron by Ivan Berryman. |   Spitfires Over Malta - Flt Lt Ken Evans DFC by Ivan Berryman. |
  The Chain by Ivan Berryman. (PC) | Tribute to Basil Stapleton by Ivan Berryman. | Tribute to George Kemp 'Sheep' Gilroy by Ivan Berryman. |
Tribute to Allan Scott by Ivan Berryman. |   Lone Patrol by Ivan Berryman (PC) |   Spitfire! by David Pentland. |
  Doe's Griffin by David Pentland. |   A Call to Arms by David Pentland. (P) |   The New Knights by David Pentland. (P) |
  Freedom Fighter by Adrian Rigby. |   Evening Patrol by Gerald Coulson. |   Scramble by Gerald Coulson. |
  In the Sunlit Silence by Gerald Coulson. |   Johnny Comes Home by Gerald Coulson. |   Evening Flight by Gerald Coulson. |
  Chariots of Fire by Gerald Coulson. |   Battle of Britain, Manston, 12th August 1940 by Gerald Coulson. |   Spitfire Magic by Gerald Coulson. |
  Troubleshooters by Gerald Coulson. |   The Magic of Flight by Gerald Coulson. |  Spitfire Special Delivery by Michael Turner. |
  Battle of Britain by Michael Turner |   Against the Odds by Michael Turner. |   Summer 1940 by Ivan Berryman. |
  Job Well Done by Ivan Berryman. |   Spitfires of No.611 West Lancashire Squadron by Ivan Berryman. |   Peaceful Interlude (Spitfires) by Ivan Berryman. |
  Early Morning Sortie by Keith Aspinall. |   Escort by Keith Woodcock. |  Spitfire Sunset by Barry Price. |
  Spitfires - September 1940 by Barry Price. |   High Spirits 1940 by Gerald Coulson. |   Quartet by Gerald Coulson. |
  Defence of the Realm by Adrian Rigby. |  Channel Combat by Adrian Rigby. |   D-Day Spitfires by Barry Price. |
  Spitfires at Dawn by Barry Price. |   Inspiration by John Young. |   George Cross Island Association 60th Anniversary Limited Edition Print by John Young. |
  Normandy Veterans Association 60th Anniversary Limited Edition Print by Michael Turner. |  Piece of Cake by Michael Turner. |  Final Encounter (Spitfire v Messerchmitt) by Michael Turner. |
  Friendly Ordinance (Beer Run to Normandy) by Ronald Wong. |  Deadly Chase by Ronald Wong. |   High in the Sunlit Silence by Michael Rondot. |
 Typhoon Legacy by Michael Rondot. (AP) |   Home at Dawn by Nicolas Trudgian. |  Spitfire Country by Nicolas Trudgian. |
 Flying into Dusk (Spitfire) by Freddy Stringer. |  MkIX Spitfires, June 1944 by Barry Price. |   Spitfires by Barry Price. |
  Spitfire MKIX by Barry Price. |   Bader Bus (MKV Spitfire) by Colin Walker. |   Spitfire MKIX Taking Off by Barry Price. |
  Coastal Patrol Spitfire by Barry Price. |   Spitfire Duo by Barry Price. |   Late Return - Spitfires by Bob Murray. |
  Magnetic Attraction by Bob Murray. |   Final Encore by Roy Garner. |   Spitfires Over London by John Young. |
 Spitfires 1940 by Bob Murray. |   The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight by Trevor Mitchell. |   Double Pack of Small Battle of Britain Spitfire Prints by Barry Price |
 Late Mark Spitfire Aces 1942-45. |  Spitfire MkI/II Aces 1939-41. |  Spitfire Mark V Aces 1941-45. |
 American Spitfire Aces of World War Two. |  Griffon Spitfire Aces. |  Malta Spitfire Aces. |
 Spitfire Aces of Burma and the Pacific. |   Hammer Blow by David Pritchard |   First Loss by David Pritchard. |
  Tigers Prey by David Pritchard. |   Churchills Few by David Pritchard |  The Story of the Spitfire. |
 Diamonds of the Sky by Robin Smith. |   Seek and Destroy by Robin Smith. |   Preparing for Action by Robin Smith. |
  Speak, Merlin! by Robin Smith. |   After the Battle by Robert Taylor. |   Escort for the Straggler by Robert Taylor. |
  Coming Home Together by Robert Taylor. |   Duel of Eagles by Robert Taylor. |   Eagles High by Robert Taylor. |
  Reach for the Skies by Robert Taylor. |   Memorial Flight by Robert Taylor. |   Return of the Few by Robert Taylor. |
  Sigh of the Merlin by Robert Taylor. |   Spitfire by Robert Taylor. |   St Croix sur Mer by Robert Taylor. |
  Tangmere Wing by Robert Taylor. |   Dawn Scramble by Robert Taylor. |   Malta - George Cross by Robert Taylor. |
  Wings of Glory by Robert Taylor. |   August Victory by Simon Atack. |   Summer of 44 by Stuart Brown. |
  Canadian Heroes by Stan Stokes. |   Battle of Britain by Stan Stokes. |  Summer of 41 by Tom Marchant. |
  Guardian of Freedom by Timothy OBrien. |  Supermarine Spitfire Poster by P Oliver. |   Duxford and Shuttleworth by John Wincentzen. |
  Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia N3093 of 616 Sqn RAF by Keith Woodcock. |
