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Supermarine Mark 1A Spitfire Airplane
Specifications
Supermarine Mark 1A Spitfire Airplane
Category
Transportation
Classification
CHENHALL - Distribution & Transportation Objects - Aerospace Transportation T&E - Aircraft - Airplane - Airplane, Military
Object Origin
Manufacturer:
Supermarine/Vickers-Armstrong, Woolston Works
Date Manufactured:
1940-44
Place of Production:
England
Physical Characteristics
Object Description: British single-seat airplane with propeller. Wings are placed to the bottom edge of the body. Body and top part of wings are painted green and the underside painted light grey. Various British markings (variation of blue, white, red and yellow roundels) are painted on both sides of each wing and on the body. Cockpit has bubble type cover with front, side and top wingow. It is placed towards the back edge of the wing, not quite centered in body. F...
Marks: "P9306"
Measurements: Object:
Length: 29 ft 11 in, Width: 36 ft 10 in
Weight: 5,750 lbs
Credit
Received from the Royal Air Force, 44.72
Display Status
On Exhibit
Supermarine Mark 1A Spitfire Airplane
About: Supermarine Mark 1A Spitfire Airplane
About: Supermarine Mark 1A Spitfire Airplane
During World War II, the Supermarine Spitfire Mark 1-A was England’s greatest defense against a German invasion. The fighter's speed and maneuverability was impressive in combat and its enhanced aerodynamics made it one of the most important military planes ever produced. Spitfires took out hundreds of German fighters during the Battle of Britain in 1940.
This Mark 1-A is one of the few surviving Spitfires to have flown in the Battle of Britain. The swastikas on the cockpit's starboard side mark the five German "kills" credited to this airplane. The eight machine guns built into the body of the wings helped it take out enemy fighters. The Merlin engine (named after a bird of prey) was designed by Rolls-Royce and provided great power and speed.
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