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Supermarine Spitfire Mark I
Aircraft & Exhibits, APR 1939-NOV 1971, Cosford, Hangar Two, 72/A/263
More than any other aircraft, the Spitfire has become a much-loved symbol of winning against the odds. Designed by RJ Mitchell, its speed, agility and firepower made it one of the RAF's leading fighter aircraft of the Second World War.
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- RAF Henlow [2]
- RAF Leconfield
- Athens [1]
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- Battle of Britain, 1940
- Atomic raids on Japan, 1945 [1]
- Dunkirk, Battle of, 1940 [1]
- Dynamo, 1940 [1]
- France, Invasion of, 1940 [1]
- Queen Elizabeth II, visit, Abingdon, 1968 [1]