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The Spitfire is the most famous of all British combat aircraft.
This Spitfire was built in July 1945, too late to see combat in the Second World War. It flew with a Flying Refresher School in Yorkshire which retrained Royal Air Force pilots. You can find out more about the Spitfire here.
| Date: | 1945 |
| Mark: | LF.XVIe |
| Crew: | 1 (pilot) |
| Top speed: | 405 mph (652 km/h) |
| Range: | 980 miles (1,577 km) |
| Weapons: | 2 x 20mm Hispano-Suiza cannons 2 x 0.50 inch (12.7mm) Browning machine guns Up to 1,000lb (454 kg) of bombs |
The Supermarin Spitfire on display at the National Museum of Flight.
The Supermarine Spitfire in the Military Aviation hangar at the National Museum of Flight.
The cockpit of the Supermarine Spitfire.
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