![]() Mitchell pushed the Spitfire's distinctive elliptical wing with innovative sunken rivets (designed by Beverley Shenstone) to have the thinnest possible cross-section, helping give the aircraft a higher top speed than several contemporary fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works, which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928. The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. The Spitfire continues to be popular among enthusiasts around 70 remain airworthy, and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world. It was also the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, using several wing configurations. The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Audio recording of Spitfire fly-past at the 2011 family day at RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire
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