- This article is about the land based fighter. Information about the carrier based version can be found on the Supermarine Seafire entry.
The Supermarine Spitfire was an interceptor aircraft used by the Allies during and after World War 2.
Initial Development
Operational Service
Experimental examples
- Spitfire Mk V EN830 was captured by the Germans, and test flown with a Daimler Benz DB 605A for comparative trials during 1944[1]
Memorials
Airworthy examples
See entries for Spitfire Survivors on the Warbirds wiki
Static examples
Replicas
- An eight metre sculpture depicting prototype K5054 in flight was erected in Southampton during early 2004, close to the site of the first flight, as a tribute to the type's success during the Battle of Britain.[N 1]