Spitfire Mk I

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spitfire_Mk_I

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:armament	8 × .303 in Browning machine guns
gptkbp:ceiling	36,000 ft
gptkbp:combat_debut	gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:crew	gptkb:1
gptkbp:design	gptkb:R._J._Mitchell
gptkbp:engine	gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
gptkbp:first_flight	1936
gptkbp:height	3.66 m
gptkbp:historical_significance	gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Spitfire Mk I
gptkbp:length	9.12 m
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Supermarine
gptkbp:max_speed	362 mph
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Spitfire
gptkbp:notable_pilots	gptkb:Marmaduke_Pattle gptkb:Johnnie_Johnson gptkb:James_Brindley_Nicolson gptkb:Robert_Stanford_Tuck gptkb:Adolph_Malan gptkb:Douglas_Bader gptkb:Peter_Townsend gptkb:George_Beurling gptkb:Gordon_Sinclair gptkb:Clive_Caldwell gptkb:Basil_Embry gptkb:Eric_Lock
gptkbp:number_built	1,500
gptkbp:range	500 miles
gptkbp:retired	1950s
gptkbp:role	air superiority
gptkbp:service	1938-1950s
gptkbp:service_entry	1938
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_II
gptkbp:used_by	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_I_(Trop) gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_Ia gptkb:Spitfire_Mk_Ib
gptkbp:wingspan	11.23 m
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4