Supermarine Spitfire (historic)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Supermarine_Spitfire_(historic)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament	machine guns cannons
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew	1
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:R._J._Mitchell
gptkbp:displayedAt	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum_London gptkb:Australian_War_Memorial gptkb:National_Air_and_Space_Museum gptkb:Science_Museum,_London gptkb:Canadian_Warplane_Heritage_Museum gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford
gptkbp:engineType	gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Griffon gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
gptkbp:firstFlight	1936-03-05
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Supermarine Spitfire (historic)
gptkbp:introduced	1938
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Supermarine
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	370 mph (Mk I)
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Spitfire
gptkbp:notableFor	Battle of Britain
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Jan_Zumbach gptkb:Douglas_Bader gptkb:Adolph_Malan gptkb:George_Beurling gptkb:Johnnie_Johnson gptkb:Antoni_Głowacki gptkb:Robert_Stanford_Tuck gptkb:Alan_Deere gptkb:James_Edgar_Johnson gptkb:Marmaduke_Pattle gptkb:Pierre_Clostermann
gptkbp:numberBuilt	20351
gptkbp:numberOfAxles	elliptical wing
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Netherlands_Air_Force gptkb:South_African_Air_Force gptkb:Swedish_Air_Force gptkb:Burmese_Air_Force gptkb:Irish_Air_Corps gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force gptkb:Turkish_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Indian_Air_Force gptkb:Norwegian_Air_Force gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force gptkb:Israeli_Air_Force gptkb:Yugoslav_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force gptkb:Italian_Air_Force gptkb:Danish_Air_Force gptkb:Egyptian_Air_Force gptkb:Portuguese_Air_Force gptkb:Belgian_Air_Force gptkb:Polish_Air_Force gptkb:Czechoslovak_Air_Force Royal Thai Air Force Greek Air Force
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Supermarine_Type_224
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:range	991 mi (Mk IX)
gptkbp:retired	1961
gptkbp:role	reconnaissance fighter
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	36,500 ft (Mk IX)
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Supermarine_Spiteful
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5