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