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Supermarine Spitfire Mk II
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Supermarine_Spitfire_Mk_II
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instance_of
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Supermarine_Aviation_Limited
gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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:Basil_Embry
gptkb:Eric_Lock
gptkbp:armament
8 × .303 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:combat_role
interceptor
gptkbp:crew
gptkb:musical
gptkbp:debut_year
gptkb:1940
gptkbp:design
gptkb:R._J._Mitchell
gptkbp:engine
gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
gptkbp:first_flight
gptkb:1940
gptkbp:historical_significance
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Supermarine Spitfire Mk II
gptkbp:introduced
gptkb:1940
gptkbp:is_used_by
gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:landing_gear
tailwheel
gptkbp:length
9.12 m
gptkbp:manufacturer
gptkb:Supermarine
gptkbp:max_speed
362 mph
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:Spitfire
gptkbp:number_built
1,500
gptkbp:origin
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:retired
1950s
gptkbp:retirement_year
defense against Luftwaffe
gptkbp:role
air superiority fighter
gptkbp:service_ceiling
34,000 ft
gptkbp:setting
low-wing monoplane
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire_Mk_V
gptkbp:type
single-seat
gptkbp:variant
gptkb:starship
gptkbp:wingspan
11.23 m