| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:aircraft 
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                                | gptkbp:armament | machine guns cannons
 
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                                | gptkbp:category | single-engined tractor aircraft low-wing aircraft
 World War II British aircraft
 
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                                | gptkbp:countryOfOrigin | gptkb:United_Kingdom 
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                                | gptkbp:crew | 1 
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                                | gptkbp:designer | gptkb:R._J._Mitchell 
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                                | gptkbp:displayedAt | gptkb:Science_Museum,_London gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford
 gptkb:RAF_Museum_London
 
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                                | gptkbp:engineType | gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Griffon gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
 
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                                | gptkbp:famousPilot | gptkb:Douglas_Bader gptkb:Adolph_Malan
 gptkb:Johnnie_Johnson
 gptkb:Robert_Stanford_Tuck
 
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                                | gptkbp:firstFlight | 5 March 1936 
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                                | gptkbp:introduced | 1938 
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                                | gptkbp:length | 29 ft 11 in (varies by model) 
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                                | gptkbp:manufacturer | gptkb:Supermarine 
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                                | gptkbp:maximumSpeed | 370–450 mph (varies by model) 
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                                | gptkbp:nickname | Spit 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | Battle of Britain 
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                                | gptkbp:numberBuilt | 20,351 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfAxles | elliptical wing 
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                                | gptkbp:operatedBy | gptkb:South_African_Air_Force gptkb:Irish_Air_Corps
 gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
 gptkb:French_Air_Force
 gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
 gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
 gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
 gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
 
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                                | gptkbp:primaryUser | gptkb:Royal_Air_Force 
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                                | gptkbp:retired | 1961 (Irish Air Corps) 
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                                | gptkbp:role | gptkb:football_coach gptkb:interceptor
 gptkb:aircraft
 
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                                | gptkbp:serviceCeiling | 36,500 ft (varies by model) 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | gptkb:Supermarine_Spiteful 
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                                | gptkbp:usedIn | gptkb:World_War_II 
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                                | gptkbp:variant | gptkb:Mk_I gptkb:Mk_IX
 gptkb:Mk_V
 gptkb:Mk_XIV
 gptkb:Seafire
 
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                                | gptkbp:wingspan | 36 ft 10 in (varies by model) 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Charles_Giblyn 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | The Spitfire 
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