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The Spitfire (Supermarine Spitfire) was a British airplane used not just in the Royal Air Force (RAF) but some of the other allied countries too throughout World War II. The spitfire was a single seater fighter aircraft and was designed by R.J.Mitchell to have very good short range performance. R.J.Mitchell was the chief designer and worked at the Supermarine Aviation Works.

Due to the spitfires elliptical wing structure the spitfire was capable of enhanced top speeds than the other fighters used, such as the Hawker Hurricane. This speed was important so that missions could be triumphantly finished against enemy bombers. Spitfires had a much better win record than other aircraft such as the Hurricans, however the RAF used more Hurricanes than Spitfires. In the first instance let’s look at where the spitfire began.

Throughout the year of 1938 the first Spitfire used by the Royal Air Force was a Mark 1 model. By the time the war began 9 RAF squadrons were using spitfires but initially onle one squadron, the 19th squadron had Spitfires. The first seventy seven Spitfires had two-blade propellors which were fixed-pitched. The others had three-blade airscrews which were two-position. They had a fine pitch which was used for taking off and a coarse pitch which was used for crusing. The first victory gained by the Spitfires was in Whiby where a Heinkel He-111 was shot down by the Catterick based 41st Squadron.

Due to the speed of the Spitfires it was recommended that they be used for photographic reconnaissance and some of the MK 1 planes were customized to be able to complete this task in 1939. Instead of guns they had large-format aerial cameras were installed in the gun in both of the wings; they were adjusted to produce a stereoscopic effect.

In 1945, there was one final battle waged by the Luftwaffe. A surprise attack was made with 800 different aircraft on Allied Airfields during the dawn. Although all suffered fatalities the Luftwaffe did not recover from theirs.

The 91st Squadon used the F21 Spitfire and used it to fly armed reconnaissance. Two of these Spitfires attacked a small submarine and reported it sunk.

After World War II ended more fighting was done in the Dutch East Indies by the British and they used Spitfires once more. The 155th Squadron did attacks on a number of ground targets one being a Surabaya radio station.

In 1951 the 60th Squadon flew the last Spitfires on an offensive mission however Spitfires were still used by the 81st Squadon purely for reconnaissance missions. These Spitfires, however were replaced by Meteor FR10′s in 1954 with the last photographic reconnaissance flight being performed by the Spitfire in this year.

When it became time for the Spitfire to be no longer used on the front-line it was used for some non-operations assignments. The last of the planes to be actively used were 3 PR.19s for the Temperature and Humidity Flight that made more than 4,000 flights for meteorological purposes. In 1957 they were the Mosquitoes replaced them.

Today only a handful of Spitfires are left. They are either privately owned of flown as part of the “Battle of Britain Memorial Flight” that the RAF does.

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The Spitfire (Supermarine Spitfire) was a British plane used not purely in the Royal Air Force (RAF) but some of the other allied countries as well during World War II. The spitfire was a single seater fighter aircraft and was designed by R.J.Mitchell to have very good short range performance. R.J.Mitchell was the chief designer and worked at the Supermarine Aviation Works.

Due to the spitfires elliptical wing construction the spitfire was capable of larger top speeds than the additional fighters used, such as the Hawker Hurricane. This speed was crucial so that missions could be successfully finished against enemy bombers. The Spitfires has a better win record than the Hurricanes but there were more Hurricanes in use in the RAF back then. But let’s take a look back at where the Spitfire began.

During the year of 1938 the first Spitfire used by the Royal Air Force was a Mark 1 model. By the time the war began 9 RAF squadrons were using spitfires however at first onle one squadron, the 19th squadron had Spitfires. The first 77 of these Spitfires had fixed-pitched, two-bladed propellers. The other ones were prepared with two-position, three-bladed airscrews. With a coarse pitch to be used for cruising and a fine pitch used for taking off. The Spitfires had their first win when a Heinkel He-111 was shot down off Whitby by the 41st Squadron which was from Catterick.

Due to the speed of the Spitfires it was recommended that they be used for photographic reconnaissance and some of the MK 1 planes were modified to be able to carry out this task in 1939. The guns on the Spitfires wings were replaced with large-format aerial cameras which were also adjusted so that they could produce a stereoscopic effect.

There was a final battle waged by the Luftwaffe during 1945 which was made on Allied Airfields at dawn and 800 varied aircraft made up the attack. The Luftwaffe did not receover from the amount of losses suffered.

The F.21 Spitfire was first used by the 91st Squadron. It was used to fly armed reconnaissance and two of them attacked a small submarine that had surfaced, and reported it sunk.

Spitfires were used once more during fighting in the Dutch East Indies by the British and the 155th Squadon performed various attacks on ground based targets – one of which was a Surabaya radio station.

In 1951 the 60th Squadon flew the last Spitfires on an offensive mission however Spitfires were still used by the 81st Squadon purely for reconnaissance missions. These Spitfires, however were replaced by Meteor FR10′s in 1954 with the last photographic reconnaissance flight being performed by the Spitfire in this year.

After it was no longer used on the front lines, the Spitfire was used in some non-operational assignments, which in part was anti-aircraft cooperation. The last of the planes to be actively used were 3 PR.19s for the Temperature and Humidity Flight that made above 4,000 flights for meteorological purposes. In 1957 they were the Mosquitoes replaced them.

Today only a handful of Spitfires are left. They are either privately owned of flown as part of the “Battle of Britain Memorial Flight” that the RAF does.

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