Spitfire


Role Fighter / Photo-reconnaissanceaircraft
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Supermarine
Designer R. J. Mitchell
First flight 5 March 1936
Introduction 4 August 1938
Retired 1961 Irish Air Corps
Number built 20,351
Unit cost
£12,604 in 1939 (£774,905 in 2017)

 

 

 

 


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