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The Legendary Spitfire
The Legendary Spitfire
Top Facts
Aircraft Name: Supermarine Spitfire
Specification: Single-Seat Machine Gun Fighter
2. Which noun has been used to show there were changes to
RAF Mission Service Years: 1938-1954
the Spitfire design for improved performance?
Top Speed: Over 400mph
Did You Know…? 4. Explain why the Spitfire has been described as ‘legendary’.
• Spitfires continue to fly today in the RAF Battle of Britain Pupils’ own responses, such as: I think the Spitfire has been
Memorial Flight.
described as legendary because it’s a famous plane that was
• Over 20,000 Spitfires were built in total; different models, or first manufactured long ago and it played a vital role in the
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marks, were manufactured with modifications to each
Second World War.
design to improve performance.