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	Supermarine Spitfire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Spitfire was one of the finest fighters of the war; aviation historians and laymen alike often claim it to be the most aesthetic.
		Spitfires played a major role in the Greek Civil War, flown by the RAF and SAAF during 1944 and 1945, and by the Royal Hellenic Air Force from 1946 through the end of the war in 1948.
		Some air forces retained Spitfires in service until well into the 1960s, while some pilots who flew Spitfires in World War II were able to remain in service for decades; for example, Flight Lieutenant "Joe" Kmiecki, a Polish pilot who flew Spitfires during the war, did not retire from the RAF until 1981.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire (2301 words)

	Supermarine Spitfire: Tutte le informazioni su Supermarine Spitfire su Encyclopedia.it (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		inoltre lo spitfire fu uno dei primi aerei con carrello retrattile e questo causò alcuni problemi perchè alcuni piloti si dimenticavano di tirare giù il carrello in fase di atterraggio.
		Il 17 luglio gli Spitfire del 602esimo squadrone ebbero la possibilità di uccidere il maresciallo Rommel ma la volpe del deserto se la cavò con numerose fratture al cranio.
		Durante la ritirata tedesca gli Spitfire e i Tempest bersagliarono le divisioni in rotta provocando perdite pari a 8 divisioni di fanteria e 2 di carri armati.
	www.encyclopedia.it /s/su/supermarine_spitfire.html (1722 words)

	Supermarine Spitfire - Great Britain
		Spitfire MK I, 14 Sqd RAF, Flt Lt. Adolf Malan.
		The speed of the Spitfire I was marginally higher than that of its principal opponent the Luftwaffes Messerschmitt Bf 109E and it was infinitely more maneuverable than the German fighter although the Bf 109E could out climb and out dive the British fighter and its shell-firing cannon had a longer range than the Spitfire's machine-guns.
		Spitfires of this Mark were later to serve in the Western Desert and the Pacific and Burma areas.
	www.aviation-history.com /supermarine/spitfire.html (1498 words)

	Encyclopedia article on Supermarine Spitfire [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The aircraft was coined the Spitfire on account of the "spitting" sound which eminated from its machine guns, this wasnt the preferred name and mitchell himself opposed it, however the name stuck.
		The word Spitfire is the euphemistic translation of Cacafuego, a Spanish treasure galleon captured in 1579 by Sir Francis Drake.
		The Spitfire is often credited with winning the Battle of Britain, it was mass produced in Castle Vale, Birmingham and there now stands a large metal memorial on Spitfire Roundabout on Chester Road in the city.
	encyclozine.com /Supermarine_Spitfire (1522 words)

	Spitfire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Spitfire, a slang term for a highly-excitable or passionate person, especially a woman.
		Actress Lupe Vélez was known as "the Mexican spitfire".
		Spitfire (song), a 2005 single by the British electronica act The Prodigy, appearing on the 2004 album Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spitfire (369 words)

	Spitfire - The Benefon ESC! Mapping Tool
		Spitfire is low cost and simple to use and can load map images in a variety of bit map file formats.
		Spitfire has hundreds of preset grid systems so maps can be calibrated by simply selecting the grid system required and specifying two or more known geographical positions, alternatively a user defined grid system can be specified.
		Spitfire is also able to reproject map data which is presented in one of the common map projections e.g.
	spitfire.barhop.co.uk (2254 words)

	II World War fighters; Spitfire
		The Spitfire XIV, one of the last models of the war, had a ceiling of 12,200 m (40,000 feet) and a top speed of 710 km/t (440 miles per hour).
		During the war, the Spitfire's armament was increased to two 20-millimetre cannons along with two.50-inch machine guns or four.303-inch machine guns.
		The mountings in the Spitfire's wings were too flexible causing the guns to jam.
	olympia.fortunecity.com /madden/101/spitfire.html (821 words)

	Supermarine Spitfire
		The Supermarine Spitfire F.22 that was used in 1945 could fly at more than 450 mph (724 km/h) and could ascend at twice the speed of the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.
		Spitfires continued to be produced after the war and by October 1947, 20,334 had been manufactured.
		The Spitfire was less stead when the guns were firing because, I have always thought, they were spread further along the wing, and the recoil effect was noticeable.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWspitfire.htm (2053 words)

	SPITFIRE
		And, in fulfilling its wartime assignment of defending England against aerial attack by Germans, the Spitfire proved to be as deadly as it was good-looking.
		In fact, the Spitfire was more than the best fighting aircraft of its day--it was also a symbol of both hope and defiance for the British people during the darkest days of the war.
		The plane that won the battle of Britain was designed by Reginald J. Mitchell and built by the Supermarine division of Vickers Ltd. Mitchell was well equipped for his job, for he had designed the Supermarine racing seaplanes that had won four Schneider Cups between 1922 and 1931.
	www.allstar.fiu.edu /aero/spitfire.htm (490 words)

	Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vc - USAF Museum Early Years Gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Since this new German fighter greatly outperformed the current Spitfires at high altitude, the RAF could not wait for the factories to be retooled for the Mk.
		Originally, the Spitfire had been designed as a short-range home-defense fighter, but by 1941, the RAF had begun offensive operations over Nazi-occupied Europe.
		At that time, this Spitfire will be repainted to represent one flying with the USAAF in North Africa in 1943 and will take its place in the greatly expanded World War II gallery.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/early_years/ey24.htm (683 words)

	Hasegawa 1/48 Spitfire XVI
		Visually, the only distinguishing feature of a Spitfire XVI from a Spitfire IX was the serial number and the fact that all Spitfire XVIs used the "e" wing with a 20mm short-barreled cannon in the outer bay and a.50 caliber machine gun in the inner bay.
		Several pilots of Spitfire XVIs did have the opportunity to tangle with the Luftwaffe over northwest Europe in 1945, and demonstrated the airplane was no different from a Spitfire IX when it came to air combat capability.
		In February 1945, both the Spitfire IX and XVI were modified with a cut-down fuselage and the introduction of a bubble canopy providing 360-degree visibility for the pilot, as was also being done at the same time with the Spitfire XIV.
	modelingmadness.com /reviews/allies/gb/cleaverspit16.htm (1676 words)

	The Battle of Britain - Home Page
		The ancestry of the Spitfire can be traced back to the failed Supermarine Type 224, designed to meet the Air Ministry specification F.7/30 by Reginald J. Mitchell, creator of the magnificent Supermarine seaplanes which won three successive Schneider Trophy contests.
		In April 1938 the Nuffield Organisation was awarded an order for 1,000 Spitfires to be built at a shadow plant planned for Castle Bromwich near Birmingham, and further orders in 1939 brought the number of aircraft on the order book to a total of 2,143 by the outbreak of war.
		The Spitfire has always attracted more attention than the Hurricane, and is undoubtedly one of the most famous aircraft ever built.
	www.raf.mod.uk /bob1940/spitfire.html (460 words)

	BBC - Stoke & Staffordshire - Local History - The Spitfire of the Potteries...
		However, the airframe of the Spitfire was prone to deterioration and it was moved inside the Potteries Museum in 1986.
		in india in new delhi we have a spitfire and a hurricane aircraft displayed in the ind air force museum.its good toknow who invented that and what roleit played in the wars in britain.it was used by the indian air force as well.the famous flight past.which held in new delhi is unforgetable.
		I saw the spitfire when it was in the glass house, and it didn't seem in half as bad condition as it is now, it looks like it has been used for a donor at the moment.
	www.bbc.co.uk /stoke/content/articles/2005/07/06/potteries_spitfire_feature.shtml (991 words)

	Spitfire, LTD. Sales Training Section 5 - Self-defense pepper spray device against attacks, crime, mugging
		A narrow stream pattern is required to shoot 15 feet, but a narrow stream pattern is not as effective at close range as is a wide cone pattern.
		It is much easier to hit an attacker’s eyes with Spitfire’s wide cone spray pattern than with a narrow stream, just as a shotgun is more effective than a rifle at close range.
		The smaller atomized particles of the cone pattern are faster acting at inflaming the mucous membranes than are the larger particles of a stream or foam.
	www.spitfire.us /training5.htm (751 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Devon \| Scrapyard Spitfire taking shape
		The Spitfire - to be called City of Exeter - will hopefully be heading into the skies in two years' time and Mr Phillips is seeking sponsorship.
		In a huge shed is the fuselage of 1944-built Spitfire RR232 which he found in Worthing.
		One of the wings came from a Spitfire which crashed near Exeter Airport - a fighter base during World War II - and lay for decades in a hedge near a pub.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/newsFeedXML/moreover/-/1/hi/england/devon/4634677.stm (305 words)

	Open Channel Foundation: Spitfire
		Spitfire was developed as a prototype operator workstation for Network Intrusion Detection System Operators.
		Spitfires serves as a replacement/ supplement to the Cisco Net Ranger and/or ISS Realsecure GUI, using an Oracle database in a multi-user client/server system.
		Spitfire was developed by working with the operators at several agencies, including the 609th Information Warfare Squadron, the Naval Security Group and the Army Land Information Warfare Activity.
	www.openchannelsoftware.org /projects/Spitfire (301 words)

	The Spitfire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Bruce Morson, a young American, returning from travels in Egypt is robbed of some valuable jewels in a London hotel, and chases the thieves to the yacht, "Spitfire," at Calais, which the crooks have boarded and taken command of under forged orders from its owner, Marcus Girard, who is in London.
		Morson quickly on, breathlessly, sees yacht in distance--questions man in uniform, man nods --Morson registers delight--it is the "Spitfire," the yacht of which Trainor has told him--he wipes his forehead, pushes hat back--shows relief.
		Morson, with dismay, sees "Spitfire" steam slowly off--a moment of indecision and he rushes to the piermaster and points to yacht, imperative that he catch it--men hastily hoist signal flags on pole at end of pier.
	www.geocities.com /emruf1/spitfire.html (7157 words)

	SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE PR.XI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE PR.XI The Mark XI was a development of the original British Spitfire interceptor that first flew in 1936.
		Various photoreconnaissance versions of the Spitfire were built and used by Great Britain and her allies with great success in all theaters during World War II.
		A total of 20,351 Spitfires of all types were eventually built, plus 2,408 seafires modified to operate from aircraft carriers.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/air_power/ap17.htm (178 words)

	The Spitfire - An Operational History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		To honour the 60th anniversary of the first flight of the Spitfire, perhaps one of the most famous fighter aircraft of all time, we present "Spitfire is 60", an operational history of this famous marque.
		The history covers the period from delivery of the first operational Mk I Spitfire to the RAF in 1938, through its illustrious career in many theatres of World War II, to its final service days.
		A list of flying examples in the UK, and Spitfires preserved in museums throughtout the rest of the world is also included for reference.
	www.deltaweb.co.uk /spitfire (135 words)

	Warbird Alley: Supermarine Spitfire
		The Spitfire Mk I became operational at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, in July 1938, and as time went on, the Spitfire was to become one of the most versatile and most-modified aircraft in existence, with various wing designs, armament changes, and engine changes dictating its many identities.
		Ten more Spitfire squadrons were on strength by the fall of 1940, when the Battle of Britain tested the nation's resolve and military resources.
		The Spitfire, one of the most significant and revered fighter aircraft ever built, continues to steal the lion's share of attention at airshows and fly-ins.
	www.warbirdalley.com /spit.htm (759 words)

	STORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mike Aitchison and Peter Croser found the Spitfire remains in Cornwall UK in 1977 during their time on exchange from the Royal Australian Navy working with the Royal Navy, Plymouth.
		It turned out to be a Spitfire VB which had been converted to a 'Hooked Spitfire VB' and had been used in RN service at St Merryn from 1944 to 1946.
		The Hooked Spitfire was the forerunner of the Seafire 1 which was pressed into service by the Royal Navy.
	homepages.picknowl.com.au /spitfire_bl628/Story.htm (786 words)

	Spitfire Aircraft Company, Ltd.
		The Spitfire was built during a World War when fighting aircraft had a life expectancy measured in less than a hundred missions.
		The Spitfire was never designed for long-term ease of maintenance with many components hard to replace or even reach.
		Spitfire Aircraft Company was formed for the specific purpose of creating a real Spitfire, not a half-size toy or 3/4 scale wannabe that the average pilot can afford.
	www.spitfireaircraftco.com (280 words)

	The Spitfire - An Operational History - 1. Into Service
		Additionally, these pilots were unfamiliar with the retractable undercarriage, and numerous early accidents were caused by their forgetting to lower the Spitfire's wheels.
		Yet the Spitfire legend was in great danger of failing to take off at all.
		The problem was caused by the Spitfire's advanced design, particularly the elliptical wing, which necessitated radical new production techniques to be introduced by inexperienced sub-contractors.
	www.deltaweb.co.uk /spitfire/into_svc.htm (806 words)

	NZFPM - The Aircraft - Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk XVI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		In addition to being flown by New Zealanders in the RAF and with 485 (New Zealand) Squadron in England and Europe, the Spitfire was operated by Canadians and Australians, as well as several USAAF fighter and reconnaissance groups operating from England and North Africa in 1942-1945.
		The Mk XVI Spitfire is virtually identical to the Mk IX, except it is fitted with a Rolls Royce engine built under licence by Packard.
		This Supermarine Mk XVI Spitfire is an ex-wartime example, built at Vickers Armstrong's Castle Bromwich "shadow factory", near Birmingham, in late 1944.
	www.nzfpm.co.nz /aircraft/mkxvi.htm (1028 words)

	Spitfire - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Spitfire
		The Mark IX of 1944 flew at 655 kph/408 mph, carried cannon and.5 in machine guns, and had a range of 700 km/435 mi.
		"Don't be a spitfire, else I won't tell you," said Tom, thrusting his hand back into his pocket and looking determined.
		The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /spitfire (201 words)

	Spitfire Tour
		The Spitfire Tour is a free speech tour of musicians, actors & activists speaking out on global affairs.
		Created in part by human rights advocate Zack De la Rocha (Rage Against The Machine), Spitfire tours to college campuses each year, primarily in the Fall.
		Spitfire was launched in 1998 by some dedicated people who cared enough to give this a shot.
	www.spitfiretour.com (431 words)

	The Supermarine Spitfire
		The Supermarine Spitfire was much more than just a highly successful fighter aircraft.
		It was, and indeed to many people still is, the symbol of victory against overwhelming odds and is probably the only fighter to achieve a truly legendary status.
		In forty major variants it was built in greater numbers than any other British aircraft of the time, it flew operationally on every front between 1939 and 1945 and it was engaged in every major action fought by the Royal Air Force.
	www.supermarine-spitfire.co.uk /spitfire.html (360 words)

	Shepherd Neame: SPITFIRE PREMIUM KENTISH STRONG ALE
		Spitfire has been Shepherd Neame's runaway success story of the past decade, with soaring sales spurred by quirky World War 11-themed advertising which has won awards, hit the headlines, and had consumers clamouring for more.
		Originally produced in 1990 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Battle Of Britain, Spitfire has a lingering malt and hop flavour, with a well-balanced, lasting aftertaste.
		Spitfire is now Shepherd Neame's biggest-selling cask conditioned ale.
	www.shepherd-neame.co.uk /beers/index.php?spitfire (160 words)

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