Lieutenant George Staniforth of 407.49 mph whilst flying a Supermarine S.6B seaplane. There were some within the Air Ministry who wanted to win the record back. This would see Specification F.35/35

The Animal Victoria Cross by Peter Hawthorn Supermarine Seafire by Matthew Willis Defiant Mk I Combat Log by Hugh Harkins How the Spitfire Won the Battle of Britain by Dilip Sarkar The Fairey Battle

The Supermarine Spitfire is also used over Europe in the fighter role for the first time, when six Spitfire Mk IAs from No. 66 Squadron link up with the Defiants. Appointed to the war cabinet: Conservative

It had been Arthur who had designed the floats for Supermarine's Schneider Trophy entries. The prototype made its first flight on the 12th October 1942 with Jeffrey Quill at the controls. After further

Ministry only two prototypes of both the Short S.29 and Supermarine Type 317 would be ordered. This was followed in 1938 by orders totalling 200 for the Short S.29. Before production began a half scale

It would be this aircraft and the Supermarine Type 322 that would be chosen by the Air Ministry to proceed further with development. In the end, and after only two examples being built, the Supermarine

Sea Gladiators and in 1939 they tried to secure some Supermarine Spitfires, however priority of the type was given to the Royal Air Force. As 1940 progressed a lack of air cover was still an issue and

Even so the armament of the Fulmar matched the early Supermarine Spitfire Mks of eight 0.303-in machine-guns, but the Fulmar could carry double the ammunition. 127 examples of the new aircraft were ordered,

more than other aircraft, including the Supermarine Spitfire , and ground defences put together. Parasite Fighter To help with attacking Luftwaffe aircraft at night, Hurricanes would work alongside

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