Aircraft · United Kingdom · 1938-1948
Supermarine Spitfire
fighter
Spitfires flown in from carriers turned the air battle over Malta in the island's favour from March 1942, finally matching the Luftwaffe's Bf 109s and helping break the siege. The type went on to cover the invasions of Sicily and the Italian mainland.
| crew | 1 |
|---|---|
| armament | 8x .303in machine guns (early marks); later 2x 20mm cannon + 4x .303in |
| speed | 656 km/h (408 mph, Mk IX) |
| produced | more than 20,351 |
Mediterranean and North Africa, Western Europe
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