page_title: Supermarine Spitfire
section_title: Operators
hierarchical_section_title: Supermarine Spitfire / Operators
caption_attribution_description: English: Spitfires of the No 352 (Y) Squadron RAF, aka Balkan Air Force. Spitfires before first mission on August 18, 1944, from airport Canne - Italy Removed from the following pages: Balkan Air Force --OrphanBot (talk) 05:20, 3 August 2008 (UTC) Added to the following pages: Balkan Air Force ---Gaston200 (talk) 13:28, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
context_page_description: The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, using several wing configurations, and it was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. It was also the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war. The Spitfire continues to be popular among enthusiasts; nearly 60 remain airworthy, and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world.
  The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works, which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928. Mitchell pushed the Spitfire's distinctive elliptical wing with cutting-edge sunken rivets to have the thinnest possible cross-section, helping give the aircraft a higher top speed than several contemporary fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane.
context_section_description:  Argentina (Three,1 civilian, 2 for Air Force testing)
   Australia
   Belgium
   Burma
   Canada
   Czechoslovakia
   Denmark
   Egypt
   France
   Free France
   Greece
   Hong Kong
   India
   Indian Empire
   Indonesia
   Ireland
   Israel
   Kingdom of Italy
   Italy (Italian Republic)
   Netherlands
   New Zealand
   Norway
   Pakistan
   Poland
   Portugal
   Rhodesia
   South Africa
   Soviet Union
   Sweden
   Syria
   Thailand
   Turkey
   United Kingdom
   United States
   Yugoslavia
caption: Spitfires Mk Vc (Trop) of 352 (Yugoslav) Squadron RAF (Balkan Air Force) before first mission on 18 August 1944, from Canne airfield, Italy
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