www.Parctel.com: Monday the 5th March 2007 was the 71st anniversary of the first flight of the Supermarine Spitfire – the prototype K5054 taking to the skies on the 5th March 1936 from Eastleigh Aerodrome (now Southampton Airport). It was designed, of course, by Supermarine's finest designer – R. J. Michell.
Together with the Hawker Hurricane the Spitfire gave the RAF the air superiority that defeated the German Luftwaffa – just over four years later – in the Battle of Britain.
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