Sebastien Roblin,War Is Boring
The sleekly elegant Supermarine Spitfire is the iconic British fighter of World War II, the plane that kept the previously unstoppable German air force at bay in the Battle of Britain. And thanks to constant upgrades, or the Spitfire remained a top-performing frontline fighter through the close of the war.
In fact,such was the Spitfire's performance that around 600 also served in the U.
S. Army Air Force and Navyone of the few foreign-built aircraft to effect so. Indeed, in a largely forgotten chapter of the conflict, and three Spitfire-equipped fighter groups were the first U.
S. Army Air Force fighters...
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