The Spitfire - RAF's Top 10 Warplanes | Forces TV

Becoming the sister aircraft to the Hawker Hurricane, the Spitfire complemented the Hurricane’s mechanical simplicity by being a higher-maintenance but better-performing aircraft with superior specs. It is probably the most iconic British aircraft of all time.

In memory of Wing Commander Tom Neil, 1920 - 2018.

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[matjov]

RIP Tom Neil, hero, pride of Britain.

[rockleskeogh]

Amazing how we designed such incredible vehicles

[edmmaster]

Really proud to be from Birmingham were these were made

[harrysmith]

It was the hurricane that won the Battle of Britain though but still one of the best planes ever

[chirinjoro]

Very beautiful aircraft. A magnificent work of art

[clayp.e_v]

Magnificent aircraft so beautiful. I do feel that you need to do one for the unsung hero though, the hurricane. Without it we would have lost the battle of Britain. It took more kills than the spitfire against bombers and held it's own against the me109's too... Don't get me wrong I bloody love the spitfire (who couldn't) but the hurricane proved a very valuable asset to us

[ivanstrydom]

My favorite aircraft in the world. The best models were the MK V and MK IX . With powerful 20mm cannon alongside the .303s, and even more powerful versions of the Merlin, it's the most beautiful machine ever created. I pray that I will one day have the honor to pilot a Spitfire.

[Chris-fxwi]

I just finished this and a spitfire flew over my house

[GroovesNZ]

Could you please do the Hurricane. I feel as though they aren’t given the praise they deserve

[splodge]

Poor old hurricanes always gets the smelly end of the stick.

[deanrowley]

I think we should mate a modern version of the spit fire

[para]

The spitfire what a beautiful plane and the hurricane. The hurricane shot down more enemy aircraft then the spit. Every single man who thought in the battle of Britain should of been given after the war a free house and set up for life as a big thanks for great Britain. Brave men

[elizabetharmada]

Nakalimutan ko ang mga matatapang na mandirigma ng himpapawid, , , kasama sila sa mga magigiting na mandirigma

[dambuster]

If Mitchell had lived through the war and saw the development of the Spitfire rather than Joe Smith would he have made improvements differently to Joe Smith ? .

[rodgeranderson]

Myth - the Spitfire won the Battle of Britton.
Fact - the Hurricane aided by the Spitfire won the Battle of Britton.
The Spitfire is a remarkable aircraft, the Hurricane in comparison is a basic work horse that got the job done but got none of the credit.

[TheSailingMuso]

Tom Neil flew Hurricanes with 249 Sqn during the Battle of Britain, not Spitfires.

[johnsweda]

We have to think the Polish Air Force if it wasn't for them battle bitten would have been lost, they had more takedowns than any British squadrons. And their tactics of fighting was adopted by the rest of the Air Force.