The Supermarine Spitfire was the British Royal Air Force's premiere fighter during WWII. Early versions, with the Hawker Hurricane, formed the backbone of the defense against the German Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.
When Winston Churchill spoke of the few that gave so much, he was referring to the R.A.F. pilots in their Spitfires. Originally a seaplane, the Spitfire won a competition to become the R.A.F.'s number one fighter. It proved to be more than a match fo...
