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Vehicle    From 1936 

Spitfire aircraft

Spitfire aircraft

From our Picture source: "Produced in greater numbers than any other British combat aircraft before or since the War, 20,341 Spitfires were built in 22 different variants (excluding the navalised Seafire) and the aircraft remained in production for 12 years."

Researching this we came across a little we just have to mention: a technical device made to counter engine cut-out in early Spitfires was invented by Beatrice Shilling and was known as "Miss Shilling's orifice".

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This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Spitfire aircraft

Commemorated ati

11 Group Operations Room

Unveiled by Lord Dowding.

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Chisenhale Works

Chisenhale Gallery From the 1930's to 1970's, the Chisenhale Works - a veneer...

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Dowding

Unveiled by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on 31 October 1988, as a Spitfir...

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Spitfire factory

{At the centre around a winged wheel with laurel wreath:} Palmer Hatton Stree...

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Squadron Leader Brian Lane

Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot & leader, Sqn Ldr Brian Lane DFC RAF liv...

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Francois Van den Kieboom

Francois Van den Kieboom

Belgian soldier in WW1 who died in Britain and was buried in St Mary's Cemetery, NW10.

Person, Armed Forces, Belgium

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
H. Durndell

H. Durndell

Employed at the Streatham bus garage. Served and was killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
W. Woodhouse

W. Woodhouse

Employed at the Holloway tram garage. Served and was killed in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Admiral, Sir R. Goodwin Keats, GCB

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Person, Armed Forces, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
Pte. J. Sealey

Pte. J. Sealey

Died in WW1 serving in the 22nd Battalion, The London Regiment.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial