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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

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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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A. L. Strachan

A. L. Strachan

Man from Wood Green who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Sir Francis Beaufort

Sir Francis Beaufort

Admiral and hydrographer (map making for sailors). Developed the Beaufort Scale (for winds) in 1805. Born Co. Meath, Ireland. He kept journals, written in code, and these reveal that, as a widower ...

Person, Armed Forces, Science, Ireland

1 memorial
H. Ellis

H. Ellis

Man from Wood Green who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Squadron Leader Brian Lane DFC

Squadron Leader Brian Lane DFC

Royal Air Force fighter pilot.  Born Harrogate, grew up in Pinner.  From the picture source website: "Brian Lane flew with RAF 19 Sqn and achieved 7 kills during his career, having seen action over...

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial
Charles Ambrose

Charles Ambrose

Group Captain Charles Francis Ambrose, CBE, DFC, AFC, was born on 27 January 1917 at 49 Durham Road, Plumstead, (subsequently renamed as Durham Rise, London, SE18), the younger child of Albert Fran...

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW2
1 memorial