Supermarine Spitfire The Spitfire continues to be highly popular at airshows, on airfields and in museums worldwide, and holds an important place in the memories of many people, especially the few still living who flew the Spitfire in combat. Numerous films and documentaries featuring the Spitfire are still being produced, some of which are listed in this section. The Spitfire's performance improved greatly as WWII progressed, for more information see . Supermarine Spitfire The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of
Raymond Saulnier (aircraft manufacturer) III" and the "Rallye Commodore". Between 1945 and 1964, under his direction, Morane-Saulnier produced over 1,000 aircraft and some 30 prototypes. ('Over 80 different aircraft models emerged from the Morane-Saulnier plants', according to one source). Jean Riverain: "Dictionnaire des aéronautes célèbres", Paris, Éditions Larousse, 1970 The "Catalogue général de la librairie française" contains the entry: Raymond Saulnier (aircraft manufacturer) Raymond Victor Gabriel Jules Saulnier (Paris 27 September 1881 – Chécy 4 March 1964) was a French aeronautical engineer. He was a graduate of the École Centrale Paris, and first collaborated with Louis Blériot on the Blériot XI used for the