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
Supermarine Aircraft Spitfire British Light Aircraft Association. The company has since moved to Cisco Airport, Texas in the US, which O'Sullivan also manages. The prototype MK25 was initially fitted with a Rotax engine, before development progressed through a series of more powerful Jabiru types. Early production models were powered by eight-cylinder, Jabiru engines made in Australia. Subsequently, the company introduced a V6 Isuzu engine conversion, producing with supercharger, as well as a V8 General Motors automotive engine conversion producing . Early versions of the Spitfire MK26 used an eight-cylinder Jabiru 5100 horizontally opposed aero engine, but early installations suffered from inadequate cooling. The