- Introduction & Background
The Spitfire was Britain's most famous and dominant single-engine fighter aircraft during World War II. Since the test flight of the first prototype in 1936, the Spitfire has been continuously improved and used two different liquid-cooled engines. It not only shouldered the important responsibility of maintaining British air power, but also moved to theaters in Europe, North Africa and Asia, providing other Used by the Allies, it also went to the Middle East to participate in local conflicts after the war. The Spitfire and the Luftwaffe Bf 109 are tied as the two most important aircraft types in the European theater. They are also two enemies that competed from the beginning to the end of the war.