![]() K9795, the ninth production Mk I, with 19 Squadron. 15.4 Books on subjects not directly related to the SpitfireĮarly RAF service Phoney War.6.2 Late photo-reconnaissance Spitfires.6.1 Early photo-reconnaissance Spitfires.The last offensive sorties made by RAF Spitfires were flown by 60 Squadron Mk XVIIIs over Malaya on 1 January 1951. ![]() Post-war the Spitfire was to continue to serve as a front line fighter and in secondary roles for several air forces well into the 1950s. For example, the Spitfire was a pioneer in the role of the unarmed, photo reconnaissance (P.R.) aircraft that relied on high speed and high altitude to avoid detection and attack. The fighter evolved into a multi-role aircraft capable of operating in different environments. ![]() "Johnnie" Johnson it was the best conventional defensive fighter of the war. The Supermarine Spitfire, the only British fighter to be manufactured before, during and after the Second World War, was designed as a short-range fighter capable of defending Britain from bomber attack and achieved legendary status fulfilling this role during the Battle of Britain. November 1942 photo of a very early Mk IXb of 306 (Polish) Toruński Squadron.
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