R.J. Mitchell, the Supermarine Spitfire, and the Dying Designer Who Drew the Elliptical Wing While the Clock Ran Out
How a dying R.J. Mitchell designed the Supermarine Spitfire's elliptical wing and died in 1937, before it saved Britain.
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The Schneider Trophy, the Supermarine S Six B, and the Seaplane Races That Built the Engine That Would Save Britain
How the 1931 Schneider Trophy and the Supermarine S.6B forged the wing and engine that became the Spitfire and Merlin.
TaildraggerThe Schneider Trophy, the Supermarine S Six B, and the Seaplane Races That Gave the World the Spitfire
How the Schneider Trophy seaplane races and the Supermarine S.6B gave birth to the Spitfire that saved Britain in 1940.
TaildraggerThe Schneider Trophy and the seaplane races that gave birth to the Spitfire
How the Schneider Trophy seaplane races of the 1920s and 1930s directly produced the Spitfire and its Merlin engine.
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