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[[World War II]] [[airplane]] famous for its role in the defense of the United Kingdom during the Battle of Britain. The elliptical-winged Spitfire and its carrier variant the [[Seafire (airplane)|]] served from the late 1930s all the way to the 1950s, with the last model (the clipped-wing, bubble-canopied Mark 24) being used in the Malayan Emergency. Some Spitfires carried eight .303in Browning [[machine gun]]s as armament, while other models were also armed with 20mm cannon, the barrels of which protruded from the leading edge of the wings. A few Spitfires were equipped with two .50 caliber machine guns in lieu of .303s. Other ordnance carried included light bombs or rockets. h4. See also * [[List of airplanes]] h4. External links * "Wikipedia: Supermarine Spitfire":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire Updated by bot Sun, Sep 18 '22, 02:54 |