2-617-847 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

A Vickers' Supermarine Spitfire', 1940. The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by Reginald Joseph Mitchell (1895–1937), chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works, which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928. After a picture produced by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd. From 'Our Air Force' published by Ward, Lock & Co., Ltd., 1940.