Vehicle    From 1936 

Spitfire aircraft

From our Picture source: "Produced in greater numbers than any other British combat aircraft before or since the War, 20,341 Spitfires were built in 22 different variants (excluding the navalised Seafire) and the aircraft remained in production for 12 years."

Researching this we came across a little fact we just have to mention: a technical device made to counter engine cut-out in early Spitfires was invented by Beatrice Shilling and was known as "Miss Shilling's orifice".

This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Spitfire aircraft

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11 Group Operations Room

Unveiled by Lord Dowding.

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Chisenhale Works

Chisenhale Gallery From the 1930's to 1970's, the Chisenhale Works - a veneer...

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Dowding

Unveiled by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on 31 October 1988, as a Spitfir...

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Spitfire factory

{At the centre around a winged wheel with laurel wreath:} Palmer Hatton Stree...

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Squadron Leader Brian Lane

Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot & leader, Sqn Ldr Brian Lane DFC RAF liv...

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Other Subjects

Joseph Frederick Oscar Bryant

Joseph Frederick Oscar Bryant

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1. Joseph Frederick Oscar Bryant was born on 29 December 1885, one of the ten children of William Henry Bryant...

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial
Bill Faust (Billy)

Bill Faust (Billy)

Died with Adam Meere in a fire in Bethnal Green, which started in the basement of a children's clothes shop, Sohan and Sons, and spread to the flat above. Operating out of Whitechapel Fire Station,...

Person, Armed Forces, Tragedy

2 memorials
Cecil John Kinross, VC

Cecil John Kinross, VC

Soldier. Born at Harefield, Middlesex. His family emigrated to Canada in 1912. In 1915 he volunteered to join the 49th (Edmonton) Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. After the attack on ...

Person, Armed Forces, Belgium, Canada

War served, WW1
1 memorial
P. Tourle

P. Tourle

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War served, WW1
1 memorial