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Supermarine Spitfire

* Type: Single-seat fighter aircraft

* Manufacturer: Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers-Armstrongs)

* Country of origin: United Kingdom

* First flight: 5 March 1936

* Introduced into service: August 1938

* Produced: 1936-1948

* Number built: 20,351

* Variants: Mark I, II, V, IX, XVI, XVIII, XIX, 21, 22, 24

* Engine: Rolls-Royce Merlin liquid-cooled V12 piston engine

* Power: 1,710 hp (1,275 kW)

* Maximum speed: 362 mph (583 km/h)

* Range: 580 miles (933 km)

* Armament: Eight .303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns mounted in the wings; or two 20 mm Hispano cannons and four .303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns

* Role: Interceptor, fighter, fighter-bomber