Spitfires were a key Allied weapon during the war and played a decisive part in The Battle of Britain.
Squadrons of Spitfires were based at airfields spread across southern England. The success of Radar provided Britain with an effective early warning system, allowing Spitfires and other fighter aircraft to be 'scrambled' to engage enemy planes before they reached their targets.
The Rolls Royce Merlin engine is one of the evocative sounds of the War and remains so at aerial displays to commemorate it.
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