Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb Finish:10-pack 29th February 1956

29th February 1956

Porsche had a long and highly successful association with sportscar racing

Cargo being unloaded at the docks

A man in a workshop with a wheel

View of a hedgehog foetus and placenta

Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb Finish:10-pack 29th February 1956Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb, 1941. The iconic British Second World War fighter was designed by Reginald Mitchell. Powered by a Rolls Royce Merlin engine, the Spitfire was integral to Britain's front line air defences during the war and, together with the Hawker Hurricane fighter, played a crucial role in the Battle of Britain. The Mk V was introduced in 1941. A print from British Fighters, by Lawrence Fairhall, London Robert Ross & Co Ltd, 1941.