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R. J. Mitchell, English engineer, designed the Supermarine Spitfire (born 1895)
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R. J. Mitchell
British aircraft designer (1895–1937)
Reginald Joseph Mitchell was a British aircraft designer who worked for the Southampton aviation company Supermarine from 1916 until 1936. He is best known for designing racing seaplanes such as the Supermarine S.6B, and for leading the team that designed the Supermarine…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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British single-seat WWII fighter aircraft
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