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Old Nov 27, 2012 | 04:23 PM
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I came across this photo of a 1929 aircraft, not your clunky looking prewar plane. A Supermarine S-6B, powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, a similar plane went over 407mph for the world record at the time. The design team later developed the Spitfire.

A sleek looking plane.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 12:30 PM
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Nice find but have to say its the one behind that does it for me, the good old Lancaster with the Spitfire coming a close second.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 12:55 PM
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Nice find but have to say its the one behind that does it for me, the good old Lancaster with the Spitfire coming a close second.
About ten years later the design of the spitfire was done, not bad for its day though was it.

The Spitfire.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 04:55 PM
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Have you seen this one ?
 
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 05:13 PM
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I always loved P40 Warhawks.. they look so badass.
 
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Old Dec 2, 2012 | 11:16 PM
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If you have never heard a Spitfire or a Mustang do a low pass over the field you've missed out.
 
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