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[Supermarine Spitfire fusilages under construction in the Vickers Aircraft Plant, England] – Vintage Print

[Supermarine Spitfire fusilages under construction in the Vickers Aircraft Plant, England], 1939 May 17. — historic print
[Supermarine Spitfire fusilages under construction in the Vickers Aircraft Plant, England], 1939 May 17.. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Bare fuselage frames for the Supermarine Spitfire, the fighter then taking shape on British production lines, are the focus of this halftone reproduction from the May 17, 1939 issue of *Aeroplane*, a British aviation weekly. Designed by R. J. Mitchell and first flown in 1936, the Spitfire was built by Supermarine, which had joined the Vickers-Armstrongs group in 1938. The picture was taken only months before the outbreak of war in September 1939, when Britain was rapidly expanding its aircraft output. It offers a rare view of the riveted airframe structure before the wings and engine were fitted.

Created / published1939 May 17.
Medium1 photomechanical print : halftone.
SubjectsIllus. in: Aeroplane, 17 May 1939. This record contains unverified data from caption card. No ref. copy. Caption card tracings: WWII--Industry, Brit.--Airplanes, 1939; Great Britain; Airplanes--1939; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 985 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-148470

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