Spitfire (disambiguation)

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The Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used in the Second World War.

Spitfire may also refer to:

Transportation

Aircraft

Worldwide Ultralite Spitfire, ultralight aircraft
Spitfire Mark I, a helicopter
- Spitfire Mark II Tigershark, a helicopter

Road

Triumph Spitfire, a small two-seat British sports car from Triumph Motor Company developed in the 1960s
BSA Spitfire, a British motorcycle launched in 1966

Rail

Spitfire, a replacement name given to a GWR 4073 Class British steam railway locomotive 5071
"Spitfire", name allocated to steam locomotive 34066 involved in the Lewisham rail disaster of December 1957

Ships and boats

Botafogo (galleon), "Spitfire" in Portuguese, at the time the largest ship ever built
HMS Spitfire, the name of 10 Royal Navy ships, and one proposed one
USS Spitfire, the name of six U.S. Navy ships
HMCS Spitfire, an Australian gunboat
SS Spitfire, several ships
Spitfire, a type of jib sail

Films

The Spitfire, 1914 film
Spitfire (1934 film), a U.S. film starring Katharine Hepburn
Spitfire (1942 movie), the U.S. title of the 1942 British film The First of the Few
Spitfire, a 1995 U.S. film starring Lance Henriksen

Music

Spitfire (UK band), a garage rock band from Crawley, West Sussex, England
Spitfire (US band), a metalcore band from Virginia Beach, Virginia
Spitfire (Russian band), a ska band from Saint Petersburg, Russia
The Spitfire Band, a Canadian big band
Spitfire Records, a heavy metal-oriented record label

Albums

Spitfire (Jefferson Starship album), 1976
Spitfire (EP), a 2011 EP by Porter Robinson
Spitfire (LeAnn Rimes album), 2013

Songs

"Spitfire" (song), a 2004 single by the British electronica act The Prodigy

Comics

Spitfire (comics), a fictional character in Marvel Comics World War II-era superteam "The Invaders"
Spitfire (New Universe), a.k.a. Spitfire and the Troubleshooters and Codename: Spitfire, a comic book published under the New Universe imprint of Marvel Comics
Project Spitfire, a fictional U.S. government project appearing in the Marvel Comics' series newuniversal
Spitfire, a character from the anime/manga Air Gear

Science and technology

Spitfire (BBS), a software program for operating a Bulletin Board System
Spitfire sawfly, a type of insect and its caterpillar found in Australia

Sport clubs

Kent Spitfires, the name adopted by Kent County Cricket Club when playing One Day or Twenty20 matches
Eastleigh F.C., a non-league football club in Hampshire, England, nicknamed "The Spitfires"
Windsor Spitfires, a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League
London Spitfire, an esports team in the Overwatch League

Other uses

Spitfire, a character from My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Spitfire Aerodrome, an airport in Pedricktown, New Jersey, US
Spitfire (beer), a UK bottled and cask beer
Spitfire Wheels, a skateboard-wheel brand by Deluxe Distribution
.22 Spitfire (5.7 x 33 mm), rifle cartridge

See also

Kent Spitfire (disambiguation)
Lupe Vélez (1908–1944), actress known as "the Mexican spitfire"
The Mexican Spitfires, Sydney-based Australian indie-pop band of the 1980s

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