R. J. Mitchell

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aeronautical engineer human

R. J. Mitchell was a British aeronautical engineer best known for creating the iconic Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force during World War II.

Aliases (1)

Reginald Joseph Mitchell ×3

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aeronautical engineer → human →
awardReceived	Commander of the Order of the British Empire →
causeOfDeath	colorectal cancer →
countryOfBirth	England →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
countryOfDeath	England →
dateOfBirth	1895-05-20 →
dateOfDeath	1937-06-11 →
designed	Supermarine S.4 → Supermarine S.5 → Supermarine S.6B → Supermarine Southampton → Supermarine Spitfire → Supermarine Walrus →
educatedAt	Evening classes at a technical college in Stoke-on-Trent → Hanley High School →
employer	Supermarine → Vickers-Armstrongs (through Supermarine acquisition) →
familyName	Mitchell →
fieldOfWork	aeronautical engineering → aircraft design →
fullName	Reginald Joseph Mitchell →
givenName	Joseph → Reginald →
hasChild	Gordon Mitchell →
influenced	development of British fighter aircraft in World War II →
knownFor	Schneider Trophy racing seaplane designs → designing the Supermarine Spitfire fighter aircraft →
memorial	memorial at Southampton Airport → statue in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent →
nationality	British →
notableWork	Supermarine S.4 → Supermarine S.5 → Supermarine S.6B → Supermarine Southampton → Supermarine Spitfire → Supermarine Walrus →
occupation	aeronautical engineer → aircraft designer →
participatedIn	Schneider Trophy seaplane contests (through aircraft designs) →
placeOfBirth	Butt Lane, Staffordshire → Kidsgrove →
placeOfDeath	Southampton →
religion	Methodism →
residence	Southampton →
spouse	Florence Dayson →
workedOn	Royal Air Force fighter development →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Supermarine S.4 → Supermarine S.5 → Supermarine S.6 → Supermarine Seafire → Supermarine Spiteful → Supermarine Spitfire →	designer
Supermarine Southampton → Supermarine Walrus →	designedBy
R. J. Mitchell ("Reginald Joseph Mitchell") → R. J. Mitchell ("Reginald Joseph Mitchell") →	fullName
Joseph → Joseph ("Reginald Joseph Mitchell") →	isGivenNameOf
Kidsgrove →	birthplaceOf
Butt Lane, Staffordshire →	hasNotableResident
Supermarine →	keyPerson
Joseph Smith →	precededBy