R. J. Mitchell

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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.

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R. J. Mitchell canonical 20
Reginald Joseph Mitchell 4
Reginald J. Mitchell 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aeronautical engineer
human
awardReceived Order of the British Empire
surface form: 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.6
surface form: 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
surface form: Vickers-Armstrongs (through Supermarine acquisition)
familyName Mitchell
fieldOfWork aeronautical engineering
aircraft design
fullName R. J. Mitchell self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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.6
surface form: 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

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Supermarine Spitfire designer R. J. Mitchell
Supermarine keyPerson R. J. Mitchell
Supermarine Spiteful designer R. J. Mitchell
R. J. Mitchell fullName R. J. Mitchell self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Reginald Joseph Mitchell
Joseph Smith precededBy R. J. Mitchell
Supermarine S.4 designer R. J. Mitchell
Supermarine S.5 designer R. J. Mitchell
Supermarine S.6 designer R. J. Mitchell
Supermarine Seafire designer R. J. Mitchell
Supermarine Walrus designedBy R. J. Mitchell
Joseph isGivenNameOf R. J. Mitchell
Joseph isGivenNameOf R. J. Mitchell
this entity surface form: Reginald Joseph Mitchell
Butt Lane, Staffordshire fullName R. J. Mitchell
subject surface form: R. J. Mitchell
this entity surface form: Reginald Joseph Mitchell
Kidsgrove birthplaceOf R. J. Mitchell
Supermarine Southampton designedBy R. J. Mitchell
Hanley High School educated R. J. Mitchell
Hanley High School notableAlumnus R. J. Mitchell
Florence Dayson spouse R. J. Mitchell
Florence Dayson spouseName R. J. Mitchell
this entity surface form: Reginald Joseph Mitchell
Gordon Mitchell father R. J. Mitchell
Gordon Mitchell notableFamilyMember R. J. Mitchell
Schneider Trophy competition notableDesigner R. J. Mitchell
this entity surface form: Reginald J. Mitchell
1929 Schneider Trophy notableDesigner R. J. Mitchell