Supermarine

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British company aircraft manufacturer

Supermarine was a British aircraft manufacturer best known for designing and producing the iconic Spitfire fighter used by the Royal Air Force during World War II.

Aliases (2)

Supermarine Aviation Works ×3
Supermarine works ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British company → aircraft manufacturer →
aircraftConstruction	all-metal stressed-skin construction →
aircraftRoleSpecialty	fighter aircraft → flying boats → naval aircraft →
country	United Kingdom →
designedFor	Royal Air Force → Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm →
designPhilosophy	high-performance monoplane fighters →
foundedBy	Noel Pemberton Billing →
headquartersLocation	Southampton →
historicalEra	World War II era → early 20th century →
industry	aerospace industry →
keyPerson	Joseph Smith → R. J. Mitchell →
knownFor	Schneider Trophy racing seaplanes → World War II fighter aircraft →
locatedIn	England → Hampshire →
mergedInto	Vickers-Armstrongs →
notableFor	designing the Supermarine Spitfire → flying boat design → producing the Supermarine Spitfire → seaplane design →
notableProduct	Supermarine Attacker → Supermarine S.4 → Supermarine S.5 → Supermarine S.6 → Supermarine S.6B → Supermarine Scimitar → Supermarine Sea Otter → Supermarine Seafire → Supermarine Spitfire → Supermarine Swift → Supermarine Walrus →
operatedInConflict	World War II →
parentCompany	Vickers-Armstrongs →
predecessor	Pemberton-Billing Ltd →
spitfireEngineSupplier	Rolls-Royce →
spitfireEngineType	Rolls-Royce Griffon → Rolls-Royce Merlin →
spitfireRole	single-seat fighter →
spitfireUsedBy	Royal Air Force →
spitfireUsedIn	Battle of Britain →
spitfireWingType	elliptical wing →
successor	Vickers-Armstrongs (Aircraft Section) →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Supermarine Attacker → Supermarine S.4 → Supermarine S.5 → Supermarine S.6 → Supermarine Scimitar → Supermarine Seafang → Supermarine Seafire → Supermarine Southampton → Supermarine Spiteful → Supermarine Spitfire → Supermarine Spitfire → Supermarine Spitfire → Supermarine Swift → Supermarine Walrus →	manufacturer
Joseph Smith → R. J. Mitchell → R. J. Mitchell →	employer
Supermarine S.6 ("Supermarine Aviation Works") →	designedByCompany
Joseph Smith ("Supermarine Aviation Works") →	employedBy
Pemberton-Billing Ltd →	evolvedInto
Woolston, Southampton ("Supermarine works") →	hasFormerFacility
Pemberton-Billing Ltd ("Supermarine Aviation Works") →	predecessorOf
Pemberton-Billing Ltd →	successor