Flight Line

摘要

Looking back over the Royal Air Force's 100-year history, certain aircraft types have, either by their exploits or by the sheer universality of their service, become household names. The Supermarine S5/6/6B racers, though few in number - just seven built -earned their place in popular history as 'the 'planes that won the Schneider Trophy', while the far more numerous Spitfire, Lancaster and Lightning are similarly well-known to most of the UK's 66 million inhabitants.