Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc Trop
The British Spitfire fighter is one of the symbols of the Second World War. It was created on the basis of the request of the British Royal Air Force for the development of a fighter plane of high firepower and was put into operational use in 1938.
It fully showed its exceptional flight characteristics and efficiency in the first years of the war, during the battle for Britain. It also played a very important role in the air battles over Malta, giving a huge contribution in crushing the Italian-German offensive. A large number of pilots gained the status of an ace flying on a Spitfire, such as Brendan Finucane with 32 victories and James Johnson with 38 victories. At the end of the Second World War, in 1944, units of the Yugoslav army were armed with Spitfires. Yugoslav Spitfires took part in the struggle for the liberation of the country and remained in use until 1952. The displayed example was handed over to the Aeronautical Museum in 1961.
