Uploaded March 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On this day, March 5, 1936, the first Supermarine Spitfire prototype took to the skies.
This particular Supermarine Spitfire MK1a (N3200) crash landed on a beach at Sangatte, Nr Calais, France. This is the original restored aircraft from WW2. (You may have seen a similar aircraft depicted in the film 'Dunkirk').
On this day, March 5, 1936, the first Supermarine Spitfire prototype took to the skies.
This particular Supermarine Spitfire MK1a (N3200) crash landed on a beach at Sangatte, Nr Calais, France. This is the original restored aircraft from WW2. (You may have seen a similar aircraft depicted in the film 'Dunkirk').
