The first Spitfire test flight was in March 1936
The first Spitfire prototype, K5054 was flown on 5th of March 1936.
The Spitfire made it's first flight in 1936, - that was 77 years ago.
The spitfire's first flight of the spitfire was on the 5 of march 1936by "Mutt" summers and the last flight was in 1961 by the irish air force
First flight in 1936 and in service from 1938 until 1948
There were many fighter planes in WW1 and in the 1920's and early 30's.The date you mention was that of the first flight of K5054, the Spitfire prototype.
There is lot of difference between test flight/air test/first flight.
Vickers Aviation's chief test pilot, Joseph "Mutt" Summers, followed by test pilot Jeffery Quill.
The first Spitfire prototype was flown on March 5, 1936.The first combat ready Spitfire flew on May 15, 1938.
Spitfire Aviation Flight School is located in Santa Barbara.
The first Spitfire, K5054 was built in early 1936.
The first original spitfire was designed by R.J. Mitchell
The Spitfire's first public introduction was at the Hendon Airshow in 1936.