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What is the name of the famous British World War 2 fighter that sported elliptical wings?
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What was the name if the two famous British fighter planes?
I know one of them is the Supermarine Spitfire II
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What was the name of the German fighter plane in ww2?
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What kind of planes were used in the world war 2?
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What was the British fighter aircraft?
There have been many British fighter aircraft. Possibly 2 of the most famous were WW1's Sopwith Camel, a small biplane fighter, and ww2's Spitfire an aluminium framed and covered fast monoplane.
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The British Hurricane and Spitfire were both famous aces aircraft, - and there have been many others.
What was the name if the two famous British fighter planes?
I know one of them is the Supermarine Spitfire II
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What was the name of the british air crafts?
If you mean during World War 2, the most famous fighter aircraft were the Spitfire and Hurricane and the most famous bombers were the Lancaster and Wellington.
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What is the Sopwith Camel biplane?
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