What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Most of Britain's Spitfires were made here, 1939 - 1945. Recorded plaque organisation: Birmingham Civic Society.
The Supermarine Spitfire was a iconic British fighter aircraft crucial to the defense of the realm during World War II, particularly in the Battle of Britain; most of these vital aircraft were manufactured at this site between 1939 and 1945.
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