This Day in Aviation History
January 7th, 1942
First flight of the Supermarine Seafire.
The Supermarine Seafire was a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire adapted for operation from aircraft carriers. The name Seafire was arrived at by abbreviating the longer name Sea Spitfire….
Source:
Wikipedia, Supermarine Seafire:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Seafire
YouTube, Supermarine Seafire Mk.XVII:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_6bETg5Zy0
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