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|type = [[aeroplane|Aircraft]]
 
|type = [[aeroplane|Aircraft]]
 
|origin = [[Royal Air Force]]
 
|origin = [[Royal Air Force]]
|appearances = [[DW]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]''<br />[[DW]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]''
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|appearances = [[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]''<br />[[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]''
 
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A Supermarine '''Spitfire''' was a type of [[aeroplane]] used by [[United Kingdom|the British]] during [[World War II]].
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A Supermarine '''Spitfire''' was a type of [[aeroplane]] used by [[United Kingdom|the British]] during [[World War II]].
   
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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Retired Wing Commander [[Alec "Mother" Whistler]], who had been a Spitfire pilot during the [[Second World War]], brought out every summer for the village fete at [[Culverton]] a Spitfire which he had restored himself, and was in full working order. It would play a key part in the defeat of [[the Master]] and the [[Gaderene]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Last of the Gaderene]]'')
[[Winston Churchill]] sent three Spitfires into [[space]] to fight the [[Dalek Flying Saucer|Dalek ship]]. The Spitfires were outfitted for space with a [[gravity bubble]] and were armed with [[laser]] weapons, based on technology created by Dr. [[Edwin Bracewell]]. Their mission was to destroy a beacon on the Dalek ship which illuminated [[London]], leaving it vulnerable to [[German]] attack. Two Spitfires were destroyed but the last one, "[[Spitfire Pilot|Danny Boy]]", succeeded. After he had completed his primary mission, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] ordered him to destroy the Dalek ship. However, the Doctor countermanded these orders when the [[Dalek]]s threatened to destroy the [[Earth]]. "Danny Boy" then returned to Earth. ([[DW]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'')
 
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[[File:Spitfire vs Dalek Saucer.PNG|thumb|right|Spitfires fight the Dalek saucer. ([[DW]] ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'')]]
 
 
[[Winston Churchill]] sent three Spitfires ([[Spitfire Pilot|Danny Boy]], [[Jubilee (Victory of the Daleks)|Jubilee]], and [[Flintlock]]) into [[space]] to fight a [[Dalek flying saucer|Dalek ship]] threatening the planet below. The Spitfires were outfitted for space with a [[gravity bubble]] and were armed with [[laser]] weapons, which were based on technology created by Dr. [[Edwin Bracewell]]. Their mission was to destroy a beacon on the Dalek ship which illuminated [[London]], leaving it vulnerable to [[German]] attack. Two Spitfires were destroyed, but the last one, "[[Spitfire Pilot|Danny Boy]]", succeeded. After he had completed his primary mission, the [[Eleventh Doctor]] ordered him to destroy the Dalek ship. However, the Doctor countermanded these orders when the [[Dalek]]s threatened to destroy the [[Earth]]. "Danny Boy" then returned to Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'')
Though this advanced technology was to be dismantled to avoid altering history, it was used again when the Doctor summoned "Danny Boy" to [[Demon's Run]], where he destroyed the facility's communications array, then returned to his own time. ([[DW]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'')
 
 
[[File:Spitfire vs Dalek Saucer.PNG|thumb|right|Spitfires fight the Dalek saucer. ([[TV]] ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'')]]
 
Though this advanced technology was to be dismantled to avoid altering history, it was used again when the Doctor summoned "Danny Boy" to [[Demon's Run]], where he destroyed the facility's communications array, then returned to his own time. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'')
   
 
== Behind the scenes ==
 
== Behind the scenes ==
* The Spitfires in ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'' were presumbably the Mk IXs due to the number of propeller blades and the Air Intakes under the wings are the same shape. Mk IX Spitfires were the first to have twin Air intakes under the wings, Previous Mks had different Intakes.
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* The Spitfires in ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[A Good Man Goes to War]]'' were presumably the Mk IXs due to the number of propeller blades and the air intakes under the wings are the same shape. Mk IX Spitfires were the first to have twin air intakes under the wings, Previous Mks had different intakes.
 
== Goofs ==
 
 
* The Spitfires are missing their Top and bottom wing and Tail Markings
 
   
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Revision as of 00:35, 26 May 2014

A Supermarine Spitfire was a type of aeroplane used by the British during World War II.

History

Retired Wing Commander Alec "Mother" Whistler, who had been a Spitfire pilot during the Second World War, brought out every summer for the village fete at Culverton a Spitfire which he had restored himself, and was in full working order. It would play a key part in the defeat of the Master and the Gaderene. (PROSE: Last of the Gaderene)

Winston Churchill sent three Spitfires (Danny Boy, Jubilee, and Flintlock) into space to fight a Dalek ship threatening the planet below. The Spitfires were outfitted for space with a gravity bubble and were armed with laser weapons, which were based on technology created by Dr. Edwin Bracewell. Their mission was to destroy a beacon on the Dalek ship which illuminated London, leaving it vulnerable to German attack. Two Spitfires were destroyed, but the last one, "Danny Boy", succeeded. After he had completed his primary mission, the Eleventh Doctor ordered him to destroy the Dalek ship. However, the Doctor countermanded these orders when the Daleks threatened to destroy the Earth. "Danny Boy" then returned to Earth. (TV: Victory of the Daleks)

File:Spitfire vs Dalek Saucer.PNG

Spitfires fight the Dalek saucer. (TV Victory of the Daleks)

Though this advanced technology was to be dismantled to avoid altering history, it was used again when the Doctor summoned "Danny Boy" to Demon's Run, where he destroyed the facility's communications array, then returned to his own time. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War)

Behind the scenes

  • The Spitfires in Victory of the Daleks and A Good Man Goes to War were presumably the Mk IXs due to the number of propeller blades and the air intakes under the wings are the same shape. Mk IX Spitfires were the first to have twin air intakes under the wings, Previous Mks had different intakes.
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