This book is the second of a series of three volumes devoted to the most famous fighter of the Royal Air Force. This one combined with the equally famous Hurricane gave the British control of the skies against the Luftwaffe. It covers the different versions of the plane from the Spitfire Mk VI to the Spitfire MK XVI which appeared in February 1941 and was equipped with Rolls-Royce Merlin 45, one of the most powerful engines of the Second World War. Illustrated