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The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force along with many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War and afterwards into the 1950s as both a front line fighter and also in secondary roles. The Spitfire was produced in greater numbers than any other Allied fighter design, over 22,500, and was the only Allied fighter in production throughout the entire war. Many developing countries purchased Spitfires as industrial countries phased out propeller powered aircraft in favour of new jet-engined machines.〔Whitehead, Christopher. ("The Supermarine Spitfire, an operational history ." ) ''DeltaWeb International Ltd,'' 1996. Retrieved: 30 August 2009.〕 As these nations started to update their air forces many Spitfires and other Second World War aircraft were sold on the open market to individuals or for scrap. The aircraft in Hong Kong serving with the UK Colonial wings are a good example of the differing means of disposal where they were simply bulldozed into the sea as part of the process to reclaim land from the water in order to lengthen the runway.〔Graham, Steve. ( "The History of the Spitfire Development." ) ''The Spitfire Society,'' 14 March 1999. Retrieved: 30 August 2009.〕 Private collectors began to acquire Spitfire aircraft and a number went on to appear in movies and TV shows. These movie and TV appearances in turn helped to save a number of them from being scrapped. The Spitfire with probably the most movie and TV credits to her name is Mk.IX ''MH434''.〔("OFMC Company Profile & History." ) ''Old Flying Machine Company,'' 2009. Retrieved: 30 August 2009.〕 She ended up in civilian ownership in the UK around 1956 and has since gone on to appear in many films and TV shows including The Longest Day (1962), The Battle of Britain (1969) , A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Piece of Cake (1988). Various companies and organisations have appeared who specialise in the restoration and operation of Spitfire and other ''Warbird'' aircraft to support the growing demand for such services. Fully restored airworthy Spitfire aircraft can command a high premium, the exact amount being dependent upon the individual 'provenance' of the airframe, for example does it have a wartime history or is it a desirable Mark within the series. Many Spitfire and Seafire aircraft survive in museums and private collections around the world today and this page aims to provide details all of the individual aircraft known to still exist. == Statistics == The information in the below table provides a high-level breakdown of the surviving Spitfire/Seafire aircraft across the world by status, with an explanation of the status categories as follows, Airworthy - Aircraft that are maintained in airworthy condition. Annual maintenance and minor remediation work is ignored. Static Display - Aircraft that are on static display, with the majority being in publically accessible museums. Check individual aircraft below for further details as some are displayed on military airfields which are not accessible to the public. Restoration / Stored - Aircraft which are being either actively restored, held in storage, or otherwise do not fall into the above categories. . ''Date of latest table update = 10 September 2015 ()'' ''Disclaimer:- The information contained on this page is from sources within the public domain, any information which does not fall into this category (i.e. rumour or commercially confidential) is not recorded'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of surviving Supermarine Spitfires」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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