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They Rejected His Fighter — Until It Saved Britain From Hitler

In 1940, one aircraft stood between Britain and Nazi invasion — the Spitfire. But the man who created it almost never got the chance to build it. R.J. Mitchell was a quiet British engineer who spent years fighting against Air Ministry bureaucrats who called his designs "too radical" and "impractical." They wanted slow, safe biplanes. He wanted to build the fastest fighter in the world. This is the story of how one dying engineer ignored the doubters, pushed his body beyond its limits while battling cancer, and created the most iconic fighter plane in history. Mitchell never lived to see his Spitfire save Britain in the Battle of Britain — he died in 1937, just as his masterpiece was entering production. His fighter went on to become the symbol of British resistance, outclassing the Luftwaffe's best and turning the tide of the air war over England. Discover how R.J. Mitchell sacrificed everything to build the plane that saved a nation — and never saw his own victory. Keywords: R.J. Mitchell, Spitfire, Spitfire documentary, Battle of Britain, RAF history, British fighter plane, Supermarine Spitfire, WWII aircraft, Luftwaffe vs Spitfire, British engineer, aviation history, Spitfire designer, Air Ministry, Hurricane vs Spitfire, Merlin engine, British aviation, fighter plane history, WWII documentary, forgotten engineer, aircraft designer, Schneider Trophy, Supermarine, British war hero, RAF fighter, aviation genius, military history, British ingenuity, wartime engineering