Reginald Joseph Mitchell was a British aircraft designer who worked for the Southampton aviation company Supermarine from 1916 until 1936. He is best known for designing racing seaplanes such as the Supermarine S.6B, and for leading the team that designed the Supermarine Spitfire.
R. J. Mitchell
Hanley High School, c.1900
The Supermarine Sea Lion I moored at the start of the 1919 Schneider Trophy race. The 25-year-old Mitchell is likely to have played a role in the development of the aircraft.
The Supermarine Sea Lion II hull and Napier Lion engine prior to be installed. Mitchell is standing second-to-left.
Supermarine was a British aircraft manufacturer. It is most famous for producing the Spitfire fighter plane during World War II. It also built a range of seaplanes and flying boats, winning the Schneider Trophy for seaplanes with three wins in a row in 1927, 1929 and 1931. After the war, the company produced a series of jet fighters.
Supermarine Aviation Ltd, Woolston, in 1924
Studio portrait of Billing released for publication to the press in 1916
Hubert Scott-Paine
Supermarine P.B.31E Nighthawk