Two british icons together in one beautiful snow globe ndash a supermarine spitfire flying high above the white cliffs of doverthe spitfire is a british fighter aircraft used by the royal air force predominantly during world war ii following great successes during the battle of britain the spitfire superseded the hawker hurricane to become the backbone of the raf and see military action in every operational theatre through the remainder of the second world war the spitfire played a huge rol