During the Battle of Britain (July - October 1940), the Spitfire was perceived by the public as the RAF fighter, though the more numerous Hawker Hurricane shouldered a greater proportion of the burden against the Luftwaffe.
ໃນລະຫວ່າງການຮົບຂອງ Britain (ກໍລະກົດຫາເດືອນຕຸລາ 1940), ໄດ້ Spitfire ໄດ້ຮັບຮູ້ເຂົ້າໃຈໂດຍສາທາລະນະເປັນ fighter RAF, ເຖິງແມ່ນວ່າຈໍານວນຫລາຍກວ່າ Hawker Hurricane ໄຫລ່ເປັນອັດຕາສ່ວນຫຼາຍຂອງພາລະຕໍ່ຕ້ານກອງທັບໄດ້.