The Origins of the Two Seat Spitfire
Learning to fly three different types of aircraft during wartime was the RAFs standard requirement, before a pilot could join a squadron and become operational. Supermarine had thought, and indeed planned, to make a two seat Spitfire as far back as 1941. The main reason behind this decision was to fast track the process of pilot training. The idea behind this being that two trainees could go up in the Spitfire at the same time. It was initially thought that the Air Ministry would jump at the opportunity to improve efficiency, and cut the amount of time it took to train a pilot. It was somewhat of a shock, then, when the Ministry rejected the idea outright.
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