▁NC AP ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : F édération ▁Intern ationale ▁de ▁l ' Autom obile ▁Category : Found ations ▁based ▁in ▁England ▁Category : Ro ad ▁safety ▁Category : S ust ain able ▁transport <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁British ▁Super marine ▁Sp it fire ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁f ighter ▁aircraft ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁The ▁basic ▁air frame ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁extremely ▁adapt able , ▁capable ▁of ▁taking ▁far ▁more ▁powerful ▁engines ▁and ▁far ▁greater ▁loads ▁than ▁its ▁original ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁short - range ▁inter ceptor ▁had ▁allowed ▁for . ▁This ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁ 2 4 ▁marks ▁of ▁Sp it fire , ▁and ▁many ▁sub - vari ants ▁within ▁the ▁marks , ▁being ▁produced ▁throughout ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁beyond , ▁in ▁continu ing ▁efforts ▁to ▁ful fill ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁requirements ▁and ▁successfully ▁combat ▁ever - im pro ving ▁enemy ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁The ▁Sp it fire ▁was ▁also ▁adopted ▁for ▁service ▁on ▁aircraft ▁carri ers ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ; ▁in ▁this ▁role ▁they ▁were ▁renamed ▁Super marine ▁Se af ire . ▁Although ▁the ▁first ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Se af ire , ▁the ▁Se af ire ▁Ib , ▁was ▁a ▁straight ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁Sp it fire ▁V b , ▁success ive ▁variants ▁incorpor ated ▁much ▁needed ▁strength ening ▁of ▁the ▁basic ▁structure ▁of ▁the ▁air frame ▁and ▁equipment ▁changes ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁surv ive ▁the ▁demand ing ▁mar itime ▁environment . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁later ▁Se af ire ▁variants ▁were