Dinger's Aviation Pages
Back in 1991-92, I put together a program for the Amiga computer about the Spitfire. It was available over the next few years first as a fully commercial product, and then released into the public domain (PD). It was part of the "Learning Curve" CD Rom published by Wierd Science. I converted the program to run on PCs, albeit only as a DOS program and this was also available as PD.
In the late 90s I took the key text elements from the program and incorporated them in a website. Its had a couple of changes of address, but its still here all these years later. You will see that some of the images were originally produced for the low-res 16 and 256 colour screens in use in the early '90s, giving it a "retro" look. The original program was aimed at 9-15 year olds and was not too technical. However, the site has proved enduringly popular, particularly the list of Spitfire marks. I became aware that some of the information had been made obsolete by more recent reseach into the Spitfire and that the website was causing some arguments on internet forums. So in early 2025 I updated the Spitfire marks, Spitfire markings and Seafire pages and added the Spitfire night fighter page. I hope you enjoy the contents.
In the late 90s I took the key text elements from the program and incorporated them in a website. Its had a couple of changes of address, but its still here all these years later. You will see that some of the images were originally produced for the low-res 16 and 256 colour screens in use in the early '90s, giving it a "retro" look. The original program was aimed at 9-15 year olds and was not too technical. However, the site has proved enduringly popular, particularly the list of Spitfire marks. I became aware that some of the information had been made obsolete by more recent reseach into the Spitfire and that the website was causing some arguments on internet forums. So in early 2025 I updated the Spitfire marks, Spitfire markings and Seafire pages and added the Spitfire night fighter page. I hope you enjoy the contents.
