Popular Culture
His life and the sacrifices he made to keep going despite pain and impending death were the subject of the 1942 British film, The First of the Few produced and directed by Leslie Howard, with Howard in the starring role of R.J. Mitchell, and David Niven as 'Geoffrey Crisp', based on the Supermarine test pilot Jeffrey Quill who flew the aerobatic sequences for the film in a Spitfire MkII. The film recounts the story of Mitchell's life and how he developed the design for the famous RAF fighter. Mrs. Mitchell and her son Gordon were on the set during much of the production.
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