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During the second half of 1943, production of the Merlin 63 powered F Mk IX was discontinued in favour of the Merlin 66 powered LF Mk IX. [32] Early production Spitfire Mk IXs suffered from vapour locks in the fuel lines resulting from fuel evaporating if the aircraft was parked in direct sunlight. As a result of this the gun-camera was moved ...
K9795, the 9th production Mk I, with 19 Squadron. Spitfire LF Mk Vb of 316 (Polish) "Warszawski" Squadron. This Spitfire has the "cropped" Merlin 45 series engine and the "clipped" wings. The British Supermarine Spitfire was one of the most popular fighter aircraft of the Second World War. The basic airframe proved to be extremely adaptable ...
Two of these were the Spitfire HF Mk IX (high-altitude modification) while the remainder were the low-altitude LF Mk IX. The last Lend-Lease shipment carrying the Mk IX arrived at the port of Severodvinsk on 12 June 1945. [citation needed] The Spitfire also served in the Pacific Theatre, meeting the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero. Lt. Gen.
Although these "clipped-wing" aircraft are popularly known as "LF" versions due to the fact that they were designated "LF" (i.e. Spitfire LF Mk V), the "L" actually refers to the different versions of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engines used, which were optimised for low-altitude performance with "cropped" supercharger impellers (Merlin 45M, 50M or ...
same as above for the paragraph ending with "The last Lend-Lease shipment carrying the Mk IX arrived at the port of Severodvinsk on 12 June 1945" same as above for the sentence ending "Spitfire pilots had to adopt a "slash and run" policy and use their faster speed and diving superiority to fight, while avoiding classic dogfights"
Spitfire Mk.IX and Spitfire PR Mk.XI: Production variant of Merlin 60 fitted with a new two-speed two-stage supercharger providing increased power at medium to high altitudes. [19] First British production variant to incorporate two-piece cylinder blocks designed by Rolls-Royce for the Packard Merlin. [20]
Spitfire Mk.IX PT989 (G-CWIX). This Spitfire LF IX was built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory in 1944. It was supplied with a Merlin 66 engine. On 31 August 1944, it was transferred to 33 Maintenance Unit and then on 8 September 1944 it was moved to 52 Maintenance Unit. On 24 September 1944, it was loaded onboard merchant ship S256.
Spitfire Mk XIIs of 41 Sqn. The final production Mk XII was MB882, "EB-B" (foreground), flown by Flt. Lt. Donald Smith, RAAF. The fixed tailwheel of "EB-H" (third from front) suggests that the airframe was originally a Mk Vc. The Mk XII was the first Spitfire powered by a Griffon engine to go into service.