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Many of these early PR Spitfires were fitted with the Merlin XII engine and Rotol constant-speed propeller with the early, blunt spinner of the Spitfire Mk II. [55] The Mk I PR Type C carried a total of 144 gal (655 L) of fuel and was the first photo reconnaissance aircraft to reach as far as Kiel. The extra fuel was carried in the tank behind ...
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 ...
Audio recording of Spitfire fly-past at the 2011 family day at RAF Halton, Buckinghamshire Supermarine Spitfire G-AWGB landing at Biggin Hill Airport, June 2024. The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.
The first test of the aircraft was in intercepting V1 flying bombs and the Mk XIV was the most successful of all Spitfire marks in this role. When 150 octane fuel was introduced in mid-1944 the "boost" of the Griffon engine was able to be increased to +25 lbs (80.7"), allowing the top speed to be increased by about 30 mph (26 kn; 48 km/h) to ...
The cockpit of a Spitfire Mk IX showing the instrument panel and the Mk II Gyro gunsight. Also introduced in early 1944 was a new Mark II Gyro gunsight. This gunsight calculated the correct angle of deflection to use when leading the target. Its introduction doubled the effectiveness of RAF gunnery and was a major factor in Allied air superiority.
November 1942 photo of a very early Mk IXb of 306 (Polish) ToruĊski Squadron.. The Supermarine Spitfire, the only British fighter to be manufactured before, during and after the Second World War, was designed as a short-range fighter capable of defending Britain from bomber attack [1] and achieved legendary status fulfilling this role during the Battle of Britain. [2]
Mk.I Nov 1940 Mar 1941 Gloster Gladiator: Mk.II Feb 1941 Jan 1942 Hawker Hurricane: Mk.I Jan 1942 Apr 1943 Hawker Hurricane: Mk.IIc Apr 1943 Apr 1944 Supermarine Spitfire: Mk.Vc Sep 1943 Jan 1944 Supermarine Spitfire: Mk.IX Jan 1944 Apr 1944 Supermarine Spitfire: Mk.Vb May 1944 Aug 1944 Supermarine Spitfire: Mk.IX Aug 1944 Jan 1948 Hawker ...
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIa, No. 72 Squadron, April 1941 No. 72 Squadron was reformed at RAF Tangmere on 22 February 1937 from 'B' flight of No. 1 Squadron , initially equipped with the Gloster Gladiators that came across from No. 1 Squadron. [ 3 ]