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Supermarine Spitfire
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As a prototype F.37/34 fitted with an early Rolls Royce Merlin engine, it flew for the
first time on March 5, 1936. Over 20,000 Spitfires were built by the time production
ceased.
A Second World War vintage Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX (L.F.), rebuilt by Canada's
National Aviation Museum. The L.F. was the low-altitude version of the Mk.9, configured
with a Merlin 66 engine and clipped elliptical wings. Normal armament was two 20mm cannon
and four machine-guns. The Mk.9 entered service in late 1942
Canada only had eight Spitfires on strength, however, several hundred Canadian pilots
served in RAF squadrons, many flying the Supermarine Spitfire.
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| Specifications Mk XIV; Engine (one) Rolls
Royce Griffon 65 1,527 kW. (2,050 hp.), Wing Span; 11.23 m. (36' 10"), Length; 9.96
m. (32' 8"), Maximum take-off weight; 3,815 kg. (8,490 lbs.), Maximum level speed 721
km/h (448 mph.), Range 1,68 km. (850 miles), Armament; (two) 20mm cannon and (four) 0.303
inch machine guns, plus bombs. |
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