| Manufacturer (Principal): | Supermarine Division of Vickers-Armstrongs in factories at, Southampton, Winchester, Swindon and Castle Bromwich. |
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| (Subcontracted to): | Variously sub-contracted. |
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| Manufacturer Designation | Type 361 |
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| Aircraft Mk. | Mk. IXB |
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| RAF Designation: | Mk. IXB |
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| Construction: | All – metal monocoque |
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| Crew: | One |
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| Wing Span: | 32ft. 2in. |
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| Length: | 31ft. ½in. |
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| Height: | 12ft. 8in. |
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| Engine: | 1,720hp. Merlin 66 |
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| Fuel: | |
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| Internal Tanks | 85 gallons |
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| Supplemental Tanks | 30, 45, 50 (cylindrical) or 90 gallon belly tanks could be carried. |
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| Maximum: | |
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| Weight: | |
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| Empty: | 5,090lbs. |
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| Loaded: | 7,320lbs. |
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| Range: | 434miles on 85 gallons / 980miles on 175 gallons. |
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| Bomb Load: | 250lb Bomb (2 Nr.) 1 Nr. under each wing / 500lb.bomb (1 Nr.) under centre line of aircraft’s belly. |
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| Armament: | 20mm Hispano cannon (2 Nr.) 1in each wing. |
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| | ·303 Browning machine gun (4 Nr.) 2 in each wing |
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| Speed: | |
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| Maximum: | 404mph. at 21,000ft. |
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| Cruising: | 324mph. at 20,000ft. |
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| Service Ceiling Height: | 42,500ft. |
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| Initial Rate of Climb: | 6.4min. to 20,000ft. |
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| Bradwell Bay Service: | |
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| Squadron: | 126 |
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| Motto: | Foremost in Attack. |
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| Code: | 5J |
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| Dates: | 15th July – 10th August 1945 |
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| Missions: | Bomber escort. |
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| Colour Scheme. | Standard RAF pattern: Dark green and Ocean grey upper surfaces. Medium Sea Grey lower surfaces. |
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| Aircraft Nickname/s: | Shrew – is what R. J. Mitchell wanted call it, he thought Spitfire to be a “dammed silly” name. |
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| | Spit. |
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| Technical data: Aircraft of the RAF 1918 by Owen Thetford and Jane’s Fighting Aircraft of World War II |
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