| 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 351 |
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| Aircraft Mk. | VII |
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| RAF Designation: | VII |
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| Construction: | All – metal monocoque with pressurised cockpit. |
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| Crew: | One |
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| Wing Span: | 40ft. 2in. |
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| Length: | 36ft. 0in. |
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| Height: | 11ft. 5in. |
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| Engine: | 1,520hp. Merlin 61 or 1,710hp. Merlin 64 |
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| Fuel: | |
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| Internal Tanks | 120 gallons |
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| Supplemental Tanks (3) | 30, 45, 90 or 170 gallon belly tanks could be carried. |
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| Maximum: | |
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| Weight: | |
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| Empty: (2) | 5,090lb. |
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| Loaded: | 7,875lb. |
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| Range: | 660 miles on 120 gallons / 1,180 miles on 210 gallons |
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| Bomb Load: | N/A |
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| Armament: (2) | 20mm Hispano Mk. II 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: | 408mph. at 25,000ft. |
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| Cruising: | 324mph at 20,000ft. |
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| Service Ceiling Height: | 43,000ft. |
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| Initial Rate of Climb: | 7.1 min. to 20,000ft. |
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| Bradwell Bay Service: | |
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| Squadron: | 124 |
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| Motto: | Danger Is Our Opportunity. |
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| Code: | ON |
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| Dates: | 23rd April – 26th July 1944 |
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| Missions: | Interception of high altitude German aircraft / escort missions for the bombers of No.2 Group and B-17s of the USAAF. |
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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: (1) | 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 & Jane’s Fighting Aircraft f World War II |
| (1) www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3132500/ |
| (2) military.wikia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire |
| (3) wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire_(late_Merlin-powered_variants)#Mk_IX_(type_351) |
