| Manufacturer (Principal): | Supermarine Division of Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. In factories at Southampton; Winchester; Swindon; and Castle Bromwich. |
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| (Subcontracted to): | Widely subcontracted to various companies. |
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| Manufacturer Designation | Air Ministry Specification F.37 / 34 |
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| Aircraft Mk. | Mk. IIA |
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| RAF Designation: | Spitfire Mk. IIA |
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| Construction: | All – metal monocoque |
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| Crew: | One |
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| Wing Span: | 36ft. 10in |
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| Length: | .29ft. 11in. |
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| Height: | 9ft. 11in. |
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| Engine: | Merlin XII 1,150hp. |
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| Fuel: | |
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| Internal Tanks | 80 gallons. |
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| Supplemental Tanks | N/A |
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| Maximum: | |
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| Weight: | |
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| Empty: | 6,137lb. |
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| Loaded: | 6527lb |
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| Range: | 500 miles (395 miles in combat) |
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| Bomb Load: | N/A |
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| Armament: | ·303 Browning machine gun (8 Nr.) 4 in each wing |
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| Speed: | |
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| Maximum: | 357mph at 17,000ft. |
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| Cruising: | 255mph. |
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| Service Ceiling Height: | 37,200ft. |
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| Initial Rate of Climb: | 7 min to 20,000ft. |
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| Bradwell Bay Service: | |
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| Squadron: | 278 |
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| Motto: | Ex mare ad referiendum – From out of the sea to strike again |
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| Code: | MY |
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| Dates: | April – May 1944 |
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| Missions: | Air – Sea – Rescue spotter aircraft |
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| Colour Scheme. (4) | Standard RAF Camouflage with Matt Dark Green and Matt Dark Earth upper surfaces. Matt Beige Green lower surfaces. |
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| Aircraft Nickname/s: (5) | 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 |
| (4) Humbrol Paints |
| (5) www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3132500/ |
