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Aircraft Stats:

Powerplant: 1 x 1,520 hp RR Merlin 61 piston engine
Speed: 657 kph, 408mph mph
Range: 698km, 434miles
Seats: 1
Length: 9.54m, 31ft 3.5in
Span: 11.23m, 10ft 10in
Empty Weight: 2 638kg, 5,816lb
Max T/O Weight: 3 309kg, 7,296lb

Weapons:
0.303 Inch Browning Machinegun, Mk 5 20mm Hispano Cannon

Squadrons:
None specified

Attrition:
17 incidents recorded

Spitfire Mk IX

Status: Retired
Manufacturer: Supermarine
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Role: Fighter
 
Description:

Fighter/interceptor.

Armament:
Two 20mm Hispano cannon and four 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning Mk II 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine-guns in wings plus 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs.


Images:

Spitfire Mk IX of 40 Squadron Spitfire Mk 9 5536 of 60 Sqn between April 1949 and 1951. Spitfire Mk IXs of 40 Squadron 41 Squadron operated four of these natural metal Spitfires. (MH931 + MH993) (MA504 + MA792) They were stripped of all excess weight, the engine was modified & they then operated in pairs. This to intercept high flying Luftwaffe Ju-86P's at +40,000ft. The idea being that one aircraft (armed only with machine guns) would climb to the altitude of the Ju-86, and force it down to the level of the second aircraft, which was armed with cannons. Spitfire Mk IX WR-F MK151