Supermarine Spitfire TR Mk IX 4820113082733

Supermarine Spitfire TR Mk IX 4820113082733With so many airworthy two seat Spitfires currently offering members of the public once in a lifetime flight experience opportunities around the country, its interesting that every Spitfire T. 9 started as a single seat fighter, either a Mk. VIII or more commonly, a Mk. IX. Also, despite the Spitfire being arguably the most famous fighting aeroplane in history, with over 20,000 aircraft eventually produced, no official two seat training variants were

something which was required by submarine hunting aircraft operated by Coastal Command

309 Fighter-Reconnaissance Squadron Polish Air Force

The most famous episode in the battle for the Kursk salient was the huge tank battle near Prokhorovka

as well as aluminium or paper fuel tanks with a capacity of 75 and 108 gallons

Proving the old adage 'If it looks right

as in fighter aviation

Together with his buddy and some very pleasant company

Although intended as an interceptor fighter

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forces suffered 40 thousand casualties in 17 exhausting days of combat

the Bulldog cartwheeled across the airfield

from the decks of Britain’s two new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers and should the need arise