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The two orders covered the K, L, and N prefix serial numbers. [29] The first production Spitfire came off the assembly line in mid-1938 [1] and was flown by Jeffrey Quill on 15 May 1938, almost 24 months after the initial order. [30]
Spitfire/Seafire Serial Numbers, production contracts and aircraft histories; Warbird Alley: Spitfire page – Information about Spitfires still flying today; K5054 – Supermarine Type 300 prototype Spitfire & production aircraft history; The Spitfire: Seventy Years On – Includes images of the factory Archived 25 September 2006 at the ...
Due to the many differences in production Spitfires, performance could vary widely, even between aircraft with the same Mark number. Factors such as weight, external fittings, airframe and engine condition, among others, influenced how an aircraft performed.
Production by Mark Mark Built by Numbers built [64] Notes [106] Prototype: Supermarine: 1: K5054. First flight 5 May 1936. [15] Ia, Ib: Supermarine, Westland: 1,567: First production Spitfire K9787 first flew 14 May 1938. IIa, IIb: Castle Bromwich: 921: First CB built Spitfire P7280, June 1940. III: Supermarine: 2: N3297 converted from Mk I ...
From 1948, Arabic numerals were used exclusively. Thus, the Spitfire PR Mk XIX became the PR 19 after 1948. This article adopts the convention of using Roman numerals for the Mks I–XX and Arabic numerals for the Mks 21–24. Type numbers (such as "Type 361") are the drawing board design numbers allocated by Supermarine. [11]
The Merlin remains most closely associated with the Spitfire and Hurricane, although the majority of the production run was for the four-engined Avro Lancaster heavy bomber. The Merlin continued to benefit from a series of rapidly-applied developments, derived from experiences in use since 1936.
Spitfire LF Mk.IXe TE513. Burmese number UB421. On external display at the newly opened (2016) Defence Services Museum which is North-East of Myanmar's capital city, Naypyidaw, in the Zeyathiri Township. [76] Spitfire LF Mk.IXe TE527. Burmese number UB431. Rear fuselage and tail-section suspected to be from this aircraft on display within the ...
Spitfire Mk.IX and Spitfire PR Mk.XI: Production variant of Merlin 60 fitted with a new two-speed two-stage supercharger providing increased power at medium to high altitudes. [19] First British production variant to incorporate two-piece cylinder blocks designed by Rolls-Royce for the Packard Merlin. [20]