Spitfire (Total: 20,815, Canadian: 144, Group 144)
Supermarine Spitfire
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. VI, RCAF (Serial No. X4492), in flight, 26 Feb 1944.
The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, using several wing configurations, and it was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. It was also the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war. The Spitfire continues to be popular among enthusiasts; around 70 remain airworthy, and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world.
The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works, which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928. Mitchell pushed the Spitfire's distinctive elliptical wing with cutting-edge sunken rivets (designed by Beverley Shenstone) to have the thinnest possible cross-section, helping give the aircraft a higher top speed than several contemporary fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane.
The Spitfire had detachable wing tips which were secured by two mounting points at the end of each main wing assembly. When the Spitfire took on a role as a high-altitude fighter (Marks VI and VII and some early Mk VIIIs), the standard wing tips were replaced by extended, "pointed" tips which increased the wingspan from 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) to 40 ft 2 in (12.24 m). The other wing-tip variation, used by several Spitfire variants, was the "clipped" wing; the standard wing tips were replaced by wooden fairings which reduced the span by 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m). The wing tips used spruce formers for most of the internal structure with a light alloy skin attached using brass screws.
Due to a shortage of Brownings, which had been selected as the new standard rifle calibre machine gun for the RAF in 1934, early Spitfires were fitted with only four guns, with the other four fitted later. Early tests showed that, while the guns worked perfectly on the ground and at low altitudes, they tended to freeze at high altitude, especially the outer wing guns, because the RAF's Brownings had been modified to fire from an open bolt. While this prevented overheating of the cordite used in British ammunition, it allowed cold air to flow through the barrel unhindered. Supermarine did not fix the problem until October 1938, when they added hot air ducts from the rear of the wing-mounted radiators to the guns, and bulkheads around the gunbays to trap the hot air in the wing. Red fabric patches were doped over the gun ports to protect the guns from cold, dirt, and moisture until they were fired.
The first Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined Mk XII flew in August 1942, and first flew operationally with 41 Squadron in April 1943. This mark could nudge 400 mph (640 km/h) in level flight and climb to an altitude of 33,000 ft (10,000 m) in under nine minutes. As American fighters took over the long-range escorting of USAAF daylight bombing raids, the Griffon-engined Spitfires progressively took up the tactical air superiority role, and played a major role in intercepting V-1 flying bombs, while the Merlin-engined variants (mainly the Mk IX and the Packard-engined Mk XVI) were adapted to the fighter-bomber role. Although the later Griffon-engined marks lost some of the favourable handling characteristics of their Merlin-powered predecessors, they could still outmanoeuvre their main German foes and other, later American and British-designed fighters.Wikipedia
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RCAF Supermarine Spitfire Serials - Kestrel PublicationsSpitfire IX serial MM4000
s/n MM4000
MM 4000
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Spitfire IX serial MM4001
s/n MM4001
MM 4001
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Spitfire IX serial MM4002
s/n MM4002
MM 4002
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Spitfire IX serial MM4003
s/n MM4003
MM 4003
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Spitfire IX serial MM4004
s/n MM4004
MM 4004
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Spitfire IX serial MM4005
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MM 4005
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Spitfire IX serial MM4006
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MM 4006
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Spitfire IX serial MM4007
s/n MM4007
MM 4007
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Spitfire IX serial MM4008
s/n MM4008
MM 4008
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Spitfire IX serial MM4009
s/n MM4009
MM 4009
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Spitfire IX serial MM4010
s/n MM4010
MM 4010
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Spitfire IX serial MM4011
s/n MM4011
MM 4011
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Spitfire IX serial MM4012
s/n MM4012
MM 4012
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Spitfire IX serial MM4013
s/n MM4013
MM 4013
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Spitfire IX serial MM4014
s/n MM4014
MM 4014
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Spitfire IX serial MM4015
s/n MM4015
MM 4015
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Spitfire IX serial MM4016
s/n MM4016
MM 4016
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Spitfire IX serial MM4017
s/n MM4017
MM 4017
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Spitfire IX serial MM4018
s/n MM4018
MM 4018
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Spitfire IX serial MM4019
s/n MM4019
MM 4019
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Spitfire IX serial MM4020
s/n MM4020
MM 4020
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Spitfire IX serial MM4021
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MM 4021
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Spitfire IX serial MM4022
s/n MM4022
MM 4022
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Spitfire IX serial MM4023
s/n MM4023
MM 4023
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Spitfire IX serial MM4024
s/n MM4024
MM 4024
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Spitfire IX serial MM4025
s/n MM4025
MM 4025
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Spitfire IX serial MM4026
s/n MM4026
MM 4026
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Spitfire IX serial MM4027
s/n MM4027
MM 4027
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Spitfire IX serial MM4028
s/n MM4028
MM 4028
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Spitfire IX serial MM4029
s/n MM4029
MM 4029
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Spitfire IX serial MM4030
s/n MM4030
MM 4030
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Spitfire IX serial MM4031
s/n MM4031
MM 4031
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Spitfire IX serial MM4032
s/n MM4032
MM 4032
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Spitfire IX serial MM4033
s/n MM4033
MM 4033
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Spitfire IX serial MM4034
s/n MM4034
MM 4034
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Spitfire IX serial MM4035
s/n MM4035
MM 4035
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Spitfire IX serial MM4036
s/n MM4036
MM 4036
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Spitfire IX serial MM4037
s/n MM4037
MM 4037
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Spitfire IX serial MM4038
s/n MM4038
MM 4038
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Spitfire IX serial MM4039
s/n MM4039
MM 4039
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Spitfire IX serial MM4040
s/n MM4040
MM 4040
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Spitfire IX serial MM4041
s/n MM4041
MM 4041
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Spitfire IX serial MM4042
s/n MM4042
MM 4042
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Spitfire IX serial MM4043
s/n MM4043
MM 4043
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Spitfire IX serial MM4044
s/n MM4044
MM 4044
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Spitfire IX serial MM4045
s/n MM4045
MM 4045
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Spitfire IX serial MM4046
s/n MM4046
MM 4046
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Spitfire IX serial MM4047
s/n MM4047
MM 4047
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Spitfire IX serial MM4048
s/n MM4048
MM 4048
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Spitfire IX serial MM4049
s/n MM4049
MM 4049
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Spitfire IX serial MM4050
s/n MM4050
MM 4050
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Spitfire IX serial MM4051
s/n MM4051
MM 4051
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Spitfire IX serial MM4052
s/n MM4052
MM 4052
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Spitfire IX serial MM4053
s/n MM4053
MM 4053
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Spitfire IX serial MM4054
s/n MM4054
MM 4054
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Spitfire IX serial MM4055
s/n MM4055
MM 4055
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Spitfire IX serial MM4056
s/n MM4056
MM 4056
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Spitfire IX serial MM4057
s/n MM4057
MM 4057
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Spitfire IX serial MM4058
s/n MM4058
MM 4058
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Spitfire IX serial MM4059
s/n MM4059
MM 4059
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Spitfire IX serial MM4060
s/n MM4060
MM 4060
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Spitfire IX serial MM4061
s/n MM4061
MM 4061
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Spitfire IX serial MM4062
s/n MM4062
MM 4062
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Spitfire IX serial MM4063
s/n MM4063
MM 4063
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Spitfire IX serial MM4064
s/n MM4064
MM 4064
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Spitfire IX serial MM4065
s/n MM4065
MM 4065
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Spitfire IX serial MM4066
s/n MM4066
MM 4066
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Spitfire IX serial MM4067
s/n MM4067
MM 4067
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Spitfire IX serial MM4068
s/n MM4068
MM 4068
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Spitfire IX serial MM4069
s/n MM4069
MM 4069
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Spitfire IX serial MM4070
s/n MM4070
MM 4070
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Spitfire IX serial MM4071
s/n MM4071
MM 4071
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Spitfire IX serial MM4072
s/n MM4072
MM 4072
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Spitfire IX serial MM4073
s/n MM4073
MM 4073
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Spitfire IX serial MM4074
s/n MM4074
MM 4074
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Spitfire IX serial MM4075
s/n MM4075
MM 4075
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Spitfire IX serial MM4076
s/n MM4076
MM 4076
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Spitfire IX serial MM4077
s/n MM4077
MM 4077
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Spitfire IX serial MM4078
s/n MM4078
MM 4078
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Spitfire IX serial MM4079
s/n MM4079
MM 4079
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Spitfire IX serial MM4080
s/n MM4080
MM 4080
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Spitfire IX serial MM4081
s/n MM4081
MM 4081
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Spitfire IX serial MM4082
s/n MM4082
MM 4082
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Spitfire IX serial MM4083
s/n MM4083
MM 4083
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Spitfire IX serial MM4084
s/n MM4084
MM 4084
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Spitfire IX serial MM4085
s/n MM4085
MM 4085
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Spitfire IX serial MM4086
s/n MM4086
MM 4086
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Spitfire IX serial MM4087
s/n MM4087
MM 4087
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Spitfire IX serial MM4088
s/n MM4088
MM 4088
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Spitfire IX serial MM4089
s/n MM4089
MM 4089
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Spitfire IX serial MM4090
s/n MM4090
MM 4090
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Spitfire IX serial MM4091
s/n MM4091
MM 4091
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Spitfire IX serial MM4092
s/n MM4092
MM 4092
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Spitfire IX serial MM4093
s/n MM4093
MM 4093
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Spitfire IX serial MM4094
s/n MM4094
MM 4094
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Spitfire IX serial MM4095
s/n MM4095
MM 4095
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Spitfire IX serial MM4096
s/n MM4096
MM 4096
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Spitfire IX serial MM4097
s/n MM4097
MM 4097
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Spitfire IX serial MM4098
s/n MM4098
MM 4098
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Spitfire IX serial MM4099
s/n MM4099
MM 4099
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Spitfire IX serial MM4100
s/n MM4100
MM 4100
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Spitfire IX serial MM4101
s/n MM4101
MM 4101
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Spitfire IX serial MM4102
s/n MM4102
MM 4102
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Spitfire IX serial MM4103
s/n MM4103
MM 4103
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Spitfire IX serial MM4104
s/n MM4104
MM 4104
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Spitfire IX serial MM4105
s/n MM4105
MM 4105
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Spitfire IX serial MM4106
s/n MM4106
MM 4106
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Spitfire IX serial MM4107
s/n MM4107
MM 4107
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Spitfire IX serial MM4108
s/n MM4108
MM 4108
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Spitfire IX serial MM4109
s/n MM4109
MM 4109
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Spitfire IX serial MM4110
s/n MM4110
MM 4110
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Spitfire IX serial MM4111
s/n MM4111
MM 4111
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Spitfire IX serial MM4112
s/n MM4112
MM 4112
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Spitfire IX serial MM4113
s/n MM4113
MM 4113
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Spitfire IX serial MM4114
s/n MM4114
MM 4114
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Spitfire IX serial MM4115
s/n MM4115
MM 4115
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Spitfire IX serial MM4116
s/n MM4116
MM 4116
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Spitfire IX serial MM4117
s/n MM4117
MM 4117
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Spitfire IX serial MM4118
s/n MM4118
MM 4118
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Spitfire IX serial MM4119
s/n MM4119
MM 4119
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Spitfire IX serial MM4120
s/n MM4120
MM 4120
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Spitfire IX serial MM4121
s/n MM4121
MM 4121
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Spitfire IX serial MM4122
s/n MM4122
MM 4122
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Spitfire IX serial MM4123
s/n MM4123
MM 4123
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Spitfire IX serial MM4124
s/n MM4124
MM 4124
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Spitfire IX serial MM4125
s/n MM4125
MM 4125
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Spitfire IX serial MM4126
s/n MM4126
MM 4126
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Spitfire IX serial MM4127
s/n MM4127
MM 4127
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Spitfire IX serial MM4128
s/n MM4128
MM 4128
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Spitfire IX serial MM4129
s/n MM4129
MM 4129
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Spitfire IX serial MM4130
s/n MM4130
MM 4130
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Spitfire IX serial MM4131
s/n MM4131
MM 4131
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Spitfire IX serial MM4132
s/n MM4132
MM 4132
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Spitfire IX serial MM4133
s/n MM4133
MM 4133
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Spitfire IX serial MM4134
s/n MM4134
MM 4134
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Spitfire IX serial MM4135
s/n MM4135
MM 4135
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Spitfire IX serial MM4136
s/n MM4136
MM 4136
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Spitfire IX serial MM4137
s/n MM4137
MM 4137
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Spitfire IX serial MM4138
s/n MM4138
MM 4138
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Spitfire IX serial MM4139
s/n MM4139
MM 4139
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Spitfire IX serial MM4140
s/n MM4140
MM 4140
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Spitfire IX serial MM4141
s/n MM4141
MM 4141
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Spitfire IX serial MM4142
s/n MM4142
MM 4142
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Spitfire IX serial MM4143
s/n MM4143
MM 4143
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