Stanistaw Krzysztof Mokwa
Supermarine Mk.IJUXVI and other he Supermarine Spitfire was indeed a rema rkable aircraft. It was al ready a legend in the making when the first Mk. I machines began to roll off the assembly lines. The Spitfi re was one of the classic British fighters in which the famous few bravely faced the mighty Luftwaffe. In the skies over England and Scotland many Polish ai rmen joined their ranks to fight the German onsla ught with passion and determination, flying, among other marks, the Spitfire Mk. IX and Mk. XVI. Although the Messerschmitt Bf 109 was considered superior in certain areas of the flight performance envelope, it was the Spifi re that eventua lly prevailed and helped crush the numerically superior enemy. Not without significance for the final victory of the RAF was the use of a more flexible approach to air war against the rigid "protect the leader" tactics used by the Luftwaffe aircrews. The total production run of late model Spitfi res was as follows: Mk. IX - 5 656 exam ples, Mk. XVI - 1 054 mach ines and 471 PR. XI models. The Spitfire's forte was its excellent wing, wh ich coupled with the legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin engine made it a superb fighting machine. The Spitfire's elegant, el liptica l wing was years ahead of its time when it was first introduced in the late 1930s. The wing not on ly gave the fighter remarkable aerodynam ic qualities, but was also easily adaptable to a wide range of different armament fits- a significant advantage in wa rtime manufacturing conditions. The Spit's great performance was also a resu lt of extremely well designed skin panels. It is interesting that many Spitfire models feature prom inently displayed rivets and nuts, wh ile in reality the aircraft was manufactured using a large number of sma ll diameter flush rivets. To maximize the fi ghter's speed the airframes were carefu lly sanded and highly polished. In this book the reader wi ll find clearly marked areas of skin sections were flush riveting was used. Some airframe measurements were done using laser technology. The book provides a detailed look at main characteristics of different Spitfire marks. The Spitfire Mk.IXs, as well as other models of the fighter, were often assembled using a variety of parts,incl uding those original ly designed for earlier versions of the fighter. Moreover, the exa mples of the same mark were frequently subject to modifications, sometimes appl ied to just a single aircraft. I would like to thank Mr. Jan Hoffmann from Polish Aviation Museum in Krakow for his invaluable help in preparing this book.
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upermarine Spitfire by! niezwyklym sa molotem. Slawa jakq zyskal sprawila, ze juz pierwsze Mk. I staly si~ legendq. Klasyczne mysliwce byly jednymi z maszyn, na kt6rych garstka pi lot6w odpa rla atak armady Luftwa ffe. Nad Angliq i Szkocjq nie za braklo bohatersko i z pasjq walczqcych Polak6w. Polscy pi loci z dumq zasied li tak:Ze za steram i wersji Mk. IX/Mk. XVI. Niemiecki Bf 109 bywa uznawany za zwrotn iejszy w pewnych zakresach lotu, jedna k ostatecznie to Spitfi re by! maszynq, z kt6rej pomocq dokonano pogromu przewazajqcych sil wroga. W odr6znieniu od Luftwaffe gdzie priorytetem byla oslona lidera, pi loci Spitfire'6w osiqgali zwyc i ~stwa powietrzne stosujqc taktyk~ ,wolnego stylu': Og61em wyprodukowano: Mk. IX - 5656, Mk. XVI - 1054, PR. XI - 471 egz. Pomimo swietnego silnika Rolls-Royce Merlin, Spitfire bez dopracowanego elementu nosnego nie bylby nadzwyczajny. Pod kon iec lat 30., jego skrzydlo bylo awanga rd owe. Dzi~ki niemu uzyskano doskonale wlasnosci lotne. Zapotrzebowanie wojenne umozliwilo niemal tasmowq produkcj~ typu un iwersalnego, w kt6rym dowolnie instalowano jeden z wybranych wariant6w uzbrojenia. Rewelacyjne osiqgi wynikaly tak:Ze z pracy nad elementami poszycia. Wiele pieczolowicie wykonanych modeli posiada mocno zaznaczone nity i sruby. Natomiast w konstrukcji wykorzystan o du:l.q l iczb~ niewielkiej srednicy nit6w o Ibach plaskich. Celem uzyskania wysokiej p r~dkosci maszyn, zakres prac malarsko-laki erniczych obejmowal szpachlowan ie i polerowan ie poszycia. W opracowaniu zaznaczam powierzchnie o praktyczn ie znikomej wyrazistosci nitowania. Pomiary wykonalem tak:Ze techn ikq laserowq. Ksiq:l.ka przybliza gl6wne cechy typ6w, og61ny wyglqd samolot6w i detal i. Spitfire Mk. IX i inne, montowano z r6znych cz~sci, w tym tak:Ze przygotowanych dla starszych wersji. Maszyny z tej samej serii ulegaly istotnym modyfikacjom nawet co jed en egzempla rz. Specjalne podz i ~kowan i a za okazanq pomoc otrzymujq pan Jan Hoffmann i Muzeum Lotn ictwa Pol skiego w Krakowie.
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TECHNICAL AND PERFORMANCE DATA I DANE TECHNICZNE Lenght/Dtugosc - 9,56 I 9,62 [m] • Wingspan/Rozpi~tosc - 9,90 I 12,23 [m] • Height/Wysokosc - 3,6 [m] • Empty weight/Masa w•asna - 2170 [kg] • Combat weight/Masa bojowa - 3400 [kg] • Ceiling/pu•ap - 12900 I 1341 0 [m] • Range/zasi~g - 690- 1990 I (1770) I 3200 [km] • Engine/silnik Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 I (Packa rd Merlin 266) I Rol ls-Royce Merl in 70 • Power output/moe silnika 1580 [KM]· 1162 [kW] I (1390 [KM] • 1015 [kW]) I 1740 [KM] · 1280 [kW] • Max. speedN max 652 [km/h] I (404 mph) I 664 [km/h] lub-or 975 [km/h] Record speed • Offensive armament/ Uzbrojenie ofensywne - 2 x HS.404 Mk. II and 2 x M2 Browning I unarmed • Bomb armament/ Uzbrojenie bombowe - 3 x 113 [kg] or/lub 1 x 227 [kg]
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX/XVI and other • Stanislaw Krzysztof Mokwa
Wydanie pierwsze I First edition • LUBLIN 2011 • ISBN 978-83-61220-92-3 CO All rights reserved ./ Wszystkie prawa zastrzei:one. Wykorzystywanie fragment6w tej ksiqi.ki do przedruk6w w gazetach i aasopismach, w audycjach radiowych i programach telewizyjnych bez pisemnej zgody Wydawcy jest zabronione. Nazwa serii zastrzeiona. Translati on I Tluma czeni e: Piotr Kolasa • Editor I Redakcja: Madej GOralczyk • Color profiles I Plansze barwne: Janusz $wiattor1 • Scale drawin gs I Rys unki techni czne: Stanislaw Krzysztof Mokwa • Design: KAGERO STUDIO
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Supermarine SpiHire Mk. IXc, wykaz zmian zewnvtrznvch Supermarine SpiHire Mk. IXc, specification of external change KA.GERO
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Mk. IXc, widok z prawej Mk. IXc, right side view
Pierwsze Mk. IX, bazowafy na pfatowcu Mk. Vc i silniku Rolls-Royce Merlin 61 Early Mk. IX, based on a Mk. Vc airframe and Rolls·Royce Merlin 61 engine
Mysliwce uzbrojono w dwa 20-mm automatyczne dziaH!a Hispano·Suiza HS.404 Mk. I i cztery km Browning, kalibru 7,69 mm The fighter was armed with two Mk. I Hispano·Suiza HS.404 20 mm·calibre automatic cannon and four 7.69 mm·calibre Browning machine guns Krotki wlot produkowano w: serii BS, wielu konwersjach czasowych, poinych konwersjach z Mk. V na IX, Mk. IXT, ktore sprzedano do Holandii The short intake was installed in the following versions: BS series, many test versions, after conversion from Mk. V to Mk. IX, and Mk. TIX that were procured by Holland
Eksperymentalny Mk. IX (Bf274) z silnikiem Merlin 61 The experimental Mk. IX (BF274) with Merlin 61 engine
Nowy kokpit i silnik The new cockpit and engine
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Arkusz/Sheet 2 Mysliwiec, Typ 361 The fighter, Type 361 W wariancie Mk IX, dodano duict podskrzydtowct chtodnicf1 paliwa i oleju In the Mk. IX aircrfat large underwing engine coolant and oil radiators were added
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Mk. IXc, widok z prawej Mk. IXc, right side view Mysliwce LF Mk. IXc, budowano z silnikami Merlin 66 i takze bez anteny Rebecca The LF Mk. IXc models were powered by the Merlin 66 engines and had no Rebecca antenna installation
Wariant uzbrojono w 20-mm automatyczne dzialka Hispano-Suiza Hs.404 Mk. II i dwa amerykaiiskie km M2 Browning The variant carried 20 mm Hispano Suiza Hs.404 MK II cannon and two U.S.·made M2 Browning machine guns
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Arkusz/Sheet 6 Samoloty Mk. IX i takze tego wariantu, otrzymaly zmodyfikowane stateczniki poziome The Mk. IX Spitfires featured a modified horizontal stabilizer
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W mysliwcach montowano silniki Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 The fighters were fiHed with Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 engines Samoloty Spitfire Mk. IX, nawet poinych serii takze miafy zagtciwki, a cz.;sc z tych maszyn w 1947 roku, przekazano do lndii Mk. IX Spifires, even the late production series, all featured Mk. IXc, widok z prawej Mk. IXc, right side view a headrest in the cockpit. Some of those machines were handed over to India in 1947
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Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IXc (MJ783) coded WX-Fof No 302 (Polish) Sqn RAF, Lille-Vendevill, Autumn 1944. WX-F was camouflaged in the Day Fighter Scheme of Dark Green/Ocean Grey uppersurfaces with Medium Sea Grey undersurfaces. The spinner, code letters and fuselage band were painted Sky type Sand the serial was black. The remaining invasion markings were limited to the lower part of the plane. During this period the Squadron was fighting as part of No 131 Polish Fighter Wing. MJ783 survived the war and is exhibited with different markings in Musee de I'Histoire Militaire in Brussels. Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IXc (MJ783). kod WX-F, 302 D.M., Lille-Vendevill, jesieri 1944 roku. Samalot pomalowany wedlug Day Fighter Scheme (od gory Dark Green I Ocean Grey, od dolu Medium SeaGrey); kolpak smigla, litery kodowe i pas na kadlubie w kolorze Sky typeS; numer seryjny czarny; na dolnych powierzchniach pozostalosci po pasach inwazyjnych. Dywizjon wtym okresie nalei:al do 131. Polskiego Skrzydla Mysliwskiego. Samalot przetrwal woj n~ i obecnie jest wystawiany w Musee de I'Histoire Militaire w Brukseli, ale wzmienionym malowaniu.
Painted by I Malowal: Janusz Swiatton
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IXc (EN568) coded AL of Biggin Hill Wing, flown by W/CAlan Ch. Deere, Biggin Hill, Spring 1943. This aircraft was finished in the Day Fighter Scheme of Dark Green/Ocean Grey uppersurfaces with Medium Sea Grey undersurfaces. The spinner, code leners and fuselage band were painted Sky typeS. Please note the partially covered black serial. Alan Deere recorded his first victory on 23 May 1940 and his final tally stood at 17. Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk IXc (EN568), kod AL, Biggin Hill Wing, pilot W/CAlan Ch. Deere, Biggin Hill wiosna 1943 roku. Samolot pomalowany wedlug Day Fighter Scheme (od gory Dark Green I Ocean Grey, od dolu Medium Sea Grey); kolpak smigla; litery kodowe i pas na kadlubie wkolorze Sky typeS; numer seryjny aarny jest a~sciowo zamalowany. Alan Deere podaas wojny uzyskal17 pewnych zwyci~stw, pierwsze znich 23 maja 1940 roku.
Painted by I Malowat:
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Painted by I Malowat:
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Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk IXc (ML 171) coded VY of No 134 (Czech) Wing RAF, flown by W/Cdr Tomas Vybiral, Great Britain 1944. The mount ofW /Cdr Vybiral was finished in the Day Fighter Scheme of Dark Green/Ocean Grey uppersurfaces with Medium Sea Grey underside. The spinner, code letters and fuselage band were painted Sky typeS. The aircraft sported the Czechoslovak national badge and Wing Commander's pennant under the windscreen while the emblem of No 312 Sqn, astork, was painted on the engine cowling. Please note that the serial was not applied again after the overpainting of invasion stripes and part of them remained on the lower part of the fuselage. Tomas Vybiral achieved 5confirmed victories. Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk IXc (ML 171). kod VY, 134 (Czech) Wing RAF, pilot dow6dca skrzydla W/Cdr Tomas Vybiral, Wielka Brytania 1944 rok. Samolot pomalowany wed lug Day Fighter Scheme (od gory Dark Green I Ocean Grey, od dolu Medium Sea Grey); kolpak smigla, litery kodowe i pas na kadlubie w kolorze Sky typeS; pod wiatrochronem znak lotnictwa czechoslowackiego i proporczyk dow6dcy skrzydla; na oslonie silnika godlo 312. Squadronu (czeskiego) w postaci bociana; widoczne pozostalosci bialo-czarnych pas6w inwazyjnych; brak odnowionego numeru seryjnego po zamalowaniu pas6w inwazyjnych. Vybiral podczas wojny zdobyl7 zwyci~stw powietrznych.
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Mysliwce bazowaly na skrzydle "c" i silniku Rolls-Royce Merlin 70 Mk. IXc, widok z prawej The fighters were based on a e-wing and Rolls-Royce Merlin 70 engine Mk. IXc, right side view Od lata 1944, wszystkie Spitfire Mk. IX, produkowano z wysokim sterem From summer 1944 all Spitfire Mk. IX, produced with high rudder Mysliwce uzbrojono w dwa 20-mm automatyczne dziafka Hispano-Suiza HS.404 Mk. I i cztery km 7,69 mm All Mk IX aircraft built after the summer of 1944 featured a tall rudder design
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Mysliwce uzbrojono w dwa 20-mm automatyczne dzialka Hispano-Suiza HS.404 Mk. II i dwa km M2 Browning The fighter carried two 20 mm Hispano Suiza Hs.404 MK II cannon and two Browning M2 machine guns
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PR XI z silnikiem Merlin 70, bazowal na platowcu Mk. IX PR XI with Merlin 70 engine, based on Mk. IX airframe
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FR. IX, byl standardowym mysliwcem z jednym aparatem The FR. IX, was a standard fighter with one camera PR. IX, byly przebudowanymi Mk. IX z silnikami Merlin 70 lub 63 The PR IX models were modified Mk. IX airframes powered by the Merlin 70 or 63 engines
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Arkusz/Sheet 15 W PR. XI i IX, zamontowano duiy zbiornik oleju In PR. XI and IX, mount to big oil tank
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Widok otworiiw dla obiektywiiw aparatiiw FB A view bore for FB camera lens
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Po prawej skrzydlo "c" PR. IX i PR. XI Above right e-wing PR. IX and PR. XI W skrzydlach ''wydluzonych" montowano dodatkowe zbiorniki paliwa (2x19 Gal) A Extended-wings mount to add fuel tank (2x19 Gal)
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Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk VIII (A58-465, ex-MT545) coded ZP-Hof No 457 Sqn RAAF, flownby F/Lt Dick Due, Australia, July-August 1944. This machine was painted inthe Temperate Land Scheme of Dark Green/Dark Earth uppersurfaces with Medium Sea Grey underside and the fuselage additionallycoated with Foliage Green K3/178. The code letters were painted MediumSea Grey, the spinner was red and serial applied in black. Please note the white leading edges and RAAF roundels converted from RAF roundels. During the later service in 1945 the plane was handed overtoNo. 452 Sqn RAAF, repainted and coded QY-K.It was lost on 2July 1945 during araid on Japanese targets in thenorth-eastern Borneo. Its pilot, F/Lt A. J. Proctor, perished. Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk VIII (A58-465, eks MT545), kod ZP-H, 457 Sqn RAAF, pilot F/Lt Dick Due, Australia lipiec-sierpier\ 1944 roku. Samalot pomalowanywedlug Temperate Land Scheme (ad gory Dark Green I Dark Earth, uzupelnione australijskq farbq Foliage Green K3/178, ad doluMedium Sea Grey); litery kodowe Medium Sea Grey; kraw~dzie natarcia skrzydel biale; kolpak smigla czerwony; numer seryjny czarny; australijskie randle powstale poprzez ko nwersj~ oryginalnych znak6w RAF Maszynapodczas swojej dalszej sluzby w 1945 roku po przemalowaniu lata/ajuz w452. Sqn RAAF zkodem QY-K. Zostala utracona21ipca 1945 roku podczas nalotu na japonskie celenap6/nocno-wschodnim Borneo. Pilot F/Lt A. J. Proctor zginql. Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXc (MH358) coded YT-Jas of No 65 Sqn RAF, flown by S/Ldr James E. Storrar, Kingsnorth, Autumn 1943. This aircraft was finished intheDay Fighter Scheme of DarkGreen/Ocean Grey uppersurfaces with Medium Sea Grey underside. Thespinner, code lettersand fuselage band werepainted Sky typeS as well as the serial on the fin. The serial on thefuselage was black. The plane sported the squadron emblem on theengine cowling and thesquadron leader's pennant on the fuselage sideclose to thewindscreen. The engineand finwere replaced duringthe repair. James Eric Storrar gained 12 confirmed victories, most of them scoredwhile serving with No 145 Sqn RAF. Heshot downhisfirst victimon23 May 1940.
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