This book is the first of a series of three volumes devoted to the most famous fighter of the Royal Air Force. This one combined with the equally famous Hurricane gave to the British control of the skied against the Luftwaffe. It covers the different versions of the place from the Spitfire Mk I to the Spitfire MK V which appeared in February 1941 and was equipped with Rolls-Royce Merlin 45, one of the most powerful engines of the Second World War.

Supermarine Spitfire: Volume 1 (Planes and Pilots)

History

Listemann, Phil H.

Military

Histoire and Collections

By 1941, the career of the Spitfire is well underway and the RAF has a powerful aircraft with the Mark V that exceeds all expectations. Yet the RAF is already preparing for its successor and new versions are being considered to keep the fighter a step ahead of the opponent. After the Mark VI, VII and VIII were produced in limited numbers, it is the Mk IX, commissioned urgently in the summer of 1942, which becomes the most famous Spitfire. Manufactured until the end of the war and used on all fronts, this aircraft became the standard fighter of the RAF and was widely exported, particularly after the end of hostilities. The latest version of the Spitfire, the Mark XVI, fitted with a Rolls Royce Merlin engine, is actually a Mk.IX equipped with an engine produced by Packard in the United States. Commissioned in 1944, this version introduced for the first time the "glass bubble" on the Spitfire and was used by the RAF until the fifties, replacing the Mk IX and pending the commissioning of the first jets in frontline squadrons.

Supermarine Spitfire: Volume 2 (Planes and Pilots)

Europe

The Dutch Fighter Squadrons: Nos 322 & 120 (NEI) Squadrons

Philedition

The Supermarine Spitfire: The Australian Squadrons in Western Europe and the Med

Australia & Oceania

The Supermarine Spitfire Mk I: The Beginning - the Regular Squadrons

Historical Study & Educational Resources

The North American Mustang Mk I & Mk II (SQUADRONS!)

The 'Eagle' Squadrons: Nos 71, 121 & 133 Squadrons

Americas

The Hawker Tempest Mk V: The Expansion (SQUADRONS!)

The North American Mitchell: The RAF in the Far East, the NEIAF & the RAAF (SQUADRONS!)

The Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XVI: The definitive operational history 1944-1945 (SQUADRONS!)

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