OPERATIONAL SPITFIRE DATA

ON THIS PAGE YOU WILL FIND DATA FROM A SAMPLE OF OPERATIONAL SPITFIRES BETWEEN 1938-1951.

IN THE TABLE BELOW : M= MERLIN ENGINE, G= GRIFFON ENGINE, MPH IS MILES PER HOUR, SQN IS SQUADRON, HAF= HIGH ALTITUDE FLIGHT

NOTE:

IOC IS THE THE INITIAL OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY I.E THE FIRST OPERATIONAL USER OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS USUALLY A SQUADRON.

MARK OF SPITFIRE ENGINE TYPE MAX. SPEED (MPH) SERIAL IOC
1 M 2/3 367 K5054 19 SQN JUN.38
2 M 12/20 370 K9788 612 SQN AUG.40
PR.4 M 46/50/55/56 - AA781 140 SQN SEP.41
5 m 45/46/50 372 X4922 92 SQN FEB.41
6 m 47/49 364 X4942 616 SQN APR.42
7 M 45/46/61/64/71 408 AB450 HAF SEP.42
T.8 M 66 393 MT818 -
8 M 61/63/66/70 410 JF299 145 SQN JUN.43
9 " " 416 MH874 64 SQN JUL.42
PR.9 - - - -
PR.10 M 64/71/77 417 MD191 541 SQN MAY.44
PR.11 M 61/63/70 422 *EN340 541 SQN DEC.42
12 G 4/5 393 DP845 41 SQN FEB.43
13 M 32 348 L1004 400 SQN MAY.44
14 G 65/67/85/87/88 448 JF316 610 SQN JAN.44
16 P-M 266 - - 66 SQN NOV.44
18 G 65/67 437 NH872 208 SQN APR.51
PR.19 G 65/66 457 SW777 542 SQN MAY.44
F.21 G 61/64/85 454 DP851 91 SQN JAN.45
F.22 G 61/64/85 454 PK312 607 SQN JUL.47
F.24 G 61/64/85 454 VN302 80 SQN JAN 48.
SEAFIRES ENGINE TYPE MAX. SPEED (MPH) SERIAL IOC
1B M 45 355 AB205 807 SQN JUN.42
2C M 43/45/46/50 345 AD371 884 SQN OCT.42
F.3 M 55 358 MA970 894 SQN NOV.43
15 G 6 383 NS487 801 SQN SEP.45
17 G6 387 NS493 883 SQN SEP.45
45 G61 442 TM379 1832 SQN AUG.47
46 G 85 446 TM383 -
47 G 87/88 405 PS944 804 SQN JAN.48

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