Spitfire Mk. IX Vietnam War Wingspan 16 inches

Wingspan 16 inches

Providing high-altitude escort to B-17s and B-24s

9A-1 but this was changed to the American AN-APS-19A

A typical load would be a 16

wing flaps

Spitfire Mk. IX Vietnam War Wingspan 16 inchesRAF Spitfire airplane model. Without doubt the best known British aircraft of World War II, the Spitfire prototype flew for the first time on March 5, 1936. Comparatively little flight testing was needed to confirm this airplane as a winner, due to its superb handling qualities and performance. Deliveries of the airplane began in July, 1938. On October 16, 1939, a Spitfire claimed the first German aircraft to be destroyed over the UK. By 1942