Canada Aviation Museum WWII Aircraft / 19 Spitfire Mk IX
Bill Maloney
7/22/2006

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19 Spitfire Mk IX

19 Spitfire Mk IX

Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX L. F. Specifications:

WWII Supermarine Spitfire Fighters at other Aviation Museums in the Northeast
WWII Spitfire at the Vintage Wings of Canada Museum Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIat the USAF Museum  in Dayton, OH
Another Supermarine Spitfire XVI at the Vintage Wings of Canada Museum in Gatineau, Ontario A Supermarine Spitfire PR XI at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH
WWII Spitfire Mk VC at the USAF Museum in Dayton, OH WWII Spitfire Mk XI at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Another Supermarine Spitfire MK VC at the US Air Force Museum in Dayton, OH A Spitfire Mk XI at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Spitfire Mk IX Spitfire  Mk XVI at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Spitfire Mk IX at the Royal Canadian Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada A Spitfire Mk XVI at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Length: 31 feet, 4 inches
Wingspan:
32 feet 7 inches
Height:
12 feet, 7 inches
Crew:
1
Weight:
Empty 5,050lbs Max Takeoff - 7,500lbs
Max Speed: 404mph at 21,000 feet
Cruise Speed: 322mph at 20,000 feet
Range: 434 miles
Service Ceiling: 37,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 101 gallons internally
Powerplant: Rolls Royce Merlin 76 with 1,250hp
Armament:
 Two Hispano 20mm Cannon
 Four Browning .303 machine guns
 500lbs of bombs externally
Cost: $60,000