Supermarine Spitfire

Interesting photo.

I initially thought it was a PRXI, but there are small differences.
Anybody know? There must be some Spitfire specialists on here.

Attachment PRXI

Sid327 · Sep 30, 2019

My very own "Spitfire'' that I clocked up loads of hours in as a kid.....

Must have downed at least a hundred enemy planes in it ....until they took it away and made better use of it.

Wurger · Sep 30, 2019

Sid327 said:
Interesting photo.

I initially thought it was a PRXI, but there are small differences.
Anybody know? There must be some Spitfire specialists on here.

Attachment PRXI

Why not the PR XI?

Sid327 · Sep 30, 2019

Wurger said:
Why not the PR XI?

I am not much of an expert. But the air intake is different, also it has what looks like a fixed tail wheel.... (the lower engine cowling maybe has just had a field repair).
......I'd prefer to wait for the people who are better at this than me.

Wurger · Sep 30, 2019

The short carburettor intake was also used with the early PR XIs as well as the rounded tail. But you are right the fixed tail wheel says that's the PR IX. The Spitfire PR IX was very similar in appearance to the early PR XI and is confused with it very often. Also the lower engine cowling is more characteristic for the earlier PR Spits. As memo serves the PR XI got it shaped with a different way ..

The PR IX ...

the pic source: Spitfire FR IX : IFF, radios carried.

The early PR XI ...

the pic source: the Internet.

fubar57 · Sep 30, 2019

The cowl looks correct for a Pr.XI. Tail wheel and intake definitely different

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