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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 ...
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the pic source: Spitfire FR IX : IFF, radios carried.
The early PR XI ...
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the pic source: the Internet.
Also not the inlet on the top of the cowl
Thanks Wurger,
I am not much of a Spitfire specialist, but wondered about the photo that's all.
Most of my ''eyeballing'' comes from memory ....and that can get a bit blurry at times.
Cheers, Steve.