Spitfire - Canopy back - let's go flying
This is a Spitfire LF Mk Vb . The Mk V version was built in larger numbers than any other mark, Externally very similar to the Mk I, the later grey/green camouflage is a clue to it being a Mk V. The Mk V had a more powerful engine than the Mk 1 - this one, EP120, has a RR Merlin 55M which was optimised for low level flying (LF). LFs often had the trade mark elliptical wing tips removed. Not all LF models have clipped wings - but (virtually) all clipped wing models are LF, although it is the different supercharger that defines the LF model, not the wing tips. This Spitfire is fitted with the type 'b' wing - one canon and two machine guns each side. The 'a' wing had 4 machine guns each side, the universal 'c' wing could be fitted with either of the above permutations or two canon each side.
Spitfire - Canopy back - let's go flying
This is a Spitfire LF Mk Vb . The Mk V version was built in larger numbers than any other mark, Externally very similar to the Mk I, the later grey/green camouflage is a clue to it being a Mk V. The Mk V had a more powerful engine than the Mk 1 - this one, EP120, has a RR Merlin 55M which was optimised for low level flying (LF). LFs often had the trade mark elliptical wing tips removed. Not all LF models have clipped wings - but (virtually) all clipped wing models are LF, although it is the different supercharger that defines the LF model, not the wing tips. This Spitfire is fitted with the type 'b' wing - one canon and two machine guns each side. The 'a' wing had 4 machine guns each side, the universal 'c' wing could be fitted with either of the above permutations or two canon each side.