| Modern Drawings/Air/Egypt/Fighters/Others/Spitfire-Mk9.htm | Update: - |
The first air-to-air
victory by an Egyptian pilot was scored when a REAF Spitfire LF.9 intercepted
a RAF Dakota transport. It was captured intact at el-Arish AB, when this was taken by the Israelis, in early 1949. |
Specifications
|
| General |
Fighter |
| Powerplant |
| 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 63 | 1650 hp | Pistons |
| Dimensions/Masses |
| 9.46 m |
11.22 m | 3.02m ? m² 2545 kg| 4310 kg |
| Performances |
| 650 km/h 1550 km 11300 m |
| Armament |
2
x Hispano-Suiza HS-404 guns & 4 X 7.7 mm MG |
