Supermarine Spitfire cn EN409 / 4229
Frame last update: 23-Dec-2022
Registration: EN409Operator: RAF - Royal Air Force
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Engines: RR Merlin 61 x 1
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Type: Military
Status: Unknown
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| EN409 | xx-xx--0001 | Spitfire PR Mk.XI | RAF - Royal Air Force | Built at Chattis Hill factory. FF 17-4-43 CRD RAE 21-4-43 eng calibration and efficiency trls. AAEE 5-43 wing drag and windscreen misting trls. RAE 4-44 compressibility trls and measurement of airframe drag up to Mach .89 in dives. A comb of 19 pitot heads install behind wing on fus and connected to ASI behind pilot During one dive on 27-4-44 SqLdr A F Martindale (ETPS) reached a speed of 600ASI severely damaged the aircraft EN409 was replaced by PL827 HAL 6MU 4-1-45 8OTU 27-2-45 Ran out of fuel | ||
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