Spitfire F Mk IXc

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spitfire_F_Mk_IXc
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type single-seat
gptkbp:armament 8 × .303 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:ceiling 36,000 ft
gptkbp:combat_debut gptkb:1942
gptkbp:combat_role interceptor
gptkbp:crew gptkb:1
gptkbp:design gptkb:R._J._Mitchell
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spitfire F Mk IXc
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:1942
gptkbp:length 9.83 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Supermarine
gptkbp:max_speed 408 mph
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Spitfire
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Eric_Hartmann
gptkb:Marmaduke_Pattle
gptkb:Johnnie_Johnson
gptkb:Robert_Stanford_Tuck
gptkb:Adolph_Malan
gptkb:Douglas_Bader
gptkb:Peter_Townsend
gptkb:Richard_Hillary
gptkb:George_Beurling
gptkb:James_Edgar_Johnson
gptkb:Basil_Embry
gptkbp:number_built over 5,600
gptkbp:range 600 miles
gptkbp:retired 1960s
gptkbp:role gptkb:bomber
air superiority
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:service_entry gptkb:1942
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire_F_Mk_XIV
gptkbp:theater gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkbp:wingspan 11.23 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spitfire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5