Spitfire HF Mk IX

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spitfire_HF_Mk_IX

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Spitfire
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Eric_Hartmann gptkb:Marmaduke_Pattle gptkb:Johnnie_Johnson gptkb:Robert_Stanford_Tuck gptkb:Adolph_Malan gptkb:Douglas_Bader gptkb:David_Crook gptkb:Leonard_Cheshire gptkb:Peter_Townsend gptkb:Richard_Hillary gptkb:George_Beurling gptkb:Gordon_Sinclair gptkb:James_Edgar_Johnson gptkb:Basil_Embry low-wing monoplane single-seat fighter Gordon Allard
gptkbp:armament	8 × .303 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:combat_role	interceptor
gptkbp:crew	gptkb:musical
gptkbp:debut_year	gptkb:1942
gptkbp:design	gptkb:R._J._Mitchell
gptkbp:engine	gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Merlin
gptkbp:filmography	gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:first_flight	gptkb:1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Spitfire HF Mk IX
gptkbp:landing_gear	tailwheel
gptkbp:length	9.12 m
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Supermarine
gptkbp:max_speed	408 mph
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Spitfire_IX
gptkbp:notable_users	gptkb:Israeli_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force gptkb:South_African_Air_Force gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:number_built	over 5,000
gptkbp:production_years	1942-1945
gptkbp:range	600 miles
gptkbp:retirement_year	1950s
gptkbp:role	air superiority
gptkbp:service_ceiling	36,000 ft
gptkbp:service_history	gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:services	gptkb:1942
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire_Mk_XIV
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:starship
gptkbp:wingspan	11.23 m