Spitfire HF Mk IX

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spitfire_HF_Mk_IX
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_configuration low-wing monoplane
gptkbp:aircraft_type single-seat fighter
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 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_pilots 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
Gordon Allard
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Israeli_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkbp:number_built over 5,000
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:European_Theater
gptkbp:production_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:range 600 miles
gptkbp:retirement 1950s
gptkbp:role air superiority
gptkbp:service_entry gptkb:1942
gptkbp:service_history gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire_Mk_XIV
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkbp:wingspan 11.23 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spitfire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5