Spitfire LF Mk IXe

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Spitfire_LF_Mk_IXe
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fighter_aircraft
gptkbp:armament 8 × .303 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:ceiling 42,000 ft
gptkbp:combat_role gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_Theatre
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
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 LF Mk IXe
gptkbp:length 9.83 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Supermarine
gptkbp:max_speed 408 mph
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Spitfire_IXe
gptkbp:notable_pilots gptkb:Eric_Hartmann
gptkb:Marmaduke_Pattle
gptkb:Johnnie_Johnson
gptkb:Robert_Stanford_Tuck
gptkb:Adolph_Malan
gptkb:Douglas_Bader
gptkb:Leonard_Cheshire
gptkb:Peter_Townsend
gptkb:James_Edgar_Johnson
gptkb:Basil_Embry
gptkbp:production_years 1942-1945
gptkbp:range 1,000 miles
gptkbp:retirement_year 1950s
gptkbp:role air superiority fighter
gptkbp:service_history gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire_Mk_XIV
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Egyptian_Air_Force
gptkb:Israeli_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
gptkbp:variant gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkbp:weight 3,000 lbs
gptkbp:wingspan 11.23 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Spitfire
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5