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The Spitfire PR.X1X was based on the Spitfire Mk.X1V
and was the final unarmed reconnaissance variant and entered RAF service
in 1944. The last operational sortie by a Spitfire was by a PR.X1X in
Malaya in April 1954. The type was last operated from Woodvale in 1957.
Several examples remain active.
G-RRGN
c/n 6S/594677 United
Kingdom
Single seat PR aircraft first flown in 1944
Engine: 2050hp(1528kW) Rolls-Royce Griffon 65
Length: 32’8"(9.96m)
Height: 12’8"(3.86m)Wingspan: 36’10"(11.23m)
No.built: 225 Range: 1550miles(2494km)
Cruising speed: 330mph(531kmh) Empty weight: 6550lb(2973kg)
Maximum take-off weight: 10,450lb(4740kg) |
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