WWII USAAF Fighter

In 1943 began production of the Spitfire Mk.VIII modification with retractable tailwheel and increased range. These fighters served in the Mediterranean and Far East in USAAF and RAAF units.

Some Spitfire airplanes received American-built Packard Merline engines and designated as Spitfire Mk.XVI. Late-production aircraft had bubble-top canopies. Spitfires Mk.XVI were suited to low altitudes as fighters and fighter-bombers and were used in the end of war in Europe.

MARKINGS

Spitfire Mk.VIII, Lt.-Col. Ch.McCorcle, OC 31stFG, Castel Volturno, Italy, January 1944.

Spitfire Mk.VIII, Capt. L.Molland, 308th FS, 31st FG, Castel Volturno, Italy, February 1944.

MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH) : 202 x 235 mm

BOX SIZE : 247 x 183 x 33 mm

NUMBER OF DETAILS: 141