Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered variants)
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title:
Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered variants)
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The British Supermarine Spitfire was facing several challenges by mid-1942. The debut of the formidable Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in late 1941 had caused problems for RAF fighter squadrons flying the latest Spitfire Mk Vb. Rolls-Royce engineers were already working on a new version of the Merlin incorporating a two-stage supercharger; the combination of the improved Merlin and the Spitfire Mk Vc airframe in a "stop-gap" design allowed the RAF to combat the Fw 190 on equal terms. In a second stream of de
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Late Merlin-powered variants of the Supermarine Spitfire
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire_(late_Merlin-powered_variants)
date created:
2004-08-17T20:42:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T01:59:14Z
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