🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Spitfire XIV RN201 (G-BSKP) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is one of the most eye-catching Spitfires to be seen anywhere. The MkXIV was the first mass-produced mark of the type to be fitted with the gargantuan 37-litre Rolls-Royce Griffon engine which sounds so different to its Merlin predecessor. This late war variant of the type fared well with the increased horsepower the Griffon provided – not only did this mark down over 300 V1 flying bombs, in October 1944 a MkXIV claimed a kill of a Messer

Day 19 - The Spitfire That Outlasted Them All 📷✈️ Welcome back to the Spitfire Advent Calendar! 24 days. 24 iconic marks. One legendary aircraft. ✈️🎄 Today’s entry is the Spitfire PR Mk XIX - the longest-serving Spitfire mark in RAF service. A high-altitude photo-reconnaissance development of the Mk XIV, the PR XIX relied on speed, altitude, and cameras, not guns, to survive. Unarmed by design, the Mk XIX carried extra fuel in the wings for extended range and featured a distinctive curved “Lob