Easy Model – Supermarine Spitfire Mk. Vb , Major William J.Daley 4th FG 355th FS USAAF 1942

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                                Supermarine Spitfire

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II.

General characteristics

• Crew: one pilot
• Length: 29 ft 11 in (9.12 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
• Height: 11 ft 5 in (3.86 m)
• Wing area: 242.1 ft² (22.48 m²)
• Airfoil: NACA 2213 (root)
  NACA 2209.4 (tip)
• Empty weight: 5,065 lb (2,297 kg)
• Loaded weight: 6,622 lb (3,000 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 6,700 lb (3,039 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 supercharged V12 engine, 1,470 hp (1,096 kW) at 9,250 ft (2,819 m)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 370 mph (322 kn, 595 km/h)
• Combat radius: 410 nmi (470 mi (756 km))
• Ferry range: 991 nmi (1,135 mi (1,827 km))
• Service ceiling: 36,500 ft (11,125 m)
• Rate of climb: 2,600 ft/min (13.2 m/s)
• Wing loading: 27.35 lb/ft² (133.5 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.22 hp/lb (0.36 kW/kg)

The 335th Fighter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit. It is assigned to the 4th Operations Group and stationed at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

The 335th  was constituted on 22 August 1942 as an incorporation of the No. 121 (Eagle) Squadron of the Royal Air Force, formed on 14 May 1941 as the second of three Eagle Squadrons of the Royal Air Force. These squadrons were composed of American volunteers, recruited by the RAF as a result of the heavy loss of pilots during the Battle of Britain in 1940; the volunteers were ineligible to join the USAAF. In this capacity, the squadron operated Supermarine Spitfires and Hawker Hurricanes.