Country of Origin:  Great Britain

Manufactured As:  Supermarine Spitfire Mk 8

Role:  Fighter and Low-level Reconnaissance

Powerplant:  Merlin 32  1,620hp (1208kW)

Maximum Takeoff Mass:  3,402kg

Maximum Speed: 670km/h

Maximum Range:  700km

Armament:  Two, 20mm Hispano Cannons, and two 0,50in (12,7mm) Browning Machine Guns.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk 8 - After WWII the South African Air Force acquired 136 Spitfires. S/No 5501 is now on display at the National Museum of Military History - Johannesburg.

View of the Cockpit - Supermarine Spitfire Mk 8

Supermarine Spitfire Mk 8 - View of the 20mm Hispano Canon