Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF9E, Seafire, Reg. G-RYIX, Alternate Serial No. TE517, Military Code. RY-A, Serial No. CBAF.IX.558, Display Paint: Royal Air Force, close-up pilot view, air-to-air, UK Warbirds 2023

A Supermarine 361 Seafire LF9E British naval fighter, registration G‑RYIX, alternate serial TE517, military code RY‑A and CBAF.IX.558 in Royal Air Force display paint, is shown in a close‑up pilot air‑to‑air view at UK Warbirds 2023. The Seafire is a naval adaptation of the Supermarine Spitfire powered by a Rolls‑Royce Merlin liquid‑cooled V12 engine with a four‑blade propeller, elliptical wing, retractable landing gear, and a cockpit canopy in flight demonstration.