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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
In close‑up pilot air‑to‑air view at UK Warbirds 2023, the Supermarine Seafire LF9E with registration G‑RYIX and code RY‑A illustrates its carrier‑adapted fighter design. This WWII‑era British naval fighter, developed from the Spitfire, used a Rolls‑Royce Merlin V12 liquid‑cooled piston engine and four‑bladed constant‑speed propeller, and was armed with wing‑mounted cannons and machine guns for combat operations.
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Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew
Photo size: 23.8 Mpixels (68.2 MB uncompressed) - 3987x5981 pixels (13.3x19.9 in / 33.8x50.6 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: Air, aircraft, air‑to‑air, Arm, armament, aviation, British, cannons, carrier, CBAF.IX.558, close‑up, cockpit, constant‑speed, display, engine, fighter, Fleet, four‑bladed, fuselage, guns, G‑RYIX, history, LF9E, liquid‑cooled, machine, Merlin, naval, paint, performance, pilot, piston, propeller, range, Rolls‑Royce, RY‑A, Seafire, service, speed, Spitfire, Supermarine, TE517, UK, V12, Warbirds, wing
Published in: UK Warbirds 2023