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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

The Supermarine 361 Seafire LF9E, registration G-RYIX, serial TE517, military code RY-A, serial CBAF.IX.558, displayed at UK Warbirds 2023, is a British naval adaptation of the Spitfire fighter. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Griffon 61 V12 liquid-cooled piston engine producing 2,035 hp, the aircraft features folding wings for carrier operations, low-wing monoplane design, bubble canopy, and a three-blade propeller. The close-up air-to-air view shows the Seafire in Royal Air Force display paint, highlighting its carrier-based role in World War II and early postwar naval aviation.

Created: July 08, 2023 17:25

Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew

Photo size: 27.1 Mpixels (77.5 MB uncompressed) - 6375x4250 pixels (21.3x14.2 in / 54x36 cm at 300 ppi)

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Published in: UK Warbirds 2023