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Supermarine 349 Spitfire LF5C, Reg. G-AWII, Westland, Alternate Serial No. AR501, Military Code DU-E, Serial No. WASP/20/223, Display Paint: Royal Air Force, close-up pilot view, air-to-air, UK Warbirds 2023

This air‑to‑air close‑up depicts a Supermarine Spitfire LF5C fighter at UK Warbirds 2023. The aircraft, civil registration G‑AWII with alternate serial AR501 and military code DU‑E in Royal Air Force colours, is a World War II era single‑seat fighter powered by a Rolls‑Royce Merlin piston engine driving a four‑blade propeller. The photograph highlights the cockpit canopy, wing leading edges and streamlined fuselage against clear sky.

Created: July 09, 2023 17:22

Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew

Photo size: 23.2 Mpixels (66.4 MB uncompressed) - 5900x3934 pixels (19.7x13.1 in / 50x33.3 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: 2023, Air, aircraft, air‑to‑air, AR501, aviation, canopy, clear, close‑up, cockpit, design, display, DU‑E, edges, engine, fighter, flight, Force, four‑blade, fuselage, G‑AWII, heritage, history, leading, LF5C, Merlin, performance, piston, propeller, Rolls‑Royce, Royal, single‑seat, sky, Spitfire, streamlined, structure, Supermarine, tailplane, UK, vintage, Warbirds, wing, WWII

Published in: UK Warbirds 2023