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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, civil registration G‑AWII with alternate serial AR501 and military code DU‑E in Royal Air Force colours at UK Warbirds 2023. The World War II era single‑seat aircraft powered by a Rolls‑Royce Merlin piston engine driving a four‑blade propeller shows the cockpit canopy, wing planform and polished fuselage. The photograph highlights aerodynamic surfaces and clear sky context during flight.

Created: July 09, 2023 17:23

Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew

Photo size: 27.2 Mpixels (77.8 MB uncompressed) - 6385x4257 pixels (21.3x14.2 in / 54.1x36 cm at 300 ppi)

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

Published in: UK Warbirds 2023