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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,...
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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

A Supermarine 349 Spitfire LF5C British fighter, registration G‑AWII, alternate serial AR501, military code DU‑E and serial WASP/20/223 in Royal Air Force paint, is photographed in air‑to‑air close‑up pilot view at UK Warbirds 2023. The low‑altitude variant is powered by a Rolls‑Royce Merlin liquid‑cooled V12 engine that turns a four‑blade propeller. The streamlined fuselage, elliptical wings, retractable landing gear and framed cockpit canopy are visible as it flies.

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Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew
Photo size: 22.6 Mpixels (64.6 MB uncompressed) - 5821x3881 pixels (19.4x12.9 in / 49.3x32.9 cm at 300 ppi)
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Published in: UK Warbirds 2023