HA8328 | Hobby Master Military 1:48 | Spitfire Mk IXc MA466/BQ-S, No. 451 (RAAF) Sqn., Corsica, May 1944 category-accessory Smithsonian

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HA8328 | Hobby Master Military 1:48 | Spitfire Mk IXc MA466/BQ-S, No. 451 (RAAF) Sqn., Corsica, May 1944 category-accessory SmithsonianThe Spitfire Mk. IXc was introduced in 1942 as a stopgap answer to the German Fw 190, which had outclassed earlier Spitfire marks. Based on the Mk. V airframe but equipped with the more powerful Rolls Royce Merlin 61 63 66 engines, the Mk. IXc restored the Spitfires competitiveness with high altitude performance and improved speed. The c wing allowed for multiple armament configurations, typically two 20 mm Hispano cannons and four . 303 machine guns,