1/24 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc

The Spitfire Mk.IX variant was arguably the most important mark of Spitfire in the entire production run and because of that, it is somewhat surprising to learn that it was actually something of a stop-gap development. The arrival of the Luftwaffe's new Focke Wulf 190 fighter over the Western Front in August 1941 saw RAF Spitfire Mk.Vs operating over the Channel falling victim to the 'Butcher Bird' in ever increasing numbers and something had to be done. A major Spitfire upgrade was in progress, but the Mk.VIII was still some way off, as manufacturing facilities prepared their tooling jigs for the new aircraft, but there was a temporary solution. One of the major features of the new Spitfire was its use of a powerful new version of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine and it was proposed that fitting this new engine to a Spitfire Mk.V airframe would give the fighter a welcome performance boost.

Tech Specs

Item Length - Without Packaging (cm)

39.7

Item Height - Without Packaging (cm)

16.08

Item Width - Without Packaging (cm)

46.9

How many pieces will be found in the box opened by the customer?

433

Item Scale

1:24

Contents (what's in the box) sets

Sprues & decals

Finish

Plastic

Number of Scheme options

4

Skill Level

4

Flying Hours

4

Wingspan (mm)

469