Spitfire Mk.IX
The British Spitfire fighter is one of the "flying legends" of the Second World War. The Spitfire Mk.IX modification arose on the basis of the Mk.V in 1942 with the installation of a more powerful engine. This aircraft was reliable and easy to maintain and had excellent flying characteristics. The Mk.IX was used in the European theater of World War II in a number of roles - as all-purpose (F), low-altitude (LF) and high-altitude (HF) fighters, as well as fighter-bombers. The Spitfire Mk.IX was in service with the RAF, USAAF, USSR Air Force, France, Italy, Czechoslovakia and some other countries. Spitfire Mk.VII fighters were built from August 1942. This modification was intended to intercept enemy high-altitude aircraft and had a hermetic cabin and a wing with elongated ends.
