Photo ID 95096 by W.A.Kazior. USA Navy Sikorsky MH 60S Knighthawk S 70A, 165769
Private - Commemorative Air Force Supermarine 379 Spitfire FR.XIVe N749DP at El Centro - NAF (NJK / KNJK), USA
Photo ID 95098 by Rainer Mueller. Company Owned BAe Systems Douglas A 4N Skyhawk, N431FS
1 3  Comments 1,899  Views
× Private - Commemorative Air Force Supermarine 379 Spitfire FR.XIVe N749DP at El Centro - NAF (NJK / KNJK), USA

REMOVE ALL ADVERTISEMENTS
   
Instagram

Albums containing this photo

Not in any albums yet.
view all photo albums  

  • Photographer

  • More from  W.A.Kazior  Contact
  • Photo Notes:

    2012 NAF El Centro Air Show - NAF El Centro, CA. - This a/c was the first production Griffon powered Spitfire. It's here in the colours of the Indian Airforce with whom it served.

Exif

IFD0.Make: NIKON CORPORATION
IFD0.Model: NIKON D60
EXIF.ExposureTime: 10/2000
EXIF.FNumber: 71/10
EXIF.ISOSpeedRatings: 200
COMPUTED.ApertureFNumber: f/7.1
EXIF.DateTimeOriginal: 2012:03:10 08:56:39
EXIF.ShutterSpeedValue: 7643856/1000000
EXIF.MeteringMode: 5
EXIF.Flash: 0
EXIF.FocalLength: 250/10

Comments

tempest1944   2012-03-24  
The Spitfire XII was the first production Griffon Spitfire, not the XIV.

tempest1944   2012-03-24  
She's in RAF South-East Asia Command markings.

YoungfisH   2012-03-25  
thx for correction.
I shoud wrote: "The first Griffon-powered Spitfire suffered from poor high altitude performance due to having only a single stage supercharged engine", but you're right first was Mk. XII

You must be logged in to post a comment.
Random great photos by W.A.Kazior
Photo ID 215379 by W.A.Kazior. Private Private North American P 51D Mustang, NL44727
Photo ID 109477 by W.A.Kazior. USA Air Force Lockheed Martin C 130J 30 Hercules L 382, 99 1433
Photo ID 116083 by W.A.Kazior. USA Navy Sikorsky SH 60F Ocean Hawk S 70B 4, 164087
Photo ID 224445 by W.A.Kazior. Private Tactical Air Support Inc Embraer EMB 314B1 Super Tucano, N314TG
Photo ID 175780 by W.A.Kazior. Private Private Grumman TBM 3E Avenger, NL7226C
Photo ID 102865 by W.A.Kazior. USA Army Sikorsky UH 60L Black Hawk S 70A, 90 26258
Photo ID 266876 by W.A.Kazior. USA Navy Grumman F9F 8T Cougar, 147397
Photo ID 114491 by W.A.Kazior. USA Navy Vought F 8K Crusader, 147030
Copyright © 2007 - 2024 www.airfighters.com. All images © the respective photographers. All rights reserved.