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 1,922  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 185769 by W.A.Kazior. USA Air Force Fairchild A 10C Thunderbolt II, 82 0658
Photo ID 172444 by W.A.Kazior. Private Private Grumman TBM 3E Avenger, NL7226C
Photo ID 265911 by W.A.Kazior. USA Navy McCulloch XHUM 1, 133817
Photo ID 237621 by W.A.Kazior. USA Navy Grumman F 14A Tomcat, 159631
Photo ID 259663 by W.A.Kazior. USA Marines Bell UH 1Y Venom, 169232
Photo ID 109276 by W.A.Kazior. USA Air Force Martin B 57E Canberra, 55 4253
Photo ID 171642 by W.A.Kazior. USA Navy Grumman C 2A Greyhound, 162145
Photo ID 265961 by W.A.Kazior. Russia Air Force Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 29A 9 12A, 53
Copyright © 2007 - 2024 www.airfighters.com. All images © the respective photographers. All rights reserved.