Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVIE

London, Hangar Three/Four Aircraft & Exhibits

The Spitfire XVI was the last major version of the Spitfire to be powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin before introduction of the Rolls-Royce Griffon powered variants.

Externally similar to the Mk.IX, it was powered by the US licence-built Packard Merlin 266 and was flown with both normal and clipped wings. Total production of the type was 1,054, entering service in November 1944 and remaining in production until August 1945, the last month of the war. It was used as a fighter bomber against V2 rocket sites and airfields in the closing months of the European war, and remained in RAF service until the mid-1950s.

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Object number	1995/1012/A
Maker name	Vickers-Armstrongs Limited
Production date	Jul 1945
Date in use	JUL 1945-OCT 1989
Associated with	6 Maintenance Unit (RAF) 203 Advanced Flying School (RAF) Fighter Command Control and Reporting School (RAF) 31 Squadron (RAF) 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (RAF) 45 Maintenance Unit (RAF) 603 Squadron (RAF) 602 Squadron (RAF)
Associated places	RAF Brize Norton RAF Chivenor RAF Middle Wallop RAF Hendon Exeter RAF Kinloss RAF Turnhouse RAF Abbotsinch RAF St. Athan RAF Cosford

Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVI on display at Hendon, RAF Museum

inside of a Spitfire cockpit with gauges visible on instrument board (black), green metal, silver pedals and flight stick, RAF Museum

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk XVIE

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