In 1943 began production of the Spitfire Mk.VIII modification with retractable tailwheel and increased range. These fighters served in the Mediterranean and Far East in USAAF and RAAF units.
Some Spitfire airplanes received American-built Packard Merline engines and designated as Spitfire Mk.XVI. Late-production aircraft had bubble-top canopies.
ITEM NUMBER 48066 SCALE 1:48 DATE 15.01.2017 TIME PERIOD WW2 MARKINGS Spitfire LF.IXE, 67th GIAP of Soviet Air Defense, 1944. MODEL SIZE (LENGTH X WIDTH) 202 x 207 mm BOX SIZE 247 x 183 x 33 mm NUMBER OF DETAILS 135