spit1940
January 10, 2013 at 10:10 pm

Spitfire mk14 high back aerial position

Does the mk14 with high back fuselage have a wip aerial on the spine of the fuselage or under the stb wing, i,m talking about original from new and not preservation era.

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By: spit1940 - 11th January 2013 at 07:23

Thanks edgar and dazdaman.

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By: DazDaMan - 10th January 2013 at 23:31

I don’t think the XIV was ever fitted with an actual mast as such, just the whip as Edgar says.

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By: Edgar Brooks - 10th January 2013 at 22:18

Both; the radio (whip) aerial was fitted in the spine, and I.F.F. Mk.III (bar) aerial was fitted under the starboard wing, from early 1943.