Which Mark of Spitfire?

Anne,

Thank you and your 100% correct, have just reclaimed my copy of the Spitfire V manual by the RAFM.

Clearly shown in Sec 5 figures 20 and 22 is the later type of Oil tank used for the tropical version of the Mk V.

Thank you to everybody who assisted on this thread.

Regards

Jason

A quick look at the AP.1565E Spitfire V, Vol.1, Section 5 shows the oil tank in the photograph as a standard fitting in later Mk.V aircraft.

Anne

Is there anybody from Arco at Duxford that has any photo’s of the MkVc trop without the bottom cowling off? or know what type of oil tank was fitted?

Regards

Jason

Take a look at this…

https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=437&q=spitfire+aboukir+filter&oq=spitfire+aboukir&gs_l=img.1.0.0i24.1941.7619.0.10021.16.9.0.7.7.0.103.651.8j1.9.0….0…1ac.1.31.img..0.16.730._pvvHykzz0Y#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=AhLniQ1HgZpoRM%3A%3BFiQ9vaFVfRH23M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fforum.largescaleplanes.com%252Fuploads%252Fpost-1186-1163716385.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fforum.largescaleplanes.com%252Findex.php%253Fshowtopic%253D12294%2526page%253D3%3B800%3B608

The first Spit in the picture seems to have the cowl off and the oil tank…

http://www.spitfiresite.com/photos/historic/uploaded_images/spitfire-mk-v-253-sqn-italy-751619.jpg

Hi Paul,

Have googled images of JG891 but was unable to find any showing the oil tank, do you have any yourself?

Jason

Regarding Mark12…noticed him logged in earlier when I originally started this thread, no doubt he would have sewn it all up by now aqes ago but for the sad actions of a few.

Jason,

I haven’t got or don’t recall seeing any of JG891’s with the bottom cowling off, but if you look here, you can see the one piece bottom cowling clearly.

http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=21111

(It’s the third picture down in the first post).

There were some pictures of it flying at Duxford prior to it’s departure with it fitted.

Cheers

Paul

This is not the Mk lX that Mr Martindale did a dive in from 40,000 feet because a photo of that shows that all the propellor gear is missing.

You are quite correct – its not – that was a PR.XI. The pictured aircraft is a Mk.V as has been pointed out further back in this thread.

Take a look at pictures of JG891 after it had it’s tropical cowling removed and one fitted, prior to it going to the US.

Hi Paul,

Have googled images of JG891 but was unable to find any showing the oil tank, do you have any yourself?

Jason

Regarding Mark12…noticed him logged in earlier when I originaly started this thread, no doubt he would have sewn it all up by now aqes ago but for the sad actions of a few.

I think I have seen this photo somewhere before, but cannot be at all certain so I’m possibly quite wrong about this but, my little grey cell seems to point me at a Farnborough connection here. This is not the Mk lX that Mr Martindale did a dive in from 40,000 feet because a photo of that shows that all the propellor gear is missing. As Mr Sopwith says, where is Mark 12 when you need him??

It does look like a MK.V.

Most likely a this aircraft had a tropical filter, and hence a larger oil tank fitted.

If the tropical filter was removed, a one piece cowling could be fitted in it’s place.

Take a look at pictures of JG891 after it had it’s tropical cowling removed and one fitted, prior to it going to the US.

Cheers

Paul

Note the dress of the pilot. No doubt a Tropical filter equipped Spitfire Vc

Pity Mark 12 isn’t here , he’d know for sure or what about Edgar?

It does look like a MK.V.

Most likely a this aircraft had a tropical filter, and hence a larger oil tank fitted.

If the tropical filter was removed, a one piece cowling could be fitted in it’s place.

Take a look at pictures of JG891 after it had it’s tropical cowling removed and one fitted, prior to it going to the US.

Cheers

Paul

Mr Merry

Maybe but the oil tank on the early spitfire formed one third of the lower engine cowling where as the late oil tanks sat under a full lower engine cowling, I am also sure that the late engine U frame is different to the early one so to retro fit the late oil tank may require some modification to the early U frame.

MkV retro fitted with a retro fitted MkIX tank? All that was available maybe.