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Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series
HA7107
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XIVe
Spitfire MK XIV MV293/OI-C
post WWII silver paint scheme

1/48 scale pre-finished
Die-cast metal with a minimum of plastic.
Professionally painted.
All markings pad applied for superb results.
Cockpit slides open.
Cockpit side door opens.
Comes with a pilot that can be removed.
Comes with display stand.
Landing gear is fully retractable and can be displayed up or down.
Removable wing ammo bay covers.
Propeller is metal.
Extremely sought after by collectors.

Specifications Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk. XIVe

Crew: 1

Construction
All metal stressed skin with fabric covered control surfaces.

Performance
Engine: 1 X 2,050hp Rolls-Royce Griffon 65 liquid cooled V-12 with a
two-stage supercharger and inter-cooler.
Maximum Speed: 717 km/h 446 mph.
Range: 997 km 620 miles.
Service Ceiling: 13415 m 44012 ft.

Dimensions
Wing Span: 9.93 m 32 ft 6"
Length: 9.96 m 32 ft 8"
Height: 3.86 m 12 ft 7"
Weight empty: 3165 kg 6978 lb
Weight loaded: 3863 kg 8516 lb

Armament
4 x .303 in (7.7 mm) BSA
or
2 x 12.7 mm (.50 in) Browning machine guns
2 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.II cannon in each wing

The Mk. XIV was a Mk. VIII airframe originally with a Griffon 61 engine and
later the Griffon 65. These engines generated so much power that a 5-bladed
propeller had to be used. A cut-down rear fuselage was mated with a
teardrop canopy to give the pilot an all round better view. There were 957 of
these aircraft produced.

Built by the Vickers Supermarine facility at Keevil around the end of 1944, this
Spitfire Mk XIV had a construction number 6S/649205 and was assigned serial
number MV 293 and somewhere along the way was registered as OI-C. It was
stored by the RAF until early 1945. In February 1945 it was sent, from 33MU
at RAF Lyneham, to India for use by Air Command Southeast Asia. Here it
was loaned to the RIAF (Royal Indian Air Force) 8 Squadron October 15,
1945. May 12 1946 Officer SM Ahmed landed the aircraft with the tail wheel
retracted. It became part of the IAF inventory December 12, 1947 and in
1949 went to the IAF Technical Training Centre (TTC) in Jalahalli where it was
used as a ground instructional airframe with markings T-20. In 1978 the War
Birds of Great Britain bought the plane and shipped it back in crates to the UK.
In 1978 the registration G-BGHB was saved for the aircraft but never used.
But in 1979 the registration G-SPIT was assigned and after a lengthy
restoration period the aircraft made its first fully restored flight on August 14
1992 wearing an all silver post WWII paint scheme. In 2000 the aircraft was
repainted and re-marked MV268/JE-J as a tribute to the famous Spitfire pilot
Johnnie Johnson.

THESE ARE PRE-PRODUCTION PICTURES
NOT THE FINISHED MODEL

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