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Spitfire Mk.Vc late
Figure 39:
1. Exhausts feature the individual pipes, typical for later Spitres
Mk.IXc
2. A number of Westland-built airframes featured the ush-riveted
rear fuselage as opposed to the standard raised rivets used
Figure 40:
1. Skin reinforcement above the wheel well. These reinforcements
were not only installed on Spitres Mk.V but on the other Spit-
re versions as well, typically after their overhaul having accu-
mulated a certain number of ight hours. The skin reinforce-
ment prevented the skin damage in the wheel well area where
it was extremely stressed during the takeos and landings and
there was a risk of its collapse due to the fatigue
Spitre Mk.Vc late
Spitre Mk.Vb with skin reinfor-
cement above the wheel well
HISTORY
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