Spitfire XV1 In most cases"A Rolls Royce Merlin Engine." I think in this case they will find "A Rolls Royce Gryphon Engine" would be a more apt description. Alex Henshaw considered the Spitfire was no longer the Spitfire after the Mk 1X.
This is the aircraft that was on display at the USAFM for many years before being acquired by Murray Griffiths as part of the exchange for the Beaufighter, IIRC. He then sold it to James Slade. For some reason I thought the Subritzky family owned her now. They've got better things to do like continue restoring their Oxford!
Spitfire sell for $2.8 million at auction | Otago Daily Times Online * for our international members - £1.037 million, US$ 1.856 million, Aus$2.272 million or €1.309 million
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