Supermarine Spitfire Mk XIV
Sqn Ldr R. A. Newbury, No.610 Squadron
September 1944
(Corgi Aviation Archive AA38703)
- Engine: One 2,050 h.p. Rolls-Royce Griffon 65 inline
- Span: 36 ft 10 in
- Length: 32 ft 8 in
- Height: 12 ft 8 in
- Weight: 6,600 lb empty / 8,490 lb loaded
- Crew: One
- Max Speed: 448 mph at 26,000 ft
- Service Ceiling: 44,500 ft
- Normal Range: 850 miles
- Armament: Two 20 mm Hispano cannon and four .303 cal Browning machine guns
- Notes: In January 1944, No.610 'County of Chester' squadron became one of the first units to re-equip with the Rolls Royce Griffon engined Spitfire XIV and from June 1944 the squadron was heavily involved in countering the increasing number of V-1 attacks. Squadron Leader Richard Newbury DFC was the Commanding Officer of 610 Squadron, and he recorded a personal tally of 9 V-1's while flying Spitfire XIV DW-D/RB159. by September of 1944 his squadron had claimed a total of 50 V-1 rocket kills. The flying bomb raids on Britain were code named 'Diver' by the Allies and the first recorded attack by a V-1 hit Swanscombe in Kent on June 13th 1944.
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