- Role: Fighter
- Dimensions: Wingspan 9.9 m, Length 9.54 m, Height 3.86 m
- Engine: 1 x Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 (1720 hp)
- Armament : 2 x 20mm Hispano MK II machine guns,2 x 0.50in Browning M II machine guns, 500 lb of bomb payload
- Crew: 1
- Number in service: 121
- Country of production: Great Britain
- Years in service : 1947 – 1953
From January 1947, improved Spitfire Mk IX were received, equipped with a different model of the Merlin engine and a new wing. This new type was the main type of air support during the 1947-1949 period, undertaking air raid missions with rockets, explosive and Napalm bombs.
