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Spitfire MK IX
Bill McRae (a.k.a. "Mournful Bagley")
in the cockpit of his
MK V Spitfire
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History
Built at Castle Bromwich August 1943,
shipped to No. 33 Maintenance Unit on September 9, 1943
then to No. 405 ARF on September 22, 1943.
Taken on strength
at No. 602 Squadron on October 6, 1943, suffered category
"B" damage on operations November 4, 1943 and
repaired on site.
Taken on strength at 331 Squadron, and
had mid air collision with Spitfire Serial No. MH 938 on
February 19, 1943. Both aircraft crash landed on Berry Farm,
Ongar, Essex MH 724 suffered Category "E" damage,
was subsequently repaired and taken on strength at 401 Squadron
at Tangmere and coded YOL.
YOL was first tested by Flight
Lieutenant W.R. McRae on June 5, 1944 and flew operationally
for the first time on D-Day June 6, 1944 for four hours
on two separate patrols over the invasion beaches. Its last
flight was on July 18, 1944 when it was withdrawn due to
Flak damage. During this time it flew 36 operations, some
sweeps and dive bombing, but mostly patrolling the beach
head and "armed recco's".
Bill McRae was credited
with two ME109's destroyed on July 7 and July 27 respectively.
YOL first landed in France on "D" +4 carrying
a 500 lb. bomb which was stored for future use. YOL moved
to France to stay on June 20, 1944 at B-4 Beny Sur Mer.
YOL was at Miles Aircraft Ltd. on October 4, 1944 and shipped
to No. 76 Maintenance Unit on January 1, 1945 and then with
Mediterrenian Allied Air Forces on February 15, 1945.
MH
724 was stuck off charge on October 31, 1946.
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Clark Industries offers the Merlin powered
MK-IX, which may be built as the MK-IXB, MK-IXE, MK-VIII,
or MK-XVI, and with some modifications could be built as
a MK-V.
Clark
Industries War Paint
Clark Industries War Paint has been carefully
formulated from RAF Colour chips, in non toxic water based
semi gloss Acrylic Latex Enamel. Available now are the following
colours: Dark Green, Dark Earth, Ocean Gray, Medium Sea
Gray, Sky type S, Cockpit Interior Chromate Green, Trainer
Yellow, Roundel Red, Roundel White, Roundel Blue, and Black.
Colours for the Spitfire are Dark Green, Ocean
Gray, Medium Sea Gray, Sky Type S, Roundel Red, Roundel
White, Roundel Blue, Trainer Yellow, Cockpit Interior Green,
and Black
Click Here for War Paint Prices
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KIT SPECIFICATIONS
SPAN; 112 ins.
LENGTH: 98 ins.
WEIGHT: 44 lbs.
ENGINE: 108cc inline 10 hp. Clark Merlin II
LANDING GEAR: Clark Failsafe (air operated)
PROP: 26-12 / 3 blade
CONSTRUCTION: One piece vinylester
fibreglass fuselage already joined with all panel lines
moulded in. The wing and stabilizer are of conventional
construction with sitka spruce spars, laser cut balsa and
plywood ribs, balsa sheeting and 3/4 oz. fibreglass cloth.
SHIPPING DIMENSIONS: Length 78" - Width 18" - Height 18"
VOLUMETRIC WEIGHT: 153 pounds
ACTUAL WEIGHT: 66 pounds
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The
Clark Industries Spitfire kits feature hand laid fibreglass
fuselages already joined with all panel lines and Dzus fastener
detail moulded in. The engine cowling features scale removeable
side panels for easy access to the engine. The firewall
and wing mounting blocks are factory installed and the firewall
is pre-drilled for the engine mounts. Also supplied are
1/8" ply bulkheads, and an internal air duct for engine
cooling which utillizes the scale carburettor air intake,
which allows the engine to be totally cowled in with nothing
sticking out but the prop and the exhaust stacks!
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Merlin II with correct exhaust for the P-51 Mustang
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The 108cc 10 hp. engine has electronic ignition
with electronic timing advance for effortless starting,
and reliable 800 RPM idle. Also featured are scale functional
exhaust stacks with built in mufflers giving 85 db at 20
ft., cable operated throttle and chokes with all throttle
linkage installed.
Each engine is test run for one hour.
minimum.
A full ignition wiring harness with micro switch
is also included.
The heavy duty aluminum spinner houses
a 26" dia. 12" pitch 3 blade propeller which has been pre-assembled
and balanced before testing on each engine.
The Clark failsafe
landing gear are air actuated with oil damper cylinders
for scale 3-4 second up cycle and down cycle times. The
7/8" dia. scale oleo legs have spring suspension and scale
torque links with Dubro 5 1/2" wheels (four spoke scale
hubs are available)Included in the kits are air tank, fittings,
hoses, fill and control valves. These gear also feature
double down locks for added safety with a toggle up lock
to prevent gear sag when pulling out of a dive, if air pressure
is lost the gear will come down and lock automatically.
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The
scale shock absorbing castering tail wheel assy.has a 1/2"
sq. aluminum tube mounting strut.
The vacuum formed parts
include a .080" Gemex Canopy, and .040" under wing radiator
housings and canon magazine fairings.
The Extensive hardware
package includes all control cables, bellcranks, clevises,
1/8" custom made music wire push rods, swivel ball links,
heavy duty hinges, nuts, bolts, screws, control horns, fuel
tank, hoses, fittings, clunk, and filler, servo trays, battery
tray, dummy cannons, printed instrument panel (a full cockpit
kit with over 100 precision cast and vacuum formed parts
is available), sliding canopy track assy's and more. 3/4
oz. glass cloth is supplied for the wing and stab, and Coverite
for the rudder and elevator.
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO BUY EXCEPT
PAINT GLUE AND RADIO!! Truly the Rolls Royce of Spitfire
Kits!
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SPITFIRE COCKPIT INTERIOR
Control column/rudder pedal
assembly with vacuum formed port and starboard side
panels and resin cast components.Not shown are the
gun sight, seat and seat mounting frame
with
height adjuster assemblies.
New
highly detailed resin cast instrument panel including
compass.
Panel shown assembled and painted. An unpainted kit is also available.
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PRICE: $5,050.00 CDN + S&H
(Cockpit not included)
(plus applicable taxes for Canadian orders)
MK IXB ORDER# CS9-001
MK-V ORDER# CS5-002
Spirfire Scale Cockpit (over 100 pieces including Resin panel)
PRICE: $425.00 CDN + S&H
(plus applicable taxes for Canadian orders)
ORDER# CS-003
Spirfire Scale Resin Panel
PRICE: $30.00 CDN + S&H
(plus applicable taxes for Canadian orders)
ORDER# CS-004
Scale 4-spoke wheels pair
PRICE: $100.00 CDN + S&H
(plus applicable taxes for Canadian orders)
ORDER# SW-001
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Clark Industries - 8726 Highway #9, RR#4, Tottenham, Ontario, L0G 1W0 * 905-936-2131
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