Spitfire Mk IB

Spitfire Mk IB

Modification of
Spitfire Mk I
Converted
30
Changes
Thirty Mk Is converted with a 20 mm Hispano in each wing fed from 60-round drums; No. 19 Squadron received them from June 1940. Stoppages led to a mix of two cannon and four Brownings, and most were later rebuilt as Mk VBs.
Crew
1
Engines
1

Armament

WeaponCountRoundsPosition
Hispano Mk II260Wing

Service

≈ Jun 1940 – Sep 1940