Seafire MK LIIc Late (808,809,885sq FAA)

The Seafire Mk IIc was developed from the standard Spitfire Mk Vc fighter. It did however incorporate some of the changes necessary to make it suitable for Naval use, namely a fuselage that had strengthening plates fitted,arrestor hook and catapult spools. The wings still lacked wing folding, and these aircraft spent a large proportion of their lives in the open.To improve low level performance, aircraft were being fitted with Merlin 32 engines, driving 4 blade Rotol props. Later, many had their wing tips clipped, six stack exhausts fitted, and late style tailplanes, these changes enabled it to be retained on operations until late 1944. As is usual, references disagree on markings/colours, here is our best guess for these schemes.