Airfix - Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX - 1:48

• Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, Royal Air Force Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England, 1963. PS853 took place in simulated air to air combat against English Electric Lightning XM166. (A)
• Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX, Temperature and HUMidity Flight (THUM), Royal Air Force Woodvale, Southport, Merseyside, England, 1956. (B)
• Supermarine Spitfire PR.XIX, Rolls-Royce Heritage Flight, East Midlands Airport, England, 2024 (C)

The PR.XIX was the final photo reconnaissance version of the Spitfire to see active RAF service. Produced by mating features of the Mk.XI Spitfire to the powerful Griffon engine of the XIV, the PR.XIX was one of the fastest and, some say, best-looking of all Spitfire variants. 

Due to its role as a reconnaissance machine, it featured no armament, relying upon its high top speed to evade potential enemies. After the war, the PR.CIC served in the Far East, operating over Hainan Island and performing the RAF’s last ever operational sortie by a Spitfire over Malaya on 10th June 1957.