Spitfire Marks & Drawing Numbers
Note that drawings relating to a specific Mark are the DIFFERENCES from the Mark I (300 series drawings). You therefore need the Mk I drawings AND the specific Mk you are interested in to have all the drawings we hold for that Mark.
Spitfire Marks
The following table indicates the drawing number series that applies to each mark of Supermarine Spitfire.
Drawing Numbers beginning.. | Spitfire Mark |
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300 | I |
346 | I (C Wing) |
325, 329, 331 | II |
330 & 348 | III |
337 | IV |
349,352 & 355 | V |
350 | VI |
351 | VII |
359 & 360 | VIII |
361 & 365 | IX & XVI |
362 | X |
370 & 374 | XI |
366 | XII |
367 | XIII |
369, 373 & 379 | XIV |
377 & 386 | XV |
361 | XVI |
384 | XVII |
394 | XVIII |
389 & 390 | XIX |
356 | XXI, XXII, XXIV |
380 - 388 | Seafire (various Mks) |
393 | Spiteful |
395 | Seafire XVII |
502 | VIIIt Trainer |
509 | IXt Trainer |
Technical Drawings - numbering system
A Supermarine Spitfire drawing number is made up of 5 digits.
First three digits - the Type or Mark No. (300=Spitfire I, 349=Spitfire V etc.)
Next two digits - are for the major assembly (See the major assembly listing below)
Sheet number - issued sequentially
Letter - denotes the edition of the drawing
For example, drawing 34927 Sheet 43/B is a Spitfire V component fitted to fuselage frame 9. Where a later Mark (such as the Mk.V) used a part or structure from an earlier aircraft without any modifications, the drawing for that part was not redrawn.
So to assemble a set of drawings for a later mark you need to start with the Mark 1 and add any differences.
Regrettably, there are gaps in the archives and when putting together packages of drawings specific to an area of the structure we have sought to provide as much detail as possible which may mean that drawings in the package originate with different Marks.
Major Assembly Listing
1 | Top centre main planes | 51 | Chassis front |
2 | Bottom centre main planes | 52 | Waterproof covers |
3 | Top inner main planes | 53 | Wireless |
4 | Bottom inner main planes | 54 | Service tank |
5 | Target towing gear | 55 | Fin top |
6 | Bottom inter main planes | 56 | Starter |
7 | Top outer main planes | 57 | Bomb gear |
8 | Bottom outer main planes | 58 | Towing gear |
9 | Top inner aileron | 59 | Brake gear |
10 | Bottom inner aileron | 60 | Tail plane wing tip skid |
11 | Top outer aileron | 61 | Deck landing gear |
12 | Bottom outer aileron | 62 | Armament |
13 | Extension | 63 | Oxygen apparatus |
14 | Wing tip, skid or float | 64 | Equipment |
15 | Struts & external bracing | 65 | Petrol tank, auxiliary |
16 | Fin or King Post | 66 | Tail adjusting gear |
17 | Top tail plane | 67 | Radiator, auxiliary |
18 | Bottom tail plane | 68 | Dive brakes |
19 | Top elevators | 69 | Folding flap, bottom |
20 | Bottom elevators | 70 | Hoisting gear |
21 | Centre (or top) fin | 71 | Anti-icing |
22 | Outer (or bottom) fins | 72 | Fighting top |
23 | Centre rudders | 73 | Oil tank, auxiliary |
24 | Outer rudders | 74 | Floats |
25 | Tail plane struts & external bracing | 75 | Seaplane chassis |
26 | Tail skid | 76 | Trailing portion, top centre |
27 | Main fuselage or hull | 77 | Trial installation general arrangement drawings |
28 | Nose fuselage or hull | ||
29 | Tail fuselage or hull | 78 | Trailing portion, top outer |
30 | Main fairing | 79 | Ground & servicing equipment |
31 | Nose fairing | 80 | Tail gunner's nacelle |
32 | Tail fairing | 81 | Torpedo gear |
33 | Controls | 82 | Engine brakes |
34 | Dashboard & instruments | 83 | Models |
35 | Flooring & seating | 84 | Test specimens |
36 | Electrical equipment | 85 | Gun turret |
37 | Engine mounting | 86 | Cabin heating |
38 | Engine cowling | 87 | Hydraulic system |
39 | Engine controls | 88 | Pneumatic system |
40 | Exhaust system | 89 | Accelerator [catapult] gear |
41 | Radiator | 90 | [Reserved] |
42 | Radiator shutters | 91 | [Reserved] |
43 | [Reserved] | 92 | Mould loft lines |
44 | Petrol tanks | 93 | Cases for shipment |
45 | Petrol system | 94 | Packing for shipment |
46 | Oil tanks | 95 | Mock-up |
47 | Oil system | 96 | Hull erecting cradle |
48 | Water tanks | 97 | [Reserved] |
49 | Water system | 98 | Final erection |
50 | Chassis [undercarriage] - main | 99 | Trial flights |
100 | Miscellaneous spares |