Spitfire Mlk.Vb with clipped wings
clipped (shorter) wings increased the roll rate and airspeed at lower altitudes [aircraft from No.316(Polish) Squadron, August 1943]
Spitfire Mlk.Vb Trop
1) clipped (shorter) wings increased the roll rate and airspeed at lower altitudes.
2) fitted with the Aboukir air filter.
[aircraft from No.40 Squadron, South African Air Force, Tunisia, April 1943]