The Supermarine Spitfire Family Tree © 2006 Compiled by P. Jutte

Supermarine F7/30 Type 224, K2890 660 hp. Steam cooled Rolls Royce Goshawk II

Supermarine F37/34 Type 300 Prototype Spitfire K5054, Merlin II 990 hp.

High Speed Spitfire N.17 ex-Mk I, K9834 (1939)

1st prod. Seafire MK III, NN333 Merlin 55, October 1943 Cunliffe Owen built 1st Sqn. No.894, 27 Nov. 1943

From Mk I, K9961 prod. With DH 3 blade 2 pitch prop.

Aerolite Spitfire, 2 fuselages (plastic)

Last Mk II, P8729 built 25 June 1941

1st PR Mk XIX, RM626 non press.cab. Rotol 5 blade prop. Griffon 65 April 1944

1st PR Mk XIX, SW777 with pressurised cabine November 1944

1st prod. PR Mk XIX, PM496, 23 May 1945 (225 built)

1st prod. Seafire Mk III, LR765 No folding wings, Westland built (conv. to Mk IIc)

1st prod. LF Mk III Seafire  NF545, f.f. 31 March 1944

Mk I, K9912, testbed for Merlin III

Mk I, K9783 first with 3 blade DH two pitch prop.

First flight 5 March 1936, Eastleigh

Mk IIA/B model Air-Sea Rescue Type 375, 1st Mk IIc P7321 ASR (IIc)

Mk V, L1004 proto. PR Mk XIX press.cab. Griffon engine

Seafire Mk IIc, MA970 proto. For folding wings Mk III

Seafire Mk IIc MB141 & MB307 testbed for RATOG (rocket assistant launch)

Mk I, K9791, 5th prod. conv. mock-up Hispano 20mm can.

Spitfire F/3734 Mk II Type 329

1st ex-P7282 to No. 61 Sqn. 22 Aug. 1940 (f.f. 17 June '40, 6 MU)

Spitfire PR Mk XIX Type 389/390

1st prod. Mk XII, EN221 (100 built)

Seafire F/LF/FR Mk III Type 358/506

Mk IIc, MB194 conv. To Seafire PR IIIc f.f. 14 July 1943

Mk I, K9789, 3rd prod. Became maintenance airframe 3594N, 1944

Mk I, K9789, 1st to No. 19 Sqn. Duxford 4 August 1938

First production Spitfire Mk I, K9787 (later converted to PRU, lost 30 June 1941)

June 7, 1939, 1st Mk I of L-series (L1000) Merlin III

Prototype Mk I, L1004, converted to F Mk Va April 1943 (.303 Browning)

Mk Va, L1004 conv. To PR Mk XIII, March 1943 Boscombe Down

Spitfire F Mk XII Type 366

Mk VIII, DP845 (ex-proto Mk IV) conv. to Mk XII Griffon IIB, 1735 hp.

Mk I, R7120 conv. To 1st press.cab. F Mk VI (f.f. 25 August 1941)

Spitfire HF Mk VI Type 350 (High Flyer)

Mk I, W3237, 2nd protot.  Mk III (later conv. to Mk V airframe)

Spitfire Mk III Type 330

Mk I, N3297, 3th series, conv. to Mk III. Merlin RM25 (Mk XX 1.390 hp, later Mk IX proto.)

Spitfire Mk IV Type 337

Mk IV, DP845 1st proto. 27 November 1941 Griffon RG 25M

Mk IV, DP851, 2nd proto. (later used for Mk 20 + Mk 21 trials)

Spitfire F Mk 21 Type 368

1st prod. Seafire Mk IIc Westland built, LR631-LR764 f.f. 4 January 1943, Merlin 55

Mk I, X4942, converted to Mk Va. Conv. to Mk VI (f.f. 4 Juli 1941)

1st production Mk VI, AB176 (Merlin 47) (100 built)

Spitfire Mk V Type 331/349/352

Spitfire F/HF Mk VII Type 351 Mk III, N3297, proto.  Mk VII

PR Spitfires Mk I, N3069 + Mk I, N3071 testbed f. Photo. Developm. Team

N3069 soc. August 1940 No 2 Camouflage Unit

Mk IV, DP851, 1st proto. Mk 21, Griffon 61, f.f. 4 October 1942

Mk VIII, JG204 used for new wing test F Mk 21

1st production Seafire Mk IIc, MA970, f.f. 28 May 1942 Merlin 46, trop. Filter Supermarine built

Seafire Mk IIc Type 357/375

1st proto. F Mk 21, PP139

Proto. Mk IIc, AD371 for Seafiretest to Farnboriugh 25 February 1942

Mk Va, AB320 conv. To prototype LR Vb(T)

Mk I, N3053 proto.conv. to F Mk Va (Merlin XX, later M64)

Mk I, K9788 converted to Mk Va

Mk I, W3237, prototype Mk Vc October 1941, Type 349

1st prototype F Mk VII, AB450 (ex- F Mk Vb) Merlin 61 Juli 1942

Mk VII, N3297 prototype for Mk VIII Merlin 61

Mk I, 3071 to No 212 Sqn (PR) 11 Group  f.f. to Aken 18 Nov. 1939

Armed PR Spitfires Type 367

BL676 re-serialled to MB328 (tropical filter)

1st Spit. with ROC float Follant Airc. Mk I, R6722 Type 342

Spitfire with Superm. Floats, Type 344/355 Mk Vb, W3760

Mk I, W3248 converted to Mk Vb with clipped wings

1st production Mk Vc, AA878 Juli 1942

1st prod. HF Mk VII, BS121 5 September 1942

Spitfire F/HF Mk VIII Type 359/360/369/376

Spitfire Mk IX Type 316 / 378

1st of 5 production F Mk 21, LA187 / LA191, (total 120 built)

LA213 to LA317 with contra rotate prop.

3rd proto. Seafire, BL676 1st decklanding 10 Jan. '42 HMS Illustrious

Mk Ib Seafires no folding wings, Merlin 45 (116 built)

Seafire Mk Ib Type 338/465

Spitfire with floats 2 extra conv. Mk Vb, EP951 + Mk Vb EP754

Spitfire with floats conv. LF Mk IXb, BJ892, Type 385, May 1944 (soc. 22 Nov. 1945)

Spitfire Mk Vc, MA648, 1st prototype LF Mk IX May 1943

1st prod. LF Mk IX, MJ823 Merlin 66

Mk VIII, N3297 1st proto. conv. To Mk IX Merlin 61 September 1941

Spitfire F Mk 22 Type 356

Spitfire F Mk 23 Type 372 Valiant

AB986 replaced by AB205 to No 778 Sqn. for trials

Mk Vb, AD371 + AB986 trialbeds Seafire Mk I / II

Seafire F Mk XV Type 377/386

278 Mk V's converted to Mk IX

2nd proto. Mk I, R6700 conv. to Mk IX 6 Jan. 1942

Spitfire T Mk VIII (trainer) Type 502

2 prototypes F Mk 22, SX549 & TM383

1st proto. PP139 (ex-F Mk 21, for Mk 23

1st production Seafire Mk XV, SR446 Griffon VI, f.f. 2 sept. 1944 Westland built

1st proto. Seafire F Mk XV NS487 November 1943 (sting hook)

The Composite Seafire, Fuselage Seafire Mk III, Wings Mk Vc, tail Mk VIII, radiators Mk V & Mk IX

1st prod. Mk IX, JK395 Merlin 63

1st proto. F.Mk VIII, JF274 (2nd production Mk VIII)

1st production LF Mk VIII, JF462, April 1943

1st production F Mk 22, PK312 March 1945 (287 built)

SX549 to become proto. for Seafire Mk 46

6th proto. Seafire F Mk XV, NS493 conv. To Low-Back Seafire Mk XVII

Spitfire Mk IX (T9) Trainer Type 509 (20 built)

3th prod. Mk VIII, JF318 conv. to F Mk XIV

Spitfire F Mk XIV Type 369/373/379

1st Mk VIII with Griffon III (JF316 & JF321)

Spitfire F Mk 24 Type 356

1st production Seafire Mk XVII, SW987 Griffon VI, May 1945 Westland built

Seafire F/FR Mk XVII Type 387

1st Mk XVI w. Packard 266 was Mk IX MJ556 (December 1943)

Mk IX, MK850 testbed f. Mk XVI November 1944

15 F Mk IX converted to PR Mk XI, beginning with BS497

Spitfire PR Mk XI / X Type 365/387

FR Mk XIV low-back with F.24 oblique camera

Mk XIV, JF317 (w. Griffon 61) compared w. Mk VIII, JF664  (Merlin 63) July 1943

F Mk 22 airframe converted to Mk 24 Production proto. VN301, May 1945, Griffon 61

Testbed Mk XVI TA759 (with Low-Back)

Spitfire F/LF Mk XVI Type 380. A Mk IX with R.R. Packard Merlin

1st conv. PR Mk X, SR395 May 1944

Mk VIII, JF299 low-back, tear-drop canopy proto.

1st real prod. with Griffon. A combination of Mk VIII and Griffon engine (957 built)

Last built Spitfire F Mk 24, VN496, 24 Februari 1948, soc. 15 December 1950 (54 built)

Seafang Mk 32, VG471 to VG479 (only 9 produced)

Spiteful F Mk 14/16 Type 317/393

1st prod. FR Mk XIV, NH741

Modified Spiteful for Seafang trialsbed, VB893 & VB895

Seafang F Mk 31/32 Type 365

1st production Spiteful, RB515 f.f. 2 April 1945 (20 built, last three never flown)

1st true prototype Spiteful, NN664, f.f. 8 January 1945

Mk XIV, NN660 new wing conv. To Type 317. Crashed September 1944

Spitfire F/FR Mk XVIII Type 394 No special prototype built

201 FR and 99 fighter variants 1st FR Mk XVIII to RAF, SM844 28 May 1945

Mk XVIII flew last Spitfire combat sortie with No 60 Sqn (Malaya, 1 January 1951)

Seafire Mk 47, VR971 last built Seafire, 28 Januari 1949

1st prod. Seafire Mk 46, LA541 (24 built)

1st proto. Seafire Mk 46, TM383, f.f. 8 August 1944 Contra rotate prop. Griffon 85

Seafire Mk 46 Type 474

1st prod. Seafire Mk 47, PS944 Seafire Mk 47, VP-series with Griffon 88, 1st VP427 Oct. 1947

2 proto. Seafire Mk 47, PS944 & PS945, contra rotate prop. Griffon 87, folding wings

Seafire Mk 47 Type 388/474

Seafire Mk 45, TM379 testbed contra rotate prop. October 1944

1st prod. Seafire Mk 45, LA428 to LA499 (Castle Bromwich built)

1st proto. Seafire Mk 45, TM379 (equivalent Spitfire Mk 21) Griffon 60

Seafire F Mk 45 N7/44 Type 474