Used throughout the Second World War to identify friend from foe, these original spotter cards show the differences in the silhouettes between British and German aircraft.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk I Spotter Card
January 21, 2011 By
Aircraft: Supermarine Spitfire Mk I Type: single-engine British fighter Manufacturer: Supermarine Division, Vickers-Armstrong Ltd Year: 1938 Engine: Rolls-Royce Merlin II, 12-cylinder V, liquid-cooled, 1,030 hp Wingspan: 11.22m Length: 9.12m Height: 3.48m Weight (loaded): 2,415 kg Maximum speed: 355 mph Ceiling: 34,000 feet Range: 500 miles Armament: 8 Browning machineguns in wings Crew: 1 Click to [...]
Hawker Hurricane Mk I Spotter Card
January 21, 2011 By
Aircraft: Hawker Hurricane Mk I Type: single-engine British _ ghter Manufacturer: Hawker Aircraft Ltd Year: 1937 Engine: Rolls-Royce Merlin II, 12-cylinder V, air-cooled, 1,030 hp Wingspan: 12.19m Length: 9.55m Height: 3.99m Weight (loaded): 2,993 kg Maximum speed: 320 mph Ceiling: 33,200 feet Range: 460 miles Armament: 8 Browning machine guns in wings Crew: 1 Click [...]
Messerschmitt Bf 109E Spotter Card
January 21, 2011 By
Aircraft: Messerschmitt Bf 109E Type: single-engine German _ ghter Manufacturer: Messerschmitt AG Year: 1939 Engine: Daimler-Benz DB 601, 12-cylinder V, liquid-cooled, 1,050 hp Wingspan: 9.87m Length: 8.65m Height: 2.50m Weight (loaded): 2,010 kg Maximum speed: 342 mph Ceiling: 34,450 feet Range: 410 miles Armament: 2 machine-guns on top of engine cowling and 2 20-mm cannon [...]
Messerschmitt Bf 110C Spotter Card
January 21, 2011 By
Aircraft: Messerschmitt Bf 110C Type: twin-engine German fighterbomber Manufacturer: Messerschmitt AG Year: 1939 Engines: 2 Daimler-Benz DB 601,12-cylinder V, liquid-cooled, 1,050 hp each Wingspan: 16.25m Length: 12.07m Height: 4.12m Weight (loaded): 6,028 kg Maximum speed: 336 mph Ceiling: 32,810 feet Range: 680 miles Armament: 5 machine-guns and 2 20-mm cannon Crew: 2-3 Click to view all our [...]
Junkers Ju 87B Spotter Cards
January 21, 2011 By
Aircraft: Junkers Ju 87B Type: single-engine German divebomber Manufacturer: Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG Year: 1938 Engine: Junkers Jumo 211, 12-cylinder V, liquid-cooled, 1,200 hp Wingspan: 13.79m Length: 11.10m Height: 4.01m Weight (loaded): 4,330 kg Maximum speed: 238 mph Ceiling: 26,250 feet Range: 490 miles Armament: 3 machine-guns and 500 kg of bombs Crew: 2 Click to [...]
Heinkel He 111H Spotter Cards
January 21, 2011 By
Aircraft: Heinkel He 111H Type: twin-engine German medium bomber Manufacturer: Ernst Heinkel AG Year: 1939 Engines: 2 Junkers Jumo 211A, 12-cylinder V, liquid-cooled, 1,100 hp each Wingspan: 22.60m Length: 16.39m Height: 4.0m Weight (loaded): 14,000 kg Maximum speed: 252 mph Ceiling: 27,900 feet Range: 1,280 miles 6 machine-guns and 2,495 kg Click to view all our Battle [...]
Dornier Do 17Z – Spotter Card
January 21, 2011 By
Aircraft: Dornier Do 17Z Type: twin-engine German medium bomber Manufacturer: Dornier-Werke GmbH Year: 1939 Engines: 2 BMW Bramo 323P, 9-cylinder radial, air-cooled, 1,000 hp each. Wingspan: 18.0m Length: 15.79m Height: 4.55m Weight (loaded): 8,590 kg Maximum speed: 255 mph Ceiling: 26,900 feet Range: 721 miles Armament: 6 machine-guns and 1,000 kg of bombs Crew: 4 Click to view [...]
Junkers 88A Spotter Card
January 21, 2011 By
Aircraft: Junkers 88A Type: twin-engine German medium bomber/dive-bomber Manufacturer: Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke AG Year: 1939 Engines: 2 Junkers Jumo 211B, 12-cylinder V, liquid-cooled, 1,200 hp each Wingspan: 18.38m Length: 14.36m Height: 5.32m Weight (loaded): 10,360 kg Maximum speed: 280 mph Ceiling: 26,250 feet Armament: 3 machine-guns and 1,800 kg of bombs Crew: 4 Click to view all our Battle [...]
