Tamiya 1/32 Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXc FighterThe Wait is Over! The legendary Spitfire was the representative British fighter of WWII and many served with various air forces well into the 1950s. Among these was the Mk. IX, a variant powered by the Rolls Royce Merlin 60 series engine which was developed to counter the Luftwaffe's Fw 190. Most of the Mk. IX aircraft came equipped with the C wing, two 20mm cannons, and four 7. 7mm machine guns. The Mk. IXc, which was issued to units in July 1942,