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Old 27th May 2011, 13:13
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Wasn't it the supercharged MkIX they called "clipped, cropped, clapped"?
No, actually it was the Spitfire L.F. Mk Vc:

Clipped - reduced wingspan to improve rate of roll at low level.
Cropped - supercharger impeller modified to suit low level operations.
Clapped - most of them were modified after a pretty hard previous existence!

A nice IWC commercial! Bit of a brassy Yank woman though, definitely not in the same class as a certain well-appreciated 'Section Officer' !!
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