[MasterGunner01]

The Supermarine Seafire [all Marks] had the following modifications to qualify it for carrier use: 1) strengthened landing gear to take the violent landings aboard carriers (this is what separates carrier planes from land planes); 2) an arresting hook for carrier landings; 3) folding wing tips (due to height restrictions on British carrier hangar decks); 4) folding wings for carrier stowage. The F4U-1 Corsairs used by the Fleet Air Arm had their wing tips clipped so that their folded wings would clear the overhead of the hangar deck on the British flattops.

[Tallguy]

I believe the Seafires utilized a different engine, the Rolls Royce Griffon. The propeller spun in the opposite direction and the Supercharger was optimized for lower altitude work than the early Mark Spitfires.

Eventually the Spitfires traded their Merlins for Griffon’s in later Marks as the missions became low/medium level. Chasing down V-1’s and Ground-Attack.

[yawningotter]

I love the sound of those Rolls-Royce airplane engines.