There also was a space in the spitfire behind the pilots seat , underneath the radio housing, about ths size of a small suitcase.This was often used to carry a pilots dunnage bag of duffle,or a case of wine or whiskey when ferrying A/C back from having maintenance in Britain.Also valued were chocolate, cosmetics and nylon stockings, which some ladies of France, Italy and Germany were prepared to give a lot for.Some sitfire models had a small access hatch to that space on the port side of the fuselage.Others had ways to stuff the space from inside the cockpit by adjusting the pilots seat full down.
I wish I had a spitfire. The closest I could come was a 1971 Norton 850 Interstate motorcycle.The smells are very similar to a spitfire.Mass producing them again at 200 k per model would be a viable economic exercise IMHO.But them maybe I am blinded by love! LOL.
I was speaking specifically of the A-7A Corsair II which I had some familiarity with. The A-7E model which I later worked on had totally different system that didn’t use removable ammo boxes. For that we modified a drop tank with interior straps and an access panel to allow the pilots to carry things with them.