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The Spitfire XIV was the second Griffon-powered version of the fighter to see service. Unlike the Mk XII, it was intended for combat at all altitudes, and was built in large numbers. The size of its five-bladed propeller is apparent in this view of a No 610 aircraft refuelling at Friston in July 1944. The squadron was busy helping to repel the V-1 offensive, and would claim a total of 50 flying bombs by the end of the summer.}}

The Spitfire XIV was the second Griffon-powered version of the fighter to see service. Unlike the Mk XII, it was intended for combat at all altitudes, and was built in large numbers. The size of its five-bladed propeller is apparent in this view of a No 610 aircraft refuelling at Friston in July 1944. The squadron was busy helping to repel the V-1 offensive, and would claim a total of 50 flying bombs by the end of the summer.}}

| author = Royal Air Force official photographer

| author = Royal Air Force official photographer
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| date = {{between|1939|1945}}
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| date = 1944-07

| catalogue_number = CH 18184

| catalogue_number = CH 18184

| database_number = 205219443

| database_number = 205219443
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