Mk IIa

Engine: Merlin XII

Wing: A

Armament: Eight .303 machine guns

Mk IIb

Engine: Merlin XII

Wing: B

Armament: Two 20mm cannon, later two 20mm cannon and four .303 machine guns

Mk IIc (later designated ASR II)

Engine: Merlin XX

Armament: As original aircraft

Wing: A or B, as original aircraft

Load: Smoke-marking bombs under the port wing, two flare shoots holding a dingy and a food container in the fuselage aft of the cockpit

Notes: The ASR II was a modification of existing Mk IIa and Bs withdrawn from front-line service, for the purpose of assisting aircrew downed at sea. A long-range version of the Mk IIa was produced with a 30 gallon tank under the port wing (JK Quill referred to it as the Mk IIa(LR)).

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