Master (Total: 58, Canadian: 55, Group 0)

Miles Master

Miles M.27 Master Mk. III, RAF (Serial No. W8667), No.5 SFTS.
(IWM Photo, COL 198)(Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page)

The Miles M.9 Master was a British two-seat monoplane advanced trainer designed and built by aviation company Miles Aircraft Ltd. It was inducted in large numbers into both the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Fleet Air Arm (FAA) during the Second World War.

The Master can trace its origins back to the earlier M.9 Kestrel demonstrator aircraft. Following the failure of the rival de Havilland Don as a satisfactory trainer aircraft, the RAF ordered 500 M9A Master advancer trainers to meet its needs. Once in service, it provided a fast, strong and fully aerobatic aircraft that functioned as an excellent introduction to the high performance British fighter aircraft of the day: the Spitfire and Hurricane. Throughout its production life, thousands of aircraft and various variants of the Master were produced, the latter being largely influenced by engine availability. Numerous Masters were modified to enable their use as glider tows. The Master also served as the basis for the Miles Martinet, a dedicated target tug adopted by the RAF.

Perhaps the most radical use of the aircraft was the M.24 Master Fighter. Armed with six .303 in machine guns, it was intended to function as an emergency fighter during the Battle of Britain; this model did not ultimately see combat. Ordinary trainer models could also be fitted with armaments, including a single .303 in Vickers machine gun and eight bombs, albeit intended for training purposes only. Beyond the British air services, other nations also chose to adopt the Master, including the South African Air Force, United States Army Air Force (USAAF), Irish Air Corps, Royal Egyptian Air Force, Turkish Air Force, and the Portuguese Air Force. While thousands of Masters were manufactured, no complete examples have been preserved. Wikipedia

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unvetted Source Harold A Skaarup Web Page

Master serial AZ311

s/n AZ311

AZ 311

Known Units: ;52


last update: 2025-June-01

Master serial AZ315

s/n AZ315

AZ 315

Known Units: ;52


last update: 2025-June-01

Master serial AZ319

s/n AZ319

AZ 319

Master M19 serial AZ359

s/n AZ359

AZ 359

Master M19 serial AZ525

s/n AZ525

AZ 525

Master M19 serial AZ593

s/n AZ593

AZ 593

Master M19 serial AZ658

s/n AZ658

AZ 658

Known Units: ;17


last update: 2025-June-01

Master M19 serial AZ670

s/n AZ670

AZ 670

Master M19 serial AZ698

s/n AZ698

AZ 698

Master serial AZ733

s/n AZ733

AZ 733

Master serial AZ799

s/n AZ799

Miles

AZ 799

Master M19 serial AZ811

s/n AZ811

AZ 811

Master serial DK915

s/n DK915

DK 915

Known Units: ;7


last update: 2025-June-01

Master serial DK920

s/n DK920

DK 920

Master serial DK945

s/n DK945

DK 945

Master serial DL517

s/n DL517

DL 517

Master serial DL522

s/n DL522

DL 522

Master serial DL609

s/n DL609

DL 609

Master serial DL611

s/n DL611

DL 611

Master serial DL800

s/n DL800

DL 800

Known Units: ;17


last update: 2025-June-01

Master serial DL838

s/n DL838

DL 838

Master serial DM108

s/n DM108

DM 108

Master serial DM293

s/n DM293

DM 293

Master 11 M19 serial EM330

s/n EM330

EM 330

Master Mk.ll M 19 serial EM381

s/n EM381

EM 381

Master ll M19 serial EM402

s/n EM402

EM 402

Master serial N7430

s/n N7430

Mles

N 7430

Master serial N7432

s/n N7432

N 7432

Master Mk. l serial N7766

s/n N7766

N 7766

Master I serial N7833

s/n N7833

Miles

N 7833

Known Units: ;57

RAF Command (http://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=122961) and National Archives UK (http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16756591) show aircraft as Miles Master I, serial no N 7833, and not as Spitfire. Pilot Officer Henry Archer Womack was killed.
last update: 2025-February-05

Master Mk. l serial N7884

s/n N7884

N 7884

Known Units: ;59


last update: 2025-June-01

Master Mk. l serial N7931

s/n N7931

N 7931

Master Mk I serial N7960

s/n N7960

Miles

N 7960

Master I serial N8067

s/n N8067

N 8067

Known Units: ;400

With No. 400 (F) Squadron, RCAF, when it spun in at Wooldings Farm, Overton, Hampshire on 22 November 1942, killing Flying Officer R.M. Curphey.
last update: 2025-February-05

Master serial T8404

s/n T8404

T 8404

Master serial T8431

s/n T8431

T 8431

Master serial T8442

s/n T8442

T 8442

Known Units: ;5


last update: 2025-June-01

Master serial T8468

s/n T8468

T 8468

Master serial T8565

s/n T8565

T 8565

Known Units:


last update: 2025-June-01

Master serial T8565

s/n T8565

T 8565

Known Units: ;7


last update: 2025-June-01

Master serial T8567

s/n T8567

T 8567

Master serial T8602

s/n T8602

T 8602

Master serial T8616

s/n T8616

T 8616

Master serial T8746

s/n T8746

T 8746

Known Units: ;59


last update: 2025-June-01

Master serial T8774

s/n T8774

T 8774

Master serial T8780

s/n T8780

T 8780

Known Units: ;52


last update: 2025-June-01

Operational 1941-05-05 to 1941-05-05

58 () OTU (RAF) RAF Grangemouth

58 Operational Training Unit, RAF Grangemouth. Miles Master aircraft T8780 crashed 3 miles North of Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland on a training flight, cause undetermined

Pilot Officer VC Arnold (RCAF) was killed in the crash

Pilot/Instructor, Flight Sergeant JT Dunmore (RAFVR) was severely injured in the crashed and later died in Larbert Military Hospital 1941-05-17

unvetted Source Aviation Safety Network

unvetted Source [Royal Air Force Serial and Image Database]...

unvetted Source Secret Scotland - RAF Grangemouth

unvetted Source 58 OTU Roll

Master serial T8880

s/n T8880

T 8880

Master serial W8773

s/n W8773

W 8773

Master Mk. lll serial W8850

s/n W8850

W 8850

Master 111 serial W8960

s/n W8960

Miles

W 8960

Known Units: ;1

#1 Refresher Flying Training School. Pilot Officer Adams was killed when his Miles Master III aircraft W 8960 crashed also killing Flying Officer GF Brittlebank (RAF) Pilot Officer Adams had been posted to #152 Squadron to fly Spitfire aircraft.
last update: 2025-February-05

Master Mk. lll serial W9003

s/n W9003

W 9003

Known Units: ;61


last update: 2025-June-01

Master serial W9083

s/n W9083

W 9083

Known Units: 7 PAFU


last update: 2025-June-01