Master (Total: 58, Canadian: 55, Group 0)
Miles Master
(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
Master Trainer
Wikipedia Master Trainer Master AZ311,
s/n AZ311
AZ 311
Master AZ315,
s/n AZ315
AZ 315
Master AZ319,
s/n AZ319
AZ 319
Master AZ359, M19
s/n AZ359
AZ 359
Master AZ525, M19
s/n AZ525
AZ 525
Master AZ593, M19
s/n AZ593
AZ 593
Master AZ658, M19
s/n AZ658
AZ 658
Master AZ670, M19
s/n AZ670
AZ 670
Master AZ698, M19
s/n AZ698
AZ 698
Master AZ733,
s/n AZ733
AZ 733
Master AZ799,
s/n AZ799
Miles
AZ 799
Master AZ811, M19
s/n AZ811
AZ 811
Master DK915,
s/n DK915
DK 915
Master DK920,
s/n DK920
DK 920
Master DK945,
s/n DK945
DK 945
Master DL246,
s/n DL246
DL 246
Master DL517,
s/n DL517
DL 517
Master DL522,
s/n DL522
DL 522
last update: 2025-March-16
Master DL609,
s/n DL609
DL 609
Master DL611,
s/n DL611
DL 611
last update: 2025-March-16
Master DL800,
s/n DL800
DL 800
Master DL838,
s/n DL838
DL 838
Master DM108,
s/n DM108
DM 108
last update: 2025-March-16
Master DM293,
s/n DM293
DM 293
Master EM330, 11 M19
s/n EM330
EM 330
last update: 2025-March-16
Master EM381, Mk.ll M 19
s/n EM381
EM 381
Master EM402, ll M19
s/n EM402
EM 402
last update: 2025-March-16
Master N7430,
s/n N7430
Mles
N 7430
Master N7432,
s/n N7432
N 7432
Master N7766, Mk. l
s/n N7766
N 7766
Master N7833, I
s/n N7833
Miles
N 7833
last update: 2025-February-05
Master N7884, Mk. l
s/n N7884
N 7884
Master N7931, Mk. l
s/n N7931
N 7931
Master N7960, Mk I
s/n N7960
Miles
N 7960
last update: 2025-March-16
Master N8067, I
s/n N8067
N 8067
last update: 2025-February-05
Master T8404,
s/n T8404
T 8404
last update: 2025-March-16
Master T8431,
s/n T8431
T 8431
last update: 2025-March-16
Master T8442,
s/n T8442
T 8442
Master T8468,
s/n T8468
T 8468
last update: 2025-March-16
Master T8565,
s/n T8565
T 8565
last update: 2025-March-16
Master T8565,
s/n T8565
T 8565
Master T8567,
s/n T8567
T 8567
Master T8602,
s/n T8602
T 8602
last update: 2025-March-16
Master T8616,
s/n T8616
T 8616
last update: 2025-March-16
Master T8746,
s/n T8746
T 8746
Master T8774,
s/n T8774
T 8774
Master T8780,
s/n T8780
T 8780
last update: 2025-March-16
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
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Master T8880,
s/n T8880
T 8880
last update: 2025-March-16
Master W8773,
s/n W8773
W 8773
Master W8778, Mk. lll
s/n W8778
W 8778
Master W8786, Mk. lll
s/n W8786
W 8786
Master W8850, Mk. lll
s/n W8850
W 8850
last update: 2025-March-16
Master W8960, 111
s/n W8960
Miles
W 8960
last update: 2025-February-05
Master W9003, Mk. lll
s/n W9003
W 9003
Master W9083,
s/n W9083
W 9083