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 TrainerMaster serial AZ311
s/n AZ311
AZ 311
Known Units: ;52
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial AZ315
s/n AZ315
AZ 315
Known Units: ;52
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial AZ319
s/n AZ319
AZ 319
Known Units: ;2
last update: 2025-June-24
Master M19 serial AZ359
s/n AZ359
AZ 359
Known Units: ;7
last update: 2025-June-24
Master M19 serial AZ525
s/n AZ525
AZ 525
Known Units: ;5
last update: 2025-June-24
Master M19 serial AZ593
s/n AZ593
AZ 593
Known Units: ;17
last update: 2025-June-24
Master M19 serial AZ658
s/n AZ658
AZ 658
Known Units: ;17
last update: 2025-June-24
Master M19 serial AZ670
s/n AZ670
AZ 670
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-24
Master M19 serial AZ698
s/n AZ698
AZ 698
Known Units: ;17
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial AZ733
s/n AZ733
AZ 733
Known Units: ;17
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial AZ799
s/n AZ799
Miles
AZ 799
Known Units: ;5
last update: 2025-June-24
Master M19 serial AZ811
s/n AZ811
AZ 811
Known Units: ;17
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial DK915
s/n DK915
DK 915
Known Units: ;7
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial DK920
s/n DK920
DK 920
Known Units: ;7
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial DK945
s/n DK945
DK 945
Known Units: ;17
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial DL246
s/n DL246
DL 246
Known Units: ;5
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial DL517
s/n DL517
DL 517
Known Units: ;5
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial DL522
s/n DL522
DL 522
Known Units: ;5
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial DL609
s/n DL609
DL 609
Known Units: ;5
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial DL611
s/n DL611
DL 611
Known Units: ;61
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial DL800
s/n DL800
DL 800
Known Units: ;17
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial DL838
s/n DL838
DL 838
Known Units: ;7
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial DM108
s/n DM108
DM 108
Known Units: ;5
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial DM293
s/n DM293
DM 293
Known Units: ;5
last update: 2025-June-24
Master 11 M19 serial EM330
s/n EM330
EM 330
Known Units: ;7
last update: 2025-June-24
Master Mk.ll M 19 serial EM381
s/n EM381
EM 381
Known Units: ;5
last update: 2025-June-24
Master ll M19 serial EM402
s/n EM402
EM 402
Known Units: ;3
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial N7430
s/n N7430
Mles
N 7430
Known Units: ;242
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial N7432
s/n N7432
N 7432
Known Units: ;5
last update: 2025-June-24
Master Mk. l serial N7766
s/n N7766
N 7766
Known Units: ;9
last update: 2025-June-24
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-24
Master Mk. l serial N7931
s/n N7931
N 7931
Known Units: ;8
last update: 2025-June-24
Master Mk I serial N7960
s/n N7960
Miles
N 7960
Known Units: ;56
last update: 2025-June-24
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
Known Units: ;9
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial T8431
s/n T8431
T 8431
Known Units: ;59
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial T8442
s/n T8442
T 8442
Known Units: ;5
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial T8468
s/n T8468
T 8468
Known Units: ;9
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial T8565
s/n T8565
T 8565
Known Units:
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial T8565
s/n T8565
T 8565
Known Units: ;7
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial T8567
s/n T8567
T 8567
Known Units: ;55
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial T8602
s/n T8602
T 8602
Known Units: ;9
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial T8616
s/n T8616
T 8616
Known Units: ;1406
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial T8746
s/n T8746
T 8746
Known Units: ;59
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial T8774
s/n T8774
T 8774
Known Units: ;61
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial T8780
s/n T8780
T 8780
Known Units: ;52
last update: 2025-June-24
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 serial T8880
s/n T8880
T 8880
Known Units: ;8
last update: 2025-June-24
Master serial W8773
s/n W8773
W 8773
Known Units: ;5
last update: 2025-June-24
Master Mk. lll serial W8778
s/n W8778
W 8778
Known Units: ;9
last update: 2025-June-24
Master Mk. lll serial W8786
s/n W8786
W 8786
Known Units: ;8
last update: 2025-June-24
Master Mk. lll serial W8850
s/n W8850
W 8850
Known Units: ;287
last update: 2025-June-24
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-24
Master serial W9083
s/n W9083
W 9083
Known Units: 7 PAFU
last update: 2025-June-24