Spitfire (Total: 20,815, Canadian: 98, Group 97)

Supermarine Spitfire

Source: Harold A Skaarup Web Page (DND Photo)
Supermarine Spitfire Mk. VI, RCAF (Serial No. X4492), in flight, 26 Feb 1944.

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft that was used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants of the Spitfire were built, using several wing configurations, and it was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. It was also the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war. The Spitfire continues to be popular among enthusiasts; around 70 remain airworthy, and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world.

The Spitfire was designed as a short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works, which operated as a subsidiary of Vickers-Armstrong from 1928. Mitchell pushed the Spitfire's distinctive elliptical wing with cutting-edge sunken rivets (designed by Beverley Shenstone) to have the thinnest possible cross-section, helping give the aircraft a higher top speed than several contemporary fighters, including the Hawker Hurricane.

The Spitfire had detachable wing tips which were secured by two mounting points at the end of each main wing assembly. When the Spitfire took on a role as a high-altitude fighter (Marks VI and VII and some early Mk VIIIs), the standard wing tips were replaced by extended, "pointed" tips which increased the wingspan from 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) to 40 ft 2 in (12.24 m). The other wing-tip variation, used by several Spitfire variants, was the "clipped" wing; the standard wing tips were replaced by wooden fairings which reduced the span by 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m). The wing tips used spruce formers for most of the internal structure with a light alloy skin attached using brass screws.

Due to a shortage of Brownings, which had been selected as the new standard rifle calibre machine gun for the RAF in 1934, early Spitfires were fitted with only four guns, with the other four fitted later. Early tests showed that, while the guns worked perfectly on the ground and at low altitudes, they tended to freeze at high altitude, especially the outer wing guns, because the RAF's Brownings had been modified to fire from an open bolt. While this prevented overheating of the cordite used in British ammunition, it allowed cold air to flow through the barrel unhindered. Supermarine did not fix the problem until October 1938, when they added hot air ducts from the rear of the wing-mounted radiators to the guns, and bulkheads around the gunbays to trap the hot air in the wing. Red fabric patches were doped over the gun ports to protect the guns from cold, dirt, and moisture until they were fired.

The first Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined Mk XII flew in August 1942, and first flew operationally with 41 Squadron in April 1943. This mark could nudge 400 mph (640 km/h) in level flight and climb to an altitude of 33,000 ft (10,000 m) in under nine minutes. As American fighters took over the long-range escorting of USAAF daylight bombing raids, the Griffon-engined Spitfires progressively took up the tactical air superiority role, and played a major role in intercepting V-1 flying bombs, while the Merlin-engined variants (mainly the Mk IX and the Packard-engined Mk XVI) were adapted to the fighter-bomber role. Although the later Griffon-engined marks lost some of the favourable handling characteristics of their Merlin-powered predecessors, they could still outmanoeuvre their main German foes and other, later American and British-designed fighters.Wikipedia

Wikipedia Wikipedia Supermarine Spitfire

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Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1000

s/n L1000

c/n 214

VA (Supermarine)

L 1000

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 02-06-1939 10MU 07-06-1939 610S 'DW-M' 02-10-1939 shot down by AA fire nr Hawkinge 10-07-1940 GAL 7OTU 15-09-1940 AST 22-02-1941 140S 01-07-1941 1CRU 06-07-1941 82MU 07-11-1942 Tarantia 08-11-1942 Port Sudan 29-01-1943 73OTU '10'

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1001

s/n L1001

c/n 215

VA (Supermarine)

L 1001

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 02-06-1939 10MU 07-06-1939 610S 03-10-1939 74S 28-05-1940 616S 28-09-1940 FAC2 05-10-1940 57OTU 04-01-1941 3SGR 25-04-1942 8OTU 24-05-1942 FACB 19-09-1942 LMS 21-09-1942 57OTU 25-04-1943 Scottish Aviation 14-08-1944 SOC 16-08-1944

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1002

s/n L1002

c/n 216

VA (Supermarine)

L 1002

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 05-06-1939 10MU 07-06-1939 602S C2 ops 10-09-1940 602S 24-09-1940 damaged night landing 27-09-1940 58OTU 29-01-1941 collision with Miles Master nr Grangemouth dbf 10-03-1941 SOC 21-03-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1003

s/n L1003

c/n 217

VA (Supermarine)

L 1003

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 05-06-1939 10MU 07-06-1939 610S 07-10-1939 Missing presumed shot down by Bf109s off Dunkerque 27-05-1940 FH114.10

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1004

s/n L1004

c/n 218

VA (Supermarine)

L 1004

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine. Converted to P.R. MK. XIII after delivery.

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FF 05-06-1939 10MU 07-06-1939 602S GAL 12-09-1939 58OTU 13-01-1941 Scottish Aviation 02-06-1941 Cv Va M45 57OTU 06-08-1941 FACB 26-08-1941 ASTH 05-09-1941 HAL 04-08-1942 install cameras and accessories VA 10-12-1942 Cv PRXIII second proto HAL 16-02-1943 mods AAEE 03-1943 M32 wts and CG load cool trials with trop mods. Climb and level speed and diving trials HAL 14-05-1943 VASM 15-05-1943 Cv Seafire MkIII proto RNDA 03-03-1944 808S Henstridge heavy landing port u/c torn off 29-04-1944 (Squadron Leader L Martin RNZN) HAL 23-05-1944 SOC 28-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1005

s/n L1005

c/n 219

VA (Supermarine)

L 1005

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 07-06-1939 10MU 12-06-1939 602S 24-09-1939 C2 ops 18-08-1940 57OTU 23-10-1940 AST 13-04-1941 Crashed in forced landing Pontesbury Salop 07-12-1941 SOC 09-12-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1006

s/n L1006

c/n 220

VA (Supermarine)

L 1006

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 06-06-1939 10MU 12-06-1939 610S 02-10-1939 Missing presumed shot down by Bf109s nr Dunkerque 29-05-1940 SOC 06-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1007

s/n L1007

c/n 233

VA (Supermarine)

L 1007

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 15-06-1939 AMDP 21-06-1939 2x20mm cannon install VA AAEE 21-06-1939 hand and perf trials 603S 'XT-K' AFDU 10-1939 65S 05-11-1939 609S 18-04-1940 as proto MkIB 72S Drem shot down Heinkel over Scotland 01-1940 ? Landed on top of L1085 on landing Drem 15-05-1940 SOC CE 28-05-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1008

s/n L1008

c/n 221

VA (Supermarine)

L 1008

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 07-06-1939 10MU 14-06-1939 610S 02-10-1939 AST 28-12-1939 609S 08-06-1940 RAE 06-1940 pilot F/Lt J Dundas force-landed Glastonbury Flight Sergeant Hughes-Rees safe 25-09-1940 C2 AST to 3242M 6SoTT 11-03-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1009

s/n L1009

c/n 222

VA (Supermarine)

L 1009

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 07-06-1939 10MU 14-06-1939 610S 03-10-1939 92S 18-10-1939 C2 ops 14-08-1940 7OTU 01-11-1940 57OTU 01-11-1940 engine failed undershot in force-landed Sealand 02-05-1941 53OTU 18-08-1941 Ran out of fuel and bellylanded Llandow FACB 26-08-1941 AST SOC 10-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1010

s/n L1010

c/n 223

VA (Supermarine)

L 1010

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 08-06-1939 10MU 13-06-1939 610S 03-10-1939 222S 26-06-1940 222S glycol leak Flight Sergeant Johnson abandoned aircraft 07.30hrs 03-09-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1011

s/n L1011

c/n 224

VA (Supermarine)

L 1011

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 09-06-1939 10MU 12-06-1939 610S 04-10-1939 damaged ops 29-05-1940 266S 17-08-1940 41S 17-09-1940 222S 18-09-1940 AST 05-11-1940 to 3236M 6SoTT 27-03-1941 CE SOC 25-11-1944

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1012

s/n L1012

c/n 225

VA (Supermarine)

L 1012

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 10-06-1939 5MU 13-06-1939 616S 07-11-1939 overshot runway C2 30-08-1940 AST 05-09-1940 57OTU 15-11-1940 AST 04-12-1940 5SoTT 11-03-1941 FACB 06-05-1942 damaged ops 28-08-1942 SOC 30-09-1942 to 3223M 5SoTT 24-01-1944 rtp

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1013

s/n L1013

c/n 226

VA (Supermarine)

L 1013

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 12-06-1939 5MU 14-06-1939 164S 610S 03-10-1939 damaged ops 01-06-1940 SOC FH153.55

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1014

s/n L1014

c/n 227

VA (Supermarine)

L 1014

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 12-06-1939 5MU 14-06-1939 610S 04-10-1939 FAAC 16-04-1940 MMO 92S 14-09-1940 7OTU 01-11-1940 58OTU 07-06-1941 53OTU 14-09-1941 spun out of cloud crashed Skirrid Abergavenny CE 08-03-1942

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1015

s/n L1015

c/n 228

VA (Supermarine)

L 1015

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 13-06-1939 5MU 16-06-1939 610S 04-10-1939 AST 15-01-1940 5OTU 07-07-1940 to 3253M 7SoTT 26-03-1941 SOC 22-05-1944

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1016

s/n L1016

c/n 229

VA (Supermarine)

L 1016

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 14-06-1939 6MU 16-06-1939 610S 'DW-Q' 04-10-1939 Missing presumed shot down by Bf110s nr Dunkerque 27-05-1940 SOC 01-07-1940 FH185.15

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1017

s/n L1017

c/n 230

VA (Supermarine)

L 1017

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 15-06-1939 5MU 19-06-1939 610S 04-10-1939 AST 31-05-1940 603S 01-09-1940 AST 06-09-1940 7OTU 28-09-1940 FAC2 10-10-1940 AST to 3206M 4SoTT 11-03-1941 CE 23-09-1944

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1018

s/n L1018

c/n 231

VA (Supermarine)

L 1018

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 14-06-1939 602S 17-06-1939 FAC2 28-01-1940 5OTU 13-07-1940 19S 03-09-1940 7OTU 10-09-1940 Scottish Aviation 25-09-1940 58OTU 04-01-1941 FAAC 17-03-1941 Damaged in collision and crash landed Grangemouth 15-05-1941 SOC 28-05-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1019

s/n L1019

c/n 232

VA (Supermarine)

L 1019

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 15-06-1939 602S 24-06-1939 shot down by Ju87 nr Portsmouth 14.37hrs Flight Sergeant Whall safe 18-08-1940 SOC 29-10-1940 FH209.40

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1020

s/n L1020

c/n 234

VA (Supermarine)

L 1020

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 16-06-1939 20MU 20-06-1939 603S 'XT-L' 15-09-1939 Damaged by Bf109s and crash landed nr Bford Essex CE ops 06-09-1940 SOC 21-09-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1021

s/n L1021

c/n 235

VA (Supermarine)

L 1021

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 16-06-1939 20MU 26-06-1939 603S 15-09-1939 shot down force-landed nr Lympne Pilot Officer Hillary safe 29-08-1940 57OTU 04-04-1943 57OTU 18-11-1943 CE SOC 06-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1022

s/n L1022

c/n 236

VA (Supermarine)

L 1022

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 19-06-1939 20MU 26-06-1939 603S 15-09-1939 Collided with Oxford on landing Montrose 20-03-1940 SOC 04-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1023

s/n L1023

c/n 237

VA (Supermarine)

L 1023

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 17-06-1939 20MU 26-06-1939 603S 15-09-1939 stalled crashed in finals Turnhouse 07-10-1939 total wreck SOC

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1024

s/n L1024

c/n 238

VA (Supermarine)

L 1024

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 19-06-1939 20MU 26-06-1939 603S 15-09-1939 damaged ops 01-09-1940 57OTU 23-10-1940 FACC 09-05-1941 52OTU 16-05-1942 AEAF CF 20-01-1944 SOC 02-06-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1025

s/n L1025

c/n 239

VA (Supermarine)

L 1025

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 20-06-1939 20MU 26-06-1939 603S 15-09-1939 u/c jam after heavy touch and go landing aircraft abandoned CE 26-04-1940 SOC 06-05-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1026

s/n L1026

c/n 240

VA (Supermarine)

L 1026

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 20-06-1939 20MU 20-06-1939 603S 15-09-1939 lost in fog on convoy patrol flew into ground Slains Aberdeen 19-03-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1027

s/n L1027

c/n 241

VA (Supermarine)

L 1027

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 22-06-1939 20MU 29-06-1939 19S 08-10-1939 602S 21-12-1939 shot down by Bf110 16.14hrs Pilot Officer Rose injured 11-09-1940 53OTU 17-07-1941 stalled crash-landed Llandow CE 28-09-1941 SOC 04-10-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1028

s/n L1028

c/n 242

VA (Supermarine)

L 1028

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine. Converted to Mk. VA after delivery.

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FF 21-06-1939 66S 26-06-1939 616S 11-11-1939 ASTH 02-02-1940 7OTU 16-08-1940 FAAC 06-02-1941 AST Cv Va M45 145S 26-11-1941 134S 20-12-1941 133S 28-12-1941 134S 31-12-1941 133S 02-01-1942 58MU 16-01-1942 FACB Westland 16-01-1942 VASM 24-10-1942 fuel system mods wing stiff 52OTU 11-09-1943 FLS 02-02-1944 57OTU 08-09-1944 Overturned in soft ground on landing Eshott FACB 21-04-1945 recat E SOC 22-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1029

s/n L1029

c/n 243

VA (Supermarine)

L 1029

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 22-06-1939 19S 29-06-1939 64S 25-07-1940 shot down by Bf109 over Folkestone Kent 08.40hrs Flight Sergeant L R Isaac killed 05-08-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1030

s/n L1030

c/n 244

VA (Supermarine)

L 1030

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 23-06-1939 19S 03-07-1939 wheels up landing Duxford 08-06-1940 64S 14-09-1940 57OTU 03-02-1941 AST 03-04-1941 57OTU 20-07-1941 Crashed in forced landing Bretton Flint 1CRU 08-10-1941 to 2823M SOC 04-12-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1031

s/n L1031

c/n 245

VA (Supermarine)

L 1031

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine. Converted to Mk. VA after delivery.

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FF 23-06-1939 19S 29-06-1939 damaged ops 26-05-1940 222S 03-09-1940 58OTU 05-02-1941 FACB 10-02-1941 AST Cv Va M45 57OTU 28-07-1941 ASTE 06-08-1941 332S 'AH-S' 07-02-1942 164S 22-04-1942 struck P7498 on ground Skaebrae 14-08-1942 61OTU 21-06-1943 FACB 08-07-1943 1CRU 15-07-1943 u/c jammed belly landed at Kidlington FACE 10-01-1945 SOC 25-01-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1032

s/n L1032

c/n 246

VA (Supermarine)

L 1032

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 26-06-1939 19S 29-06-1939 Hit by return fire from He111 and abandoned Newmarket Suffolk 19-06-1940 SOC CE 24-06-1940 FH195

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1033

s/n L1033

c/n 247

VA (Supermarine)

L 1033

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 26-06-1939 611S 01-07-1939 64S 19-03-1940 crashed night landing Kenley CE 19-05-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1034

s/n L1034

c/n 248

VA (Supermarine)

L 1034

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 28-06-1939 611S 30-06-1939 616S 19-02-1940 57OTU 04-01-1941 Abandoned out of control and crashed New Street Beaumaris Anglesey FA bt CE 12-03-1941 FH383

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1035

s/n L1035

c/n 249

VA (Supermarine)

L 1035

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 27-06-1939 611S 30-06-1939 64S 19-03-1940 shot down by Bf109 off Kent coast 18.00hrs S/Lt Dawson-Paul died later 25-07-1940 FH191.10

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1036

s/n L1036

c/n 250

VA (Supermarine)

L 1036

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 28-06-1939 611S 'FY-N' 30-06-1939 616S 09-02-1940 into sea after combat Ju88 no fuel 10.40hrs Flight Sergeant Iveson rescued 16-09-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1037

s/n L1037

c/n 252

VA (Supermarine)

L 1037

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 29-06-1939 611S 04-07-1939 64S 29-02-1940 FAC 27-07-1940 610S Biggin Hill shot down by Bf109 crashed Fyfield Pilot Officer Merrick injured 24-08-1940 610S 30-08-1940 FAC3 30-09-1940 SOC CE 07-10-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1038

s/n L1038

c/n 253

VA (Supermarine)

L 1038

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 29-06-1939 611S 'FY-P' 04-07-1939 64S 29-02-1940 in force-landing Hawkinge after combat Bf109 over South Coast Flight Sergeant Mann injured C2 16-08-1940 53OTU 23-07-1941 FACC 29-12-1941 AST recat E 20-05-1942

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1039

s/n L1039

c/n 254

VA (Supermarine)

L 1039

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 29-06-1939 611S 04-07-1939 64S 29-02-1940 shot down by Bf109 nr Dover Pilot Officer Kennard-Davis abandoned aircraft and died of wounds dbf 08-08-1940 SOC 17-08-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1040

s/n L1040

c/n 255

VA (Supermarine)

L 1040

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 30-06-1939 602S 10-07-1939 damaged by Bf109 nr Dungeness Flight Sergeant Elcombe safe 31-08-1939 crashed Bognor racecourse after patrol Flight Sergeant Elcombe safe 10-09-1939 CE

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1041

s/n L1041

c/n 256

VA (Supermarine)

L 1041

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 30-06-1939 41S 06-07-1939 54S 29-05-1940 66S 21-06-1940 GAL 08-08-1940 222S 02-10-1940 58OTU 05-02-1941 Scottish Aviation 23-06-1941 53OTU 27-08-1941 u/c damaged on attempted overshoot belly landed Llandow FACE 28-09-1941 SOC 09-10-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1042

s/n L1042

c/n 257

VA (Supermarine)

L 1042

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 03-07-1939 41S 06-07-1939 54S 29-05-1940 19S 19-06-1940 54S 26-07-1940 7OTU 25-09-1940 FACE 11-02-1941 57OTU 29-07-1941 crashed in snow storm Hill Farm Pilton Cheshire dbf 07-12-1941 SOC 12-12-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1043

s/n L1043

c/n 258

VA (Supermarine)

L 1043

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 03-07-1939 19MU 07-07-1939 610S 'DW-O' 06-12-1939 266S 18-06-1940 7OTU 09-09-1940 57OTU FAC2 24-09-1940 Hit tree on approach Hawarden 12-08-1941 SOC 18-08-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1044

s/n L1044

c/n 259

VA (Supermarine)

L 1044

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 04-07-1939 19MU 07-07-1939 610S 03-10-1939 shot down New Romney ops Pilot Officer Smith abandoned aircraft safe 12-08-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1045

s/n L1045

c/n 260

VA (Supermarine)

L 1045

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 04-07-1939 610S 03-10-1939 damaged by Bf109 08-08-1940 ASTH 14-08-1940 9FPP downwind landing overshot Squires Gate overturned 29-12-1940 CE SOC 08-01-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1046

s/n L1046

c/n 261

VA (Supermarine)

L 1046

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

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FF 05-07-1939 603S 'XT-K' 20-09-1939 Missing presumed shot down by Bf109s off Dover Pilot Officer Macdonald missing 28-08-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1047

s/n L1047

c/n 262

VA (Supermarine)

L 1047

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 05-07-1939 603S 18-09-1939 landed on by L1059 whilst it was taxy at Grange pilot killed 01-10-1939 SOC

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1048

s/n L1048

c/n 263

VA (Supermarine)

L 1048

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 07-07-1939 19MU 11-07-1939 603S 18-09-1939 FA 13-06-1940 152S 28-09-1940 609S 28-09-1940 152S 03-10-1940 crash-landed nr Torquay 26-11-1940 DGRD VA 20-12-1940 RAF Northolt 23-12-1940 to 3248M 7SoTT 14-03-1941 SL Training Command 04-05-1944 rtp 18-05-1944

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1049

s/n L1049

c/n 264

VA (Supermarine)

L 1049

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 06-07-1939 19MU 11-07-1939 603S 18-09-1939 damaged ops 18-07-1940 602S 23-09-1940 57OTU 24-10-1940 Stalled on landing and u/c collapsed Speke FAC2 16-12-1940 to 3876M 1SoTT 26-03-1941 ASTH 22-07-1944 CE 03-08-1944

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1050

s/n L1050

c/n 265

VA (Supermarine)

L 1050

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 07-07-1939 9MU 12-07-1939 603S 19-09-1939 crashed Balerno Midlothian CE 12-06-1940 SOC 19-06-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1051

s/n L1051

c/n 266

VA (Supermarine)

L 1051

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 07-07-1939 9MU 12-07-1939 611S 09-09-1939 Convoy patrol into sea nr East Dudgeon light-ship after combat 31-03-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1052

s/n L1052

c/n 267

VA (Supermarine)

L 1052

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 10-07-1939 9MU 13-07-1939 611S 09-09-1939 64S 17-04-1940 Missing presumed shot down by Bf109s over Dunkerque 29-05-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1053

s/n L1053

c/n 268

VA (Supermarine)

L 1053

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 11-07-1939 9MU 13-07-1939 611S 09-09-1939 64S 19-03-1940 Missing presumed shot down by Bf109s over Dunkerque 01-06-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1054

s/n L1054

c/n 269

VA (Supermarine)

L 1054

Merlin III

Known Units: ;53

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 11-07-1939 9MU 17-07-1939 611S 09-09-1939 152S 15-02-1940 FAC2 07-08-1940 58OTU 28-12-1940 53OTU 15-09-1941 into sea off Llantwitmajor Glam 25-09-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1055

s/n L1055

c/n 270

VA (Supermarine)

L 1055

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 12-07-1939 9MU 17-07-1939 66S 22-09-1939 616S 15-11-1939 AST 06-04-1940 64S 02-07-1940 C2 ops 18-07-1940 ros damaged by Ju88 off Dover S/Ldr McDonnell safe 25-07-1940 HAL 02-10-1940 1PRU Benson 09-10-1940 crashed on takeoff in coarse pitch CE 05-03-1941 SOC 10-03-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1056

s/n L1056

c/n 271

VA (Supermarine)

L 1056

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 13-07-1939 72S 'RN-K' 24-07-1939 Scottish Aviation 08-01-1940 C3 ops 31-01-1940 57OTU 16-08-1940 72S shot down by Bf110 force-landed Flight Sergeant Pocock injured 01-09-1940 57OTU 06-09-1941 VA 22-11-1941 45SLG 21-05-1942 57OTU 02-07-1942 FACE collision with P8342 20-06-1943 RNDA 23-01-1944 Henstridge store stbd u/c collapsed prop blades tipped ground Cat S 19-03-1944 (Squadron Leader H West) 761S Henstridge ADDLs burst tyre landing nosed up Cat X2 05-06-1944 (Lt FL Haynes)

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1057

s/n L1057

c/n 272

VA (Supermarine)

L 1057

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 13-07-1939 603S 16-09-1939 Scottish Aviation 22-09-1940 SOC 05-04-1941 to 2644M 12SoTT 13-07-1942 SOC 12-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1058

s/n L1058

c/n 273

VA (Supermarine)

L 1058

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 14-07-1939 27MU 22-07-1939 603S 06-09-1939 Damaged by Bf 110 and failed to return from patrol off Dunkerque 01-06-1940 SOC 08-06-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1059

s/n L1059

c/n 274

VA (Supermarine)

L 1059

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 14-07-1939 27MU 22-07-1939 603S 16-09-1939 crashed on to L1047 whilst landing Grange 01-10-1939 AST 30-11-1939 266S 04-06-1940 struck building landing Wittering C2 Flight Sergeant Eade safe 09-08-1940 1CRU 17-10-1940 58OTU 29-01-1941 dived into ground Slamannan Stirling dbf 14-02-1941 SOC 21-02-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1060

s/n L1060

c/n 275

VA (Supermarine)

L 1060

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 15-07-1939 609S 06-09-1939 overshot landing struck L1082 and bowser 21-11-1939 AST 03-12-1939 7OTU 27-07-1940 Dived into beach Hoylake Cheshire 28-08-1940 SOC 07-09-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1061

s/n L1061

c/n 276

VA (Supermarine)

L 1061

Merlin III

Known Units: ;61

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 15-07-1939 27MU 22-07-1939 603S 16-09-1939 engine failed crash-landed Prestwick 13-01-1940 ASTH 7OTU 26-10-1940 1CRU 21-04-1941 ? 53OTU 23-07-1941 ? AST 29-09-1942 Cv Va M45 09-02-1943 61OTU 08-05-1943 Dived into sea off Wirral Cheshire CE 30-06-1944

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1062

s/n L1062

c/n 277

VA (Supermarine)

L 1062

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 17-07-1939 7MU 27-07-1939 603S 16-09-1939 610S 30-09-1939 Shot down by AA from ships off Dunkerque 29-05-1940 FH97.40

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1063

s/n L1063

c/n 278

VA (Supermarine)

L 1063

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 18-07-1939 27MU 22-07-1939 609S 06-09-1939 AST 12-06-1940 5OTU 21-07-1940 Collided with Blenheim L6799 Aston Down FAC3 dbf 10-08-1940 SOC 15-08-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1064

s/n L1064

c/n 279

VA (Supermarine)

L 1064

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 19-07-1939 27MU 25-07-1939 609S 06-09-1939 u/c jam aircraft abandoned crashed Crook of Alves Moray 07-01-1940 SOC 16-01-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1065

s/n L1065

c/n 280

VA (Supermarine)

L 1065

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 20-07-1939 27MU 25-07-1939 609S 06-09-1939 7OTU 05-11-1940 FACB 28-08-1941 Scottish Aviation 04-09-1941 53OTU 02-06-1942 57OTU 06-05-1944 to instructional airframe 25-06-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1066

s/n L1066

c/n 281

VA (Supermarine)

L 1066

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 21-07-1939 36MU for packing and despatch to Poland diverted when Germany overran country. Turkey as Type 341 19-08-1939 deleted from original RAF contract. Sent to docks 19-08-1939

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1067

s/n L1067

c/n 282

VA (Supermarine)

L 1067

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 20-07-1939 27MU 26-07-1939 603S 16-09-1939 shot down by Bf110s S/Ldr Denholm abandoned aircraft safe 30-08-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1068

s/n L1068

c/n 284

VA (Supermarine)

L 1068

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 24-07-1939 27MU 31-07-1939 609S 06-09-1939 FA 25-05-1940 MMO 64S 14-08-1940 damaged by AA fire Pilot Officer Simpson injured C2 16-08-1940 AST to 3259M 8SoTT 14-03-1941 11SoTT 10-05-1942

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1069

s/n L1069

c/n 283

VA (Supermarine)

L 1069

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 21-07-1939 27MU 25-07-1939 609S 03-09-1939 FTR after combat over Portland F/Lt Barran died 11-07-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1070

s/n L1070

c/n 285

VA (Supermarine)

L 1070

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 24-07-1939 27MU 26-07-1939 603S 'XT-A' 16-09-1939 C2 ops 01-09-1940 57OTU 25-10-1940 FAAC 23-07-1941 Stalled on landing and u/c collapsed Hawarden 02-10-1941 GAL 07-10-1941 SOC 29-12-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1071

s/n L1071

c/n 286

VA (Supermarine)

L 1071

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 26-07-1939 27MU 31-07-1939 609S 06-09-1939 MMO 29-03-1940 5OTU 07-07-1940 FAC2 09-09-1940 58OTU 14-01-1941 FACC 22-11-1941 ros Engine cut bellylanded at Llandow 06-04-1943 recat E 28-04-1943

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1072

s/n L1072

c/n 287

VA (Supermarine)

L 1072

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 27-07-1939 54S 14-08-1939 152S 27-12-1939 shot down by Bf110 nr Portsmouth Flight Sergeant Reddington killed 30-09-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1073

s/n L1073

c/n 288

VA (Supermarine)

L 1073

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 09-08-1939 41S 15-08-1939 64S 02-05-1940 FAAC 21-09-1940 ? Scottish Aviation 24-09-1940 53OTU 08-04-1941 AST 04-09-1941 SOC 01-09-1943

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1074

s/n L1074

c/n 292

VA (Supermarine)

L 1074

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 14-08-1939 24MU 18-08-1939 610S 05-10-1939 Hit by L1008 while taxying Wittering 16-12-1939 43Grp 28-12-1939 SOC CE 29-12-1939

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1075

s/n L1075

c/n 289

VA (Supermarine)

L 1075

Merlin III

Known Units: ;610

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 10-08-1939 24MU 14-08-1939 610S 'DW-N' 05-10-1939 603S 17-10-1939 FTR ops 09-07-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1076

s/n L1076

c/n 290

VA (Supermarine)

L 1076

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 11-08-1939 24MU 14-08-1939 610S 05-10-1939 AST 07-07-1940 603S 01-09-1940 shot down by Bf109 F/Lt MacDonald killed 28-09-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1077

s/n L1077

c/n 291

VA (Supermarine)

L 1077

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 12-08-1939 72S 15-08-1939 FA 02-06-1940 92S 28-08-1940 shot down by Bf109 Midley nr Rye Pilot Officer Saunders injured 09-09-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1078

s/n L1078

c/n 293

VA (Supermarine)

L 1078

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 15-08-1939 72S 17-08-1939 crash-landed on return from patrol Acklington C3 06-08-1940 SOC 14-08-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1079

s/n L1079

c/n 294

VA (Supermarine)

L 1079

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 16-08-1939 602S 18-08-1939 struck by K9974 at dispersal Drem 16-11-1939 SOC 12-01-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1080

s/n L1080

c/n 297

VA (Supermarine)

L 1080

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 16-08-1939 611S 23-08-1939 collision with K9974 landing at Drem 26-11-1939 92S 03-06-1940 FAC2 19-08-1940 1PRU Benson 02-10-1940 C2 ops 02-11-1940 57OTU 07-08-1941 FACB 11-11-1941 SF Atcham 13-06-1942 53OTU 07-08-1942 Taxied into bus while avoiding horse High Ercall FACB 08-08-1942 SOC 18-08-1942

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1081

s/n L1081

c/n 295

VA (Supermarine)

L 1081

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 17-08-1939 609S 19-08-1939 Missing while escorting Defiants over Dunkerque 31-05-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1082

s/n L1082

c/n 296

VA (Supermarine)

L 1082

Merlin III

Known Units: ;57

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 17-08-1939 609S 19-08-1939 damaged by L1060 Drem 21-11-1939 609S shot down by Bf110 nr Ryde IoW Pilot Officer Mamedoff safe 24-08-1940 58OTU 29-01-1941 57OTU 30-07-1941 FA total wreck 22-08-1941 SOC 02-09-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1083

s/n L1083

c/n 298

VA (Supermarine)

L 1083

Merlin III

Known Units: ;58

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 19-08-1939 609S 29-08-1939 54S 08-06-1940 66S 21-06-1940 RAE 13-07-1940 72S 23-07-1940 222S 04-12-1940 72S 05-02-1941 FACB 12-03-1941 58OTU 21-08-1941 Missing in cloud over high ground 11-11-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1084

s/n L1084

c/n 299

VA (Supermarine)

L 1084

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 22-08-1939 609S 29-08-1939 74S 09-05-1940 Missing from patrol Calais-Dunkerque 27-05-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1085

s/n L1085

c/n 300

VA (Supermarine)

L 1085

Merlin III

Known Units: ;609

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 22-08-1939 609S 29-08-1939 Hit by L1007 while parked Drem 15-05-1940 1CRU 27-05-1940 SOC CE 19-06-1940 FH178.35

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1086

s/n L1086

c/n 301

VA (Supermarine)

L 1086

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 22-08-1939 609S 29-08-1939 crashed in bad visibility Great Oakley on ops CE 30-05-1940 SOC 07-06-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1087

s/n L1087

c/n 302

VA (Supermarine)

L 1087

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 23-08-1939 609S 27-08-1939 Ditched in Channel during escort for Defiants to Dunkerque 31-05-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1088

s/n L1088

c/n 303

VA (Supermarine)

L 1088

Merlin III

Known Units: ;57

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 24-08-1939 609S 29-08-1939 MMO 18-09-1939 610S damaged by L1074 16-10-1939 266S 04-06-1940 FAC2 18-08-1940 57OTU 23-10-1940 Hit hangar on take-off Hawarden FA dbf 17-06-1941 SOC 22-06-1941

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1089

s/n L1089

c/n 304

VA (Supermarine)

L 1089

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 25-08-1939 20MU 29-08-1939 19S 01-10-1939 74S 12-12-1939 222S 04-09-1940 damaged ops 15-10-1940 AST 22-10-1940 to 3178M 2SoTT 20-03-1944 SOC 16-02-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1090

s/n L1090

c/n 305

VA (Supermarine)

L 1090

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 24-08-1939 36MU Sealand 29-08-1939 shipped to USAAC Wright Field Dayton Ohio. Transfer to 1 Testing Centre RCAF Canada 05-1940 returned to UK 01-08-1940 to 3201M 14SoTT 13-05-1944 CE 04-09-1944

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk. IIA serial L1090

s/n L1090

c/n 305

VA (Supermarine)

L 1090

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

First flight in UK on 24 August 1939. Shipped to USAAC at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio late 1939 for evaluation. Transferred to 1 Testing Centre RCAF at Ottawa (part of Test & Development Flight?), may have arrived May 1940. Used for evaluation of early anti-g suits. Returned to UK by 1 August 1940. Became instructional airframe 3201M with RAF, struck off in 1944.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 24-08-1939 36MU Sealand 29-08-1939 shipped to USAAC Wright Field Dayton Ohio. Transfer to 1 Testing Centre RCAF Canada 05-1940 returned to UK 01-08-1940 to 3201M 14SoTT 13-05-1944 CE 04-09-1944

last update: 2025-February-05
   1940-February-19 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1940-June-25 Struck off Strength 2019-08-20
📙 JA Griffin (2005: Smith, Castle): 1968 500

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1091

s/n L1091

c/n 306

VA (Supermarine)

L 1091

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 30-08-1939 20MU 04-09-1939 65S 'YT-P' 16-09-1939 undershot hit fence Hornchurch CE SOC 26-04-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1092

s/n L1092

c/n 307

VA (Supermarine)

L 1092

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 31-08-1939 20MU 04-09-1939 72S 16-09-1939 C2 ops 01-09-1940 to 3230M 9SoTT 14-04-1941 SOC 30-09-1942

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1093

s/n L1093

c/n 308

VA (Supermarine)

L 1093

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 30-08-1939 41S 02-09-1939 54S 29-05-1940 Shot down by Bf109s on convoy escort 11-07-1940 SOC 16-07-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1094

s/n L1094

c/n 309

VA (Supermarine)

L 1094

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 02-09-1939 65S 06-09-1939 damaged ops 08-08-1940 damaged by Bf109 22-08-1940 610S 27-10-1940 dived into ground on ops crashed Edlingham Northumberland C3 04-11-1940 AST SOC 12-11-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1095

s/n L1095

c/n 310

VA (Supermarine)

L 1095

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 04-09-1939 alloc 609S 06-09-1939 AMDP RAE 12-06-1940 replacement trials aircraft for K9944. Fairoaks for medical research trials 20-06-1940 609S FTR ops abandoned over Portland Pilot Officer Mitchell missing into sea 11-07-1940

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire Mk Ia serial L1096

s/n L1096

c/n 311

VA (Supermarine)

L 1096

Merlin III

Known Units:

Walker:

Merlin III engine. Converted to Mk. VA after delivery.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FF 05-09-1939 609S 07-09-1939 AST 07-11-1940 58OTU 28-12-1940 FACB 07-03-1941 53OTU 17-07-1941 RNDA 04-09-1942 Cv Va M45 885S Yeovilton 10-09-1942 until 10-1942 887S Lee 01-1943 to 02-1943 809S Stretton 03-1943 to 05-1943 RNARY Fleetlands local Gosport 18-05-1943 759S Yeovilton 'Y2W' 12-1943 to 11-1944 EF during aerobatics FL on a/f 17-03-1944 (Lt S Jewers) Tyre burst on takeoff stbd oleo collapsed 12-08-1944 (Squadron Leader CM Miseldine) To NEA at 39MU 03-02-1945 RNAS Yeovilton as trainer

last update: 2025-February-05