Spitfire (Total: 20,815, Canadian: 100, Group 100)
Supermarine Spitfire
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
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RCAF Supermarine Spitfire Serials - Kestrel PublicationsSpitfire RK798, LF Mk IX
s/n RK798
Castle Bromwich
RK 798
Merlin 66
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33MU 18-09-194452MU 27-09-1944SS255 01-10-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK799, LF Mk IX
s/n RK799
Castle Bromwich
RK 799
Merlin 66
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39MU 30-08-194452MU 13-09-1944SS257 25-09-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK800, LF Mk IX
s/n RK800
Castle Bromwich
RK 800
Merlin 66
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9MU 27-09-1944215MU 07-10-1944SSLS1353 24-10-1944Casablanca 03-11-1944Middle East SOC 10-06-1948
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK801, LF Mk IX
s/n RK801
Castle Bromwich
RK 801
Merlin 66
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33MU 18-09-194452MU 27-09-1944SS255 01-10-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK802, LF Mk IX
s/n RK802
Castle Bromwich
RK 802
Merlin 66
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39MU 05-09-194433S 28-09-1944CAC ops 11-10-1944420RSU 349S 26-10-1944CB ops 04-11-1944420RSU Engine cut on sweep forcelanded nr Liege 25-12-1944Flying Officer M C B Renaud killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK803, LF Mk IX
s/n RK803
Castle Bromwich
RK 803
Merlin 66
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45MU 21-09-1944331S 19-10-1944CAC 13-02-1945349S 26-04-194584ARF 30-04-1945401S 03-05-1945sold Turkey 12-07-1948
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK804, LF Mk IX
s/n RK804
Castle Bromwich
RK 804
Merlin 66
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8MU 16-09-1944341S 19-10-1944Destroyed by explosion of V-2 Deurne 20-12-1944
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK805, LF Mk IX
s/n RK805
Castle Bromwich
RK 805
Merlin 66
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33MU 18-09-194452MU 27-09-1944SS255 01-10-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK806, LF Mk IX
s/n RK806
Castle Bromwich
RK 806
Merlin 66
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39MU 09-09-1944341S 12-10-1944enemy action CB 29-11-1944411RSU DeH 09-01-1945129S 'DV-C' 16-05-1945Collided with MJ484 on landing Fuhlsbuttel FAAC 08-11-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK807, LF Mk IX
s/n RK807
Castle Bromwich
RK 807
Merlin 66
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39MU 15-09-194452MU 27-09-1944SS255 28-09-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK808, LF Mk IX
s/n RK808
Castle Bromwich
RK 808
Merlin 66
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33MU 13-09-194452MU 23-09-1944SS256 28-09-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK809, LF Mk IX
s/n RK809
Castle Bromwich
RK 809
Merlin 66
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45MU 21-09-1944349S 28-10-1944485S 08-02-1945331S engine failed takeoff hit bank overturned Oak Farm Tangmere CE 16-03-1945SOC 09-04-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK810, LF Mk IX
s/n RK810
Castle Bromwich
RK 810
Merlin 66
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8MU 16-09-1944411S 12-10-1944Combat with Fw190 crashlanded nr Hengelo CE 04-01-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK811, HF Mk IX
s/n RK811
Castle Bromwich
RK 811
Merlin 70
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6MU 16-09-1944345S 15-10-1944340S 23-11-1944341S 15-02-1945329S 22-03-1945595S 16-08-1945287S 22-11-1945to RDAF as '419' 22-09-1948crashed nr Skrystrup 27-02-1950
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK812, LF Mk IX
s/n RK812
Castle Bromwich
RK 812
Merlin 66
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8MU 16-09-19441FP Engine cut on approach belly-landed nr St.Hubert 18-10-1944SOC 07-03-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK813, LF Mk IX
s/n RK813
Castle Bromwich
RK 813
Merlin 66
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33MU 18-09-194482MU 28-09-1944SS257 02-10-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK814, LF Mk IX
s/n RK814
Castle Bromwich
RK 814
Merlin 66
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33MU 18-09-194452MU 27-09-1944SS255 01-10-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK815, LF Mk IX
s/n RK815
Castle Bromwich
RK 815
Merlin 66
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39MU 23-09-194452MU 30-09-1944SS255 04-10-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK816, LF Mk IX
s/n RK816
Castle Bromwich
RK 816
Merlin 66
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33MU 18-09-194452MU 27-09-1944SS257 02-10-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK817, LF Mk IX
s/n RK817
Castle Bromwich
RK 817
Merlin 66
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45MU 18-09-194466S 02-11-1944331S 30-11-1944349S 26-04-1945412S 10-05-1945326S 05-07-1945Armee de l'Air 27-11-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK818, LF Mk IX
s/n RK818
Castle Bromwich
RK 818
Merlin 66
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39MU 23-09-194452MU 30-09-1944SS255 05-10-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK819, LF Mk IX
s/n RK819
Castle Bromwich
RK 819
Merlin 66
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9MU 23-09-194452MU 30-09-1944SS255 04-10-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK835, LF Mk IX
s/n RK835
Castle Bromwich
RK 835
Merlin 66
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8MU 02-10-1944341S 26-10-194474S Hit crane while landing short of fuel Deurne CE 10-12-1944
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK836, LF Mk IX
s/n RK836
Castle Bromwich
RK 836
Merlin 66
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33MU 30-09-194482MU 05-10-1944SS256 07-10-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK837, LF Mk IX
s/n RK837
Castle Bromwich
RK 837
Merlin 66
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39MU 02-10-1944215MU 12-10-1944SSLS1353 24-10-1944Casablanca 03-11-1944Middle East 02-08-1945208S collision with NH173 force-landed Beirut Lebanon 10-05-1946SOC 26-07-1946
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK838, LF Mk IX
s/n RK838
Castle Bromwich
RK 838
Merlin 66
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45MU 27-09-1944349S Bombing German HQ Damaged by flak and crash landed nr Dunkerque CE 29-11-1944Flight Sergeant E Van Wymers killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK839, LF Mk IX
s/n RK839
Castle Bromwich
RK 839
Merlin 66
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33MU 30-09-194482MU 05-10-1944SS256 13-10-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK840, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK840
Castle Bromwich
RK 840
Merlin 266
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45MU 03-10-1944322S 'VL-M' 09-11-1944Crashed during attack Doom believed damaged by explosion of bomb 28-01-1945CPO (F/Sgt) C Kooy killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK841, LF Mk IX
s/n RK841
Castle Bromwich
RK 841
Merlin 66
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8MU 30-09-194482MU 10-12-1944Empire Celia 23-12-1944Hapmat 09-01-1945USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK842, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK842
Castle Bromwich
RK 842
Merlin 266
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45MU 03-10-194466S 30-11-1944CAC ops 01-04-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK843, LF Mk IX
s/n RK843
Castle Bromwich
RK 843
Merlin 66
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33MU 02-10-194452MU 11-10-1944Empire Stalwart 04-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK844, LF Mk IX
s/n RK844
Castle Bromwich
RK 844
Merlin 66
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33MU 03-10-194452MU 11-10-1944Empire Stalwart 04-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK845, LF Mk IX
s/n RK845
Castle Bromwich
RK 845
Merlin 66
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33MU 03-10-194452MU 11-10-1944Fort Island 11-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK846, LF Mk IX
s/n RK846
Castle Bromwich
RK 846
Merlin 66
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39MU 02-10-194482MU 10-10-1944SSLS1353 24-10-1944Casablanca 03-11-1944185S Abandoned after glycol leak nr Viareggio 23-02-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK847, LF Mk IX
s/n RK847
Castle Bromwich
RK 847
Merlin 66
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39MU 30-09-194452MU 09-10-1944Fort Boise 04-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK848, LF Mk IX
s/n RK848
Castle Bromwich
RK 848
Merlin 66
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8MU 30-09-1944340S 19-10-1944345S Patrol Dunkirk flak hit pilot wounded in the head force landed at base CB 05-11-1944AST sold Turkey 06-08-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK849, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK849
Castle Bromwich
RK 849
Merlin 266
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45MU 03-10-1944127S 01-11-194417FTS 04-04-1946air collision with TM862 nr Digby CA 30-04-1946SOC 08-03-1948
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK850, LF Mk IX
s/n RK850
Castle Bromwich
RK 850
Merlin 66
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9MU 09-10-194482MU 18-10-1944SSLS2135 21-10-1944Casablanca 03-11-1944SOC 30-04-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK851, LF Mk IX
s/n RK851
Castle Bromwich
RK 851
Merlin 66
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45MU 30-09-1944349S 09-11-1944CAC ops 420RSU ASTE 21-02-1945VA 08-11-1945BAF 20-11-1948as SM-27 written off 22-11-1951
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK852, LF Mk IX
s/n RK852
Castle Bromwich
RK 852
Merlin 66
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39MU 01-10-194452MU 12-10-1944Fort Boise 04-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK853, LF Mk IX
s/n RK853
Castle Bromwich
RK 853
Merlin 66
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45MU 30-09-1944349S 09-11-1944FAAC 02-12-1944ros 329S 25-01-1945341S 22-03-1945331S 19-04-1945349S 26-04-1945317S 03-05-1945Armee de l'Air 27-11-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK854, LF Mk IX
s/n RK854
Castle Bromwich
RK 854
Merlin 66
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45MU 03-10-194452MU 19-11-1944Thomas Scott 18-12-1944Hapmat 09-01-1945USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK855, LF Mk IX
s/n RK855
Castle Bromwich
RK 855
Merlin 66
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9MU 07-10-1944222MU 17-10-1944Silver Larch 13-11-1944Casablanca 23-11-194443S Reltweg Austria 1946 SOC 30-04-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK856, LF Mk IX
s/n RK856
Castle Bromwich
RK 856
Merlin 66
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39MU 02-10-1944222MU 12-10-1944SSLS1353 24-10-1944Casablanca 03-11-19443SAAF RHAF 30-01-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK857, LF Mk IX
s/n RK857
Castle Bromwich
RK 857
Merlin 66
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9MU 02-10-194482MU 10-10-1944SSLS1353 24-10-1944Casablanca 03-11-1944208S Middle East 26-07-1945SOC 28-07-1946
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK858, LF Mk IX
s/n RK858
c/n CBAF IX.3746
Castle Bromwich
RK 858
Merlin 66
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33MU 02-10-194452MU 11-10-1944Empire Stalwart 04-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK859, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK859
Castle Bromwich
RK 859
Merlin 266
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45MU 03-10-1944127S 09-11-1944Hit by flak Soesterberg and crashlanded CE 02-02-1945SOC 23-02-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK860, HF Mk IX
s/n RK860
Castle Bromwich
RK 860
Merlin 70
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8MU 12-10-1944124S 30-01-1945Damaged by explosion of own bomb and crashed Brenkelen 25-03-1945F/Lt C J Maltby killed SOC 08-05-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK861, LF Mk IX
s/n RK861
Castle Bromwich
RK 861
Merlin 66
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8MU 03-10-194484GSU 15-10-1944127S Crashed on sweep SW of Tilburg 03-11-1944Flying Officer R O Lloyd died of wounds
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK862, LF Mk IX
s/n RK862
Castle Bromwich
RK 862
Merlin 66
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39MU 03-10-1944215MU 12-10-1944SSLS2135 21-10-1944Casablanca 03-11-194440SAAF Bounced on landing swung and tipped up Peretola 01-10-1945SOC 28-02-1946
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK863, LF Mk IX
s/n RK863
Castle Bromwich
RK 863
Merlin 66
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39MU 03-10-194482MU 18-10-1944Fort Boise 04-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK864, LF Mk IX
s/n RK864
Castle Bromwich
RK 864
Merlin 66
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33MU 30-09-194482MU 05-10-1944SS256 13-10-1944Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK865, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK865
Castle Bromwich
RK 865
Merlin 266
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9MU 12-10-1944322S 09-11-1944Broke up in mid-air nr Woensdrecht 03-02-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK866, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK866
Castle Bromwich
RK 866
Merlin 266
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33MU 09-10-194466S 30-11-1944Ran out of fuel stalled avoiding house and crash-landed Mieuwenroon Belgium 10-12-1944
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK867, LF Mk IX
s/n RK867
Castle Bromwich
RK 867
Merlin 66
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33MU 03-10-194452MU 11-10-1944Empire Stalwart 04-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK868, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK868
Castle Bromwich
RK 868
Merlin 266
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45MU 07-10-194466S 30-11-1944CAC ops 18-03-1945Hit by flak nr Oldenburg and crash landed in Allied lines 24-04-1945411RSU 23-05-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK883, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK883
Castle Bromwich
RK 883
Merlin 266
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9MU 12-10-1944322S '3W-B' 09-11-1944Hit by flak nr Zutphen and FTR 01-04-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK884, LF Mk IX
s/n RK884
Castle Bromwich
RK 884
Merlin 66
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485S 25-01-1945322S 'VL-J' 22-03-1945Missing from armed recce to Quackenbruck 25-03-1945Pilot Officer F N Leamon RAAF killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK885, LF Mk IX
s/n RK885
Castle Bromwich
RK 885
Merlin 66
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33MU 27-10-194482MU 07-11-1944Fort Highfield 11-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK886, LF Mk IX
s/n RK886
Castle Bromwich
RK 886
Merlin 66
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39MU 02-10-1944SSLS2135 21-10-1944Casablanca 03-11-1944241S SOC 20-09-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK887, LF Mk IX
s/n RK887
Castle Bromwich
RK 887
Merlin 66
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45MU 05-10-194452MU 27-10-1944SS268 04-11-1944Hapmat 09-01-1945USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK888, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK888
Castle Bromwich
RK 888
Merlin 266
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45MU 07-10-194466S 31-10-1944FACB 29-11-1944AST 6MU 25-02-194584GSU 308S 15-03-1945FA CAC 12-04-1945411RSU 19-04-1945317S 04-04-1946349S 05-04-1946317S 03-05-19466MU 17-10-1946SOC 19-02-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK889, HF Mk IX
s/n RK889
Castle Bromwich
RK 889
Merlin 70
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45MU 06-10-1944313S 10-05-1945ros VA Henley to RDAF as '420' 26-10-1948
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK890, LF Mk IX
s/n RK890
Castle Bromwich
RK 890
Merlin 66
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39MU 12-10-194482MU 25-10-1944Lafian 13-11-1944Casablanca 23-11-1944SOC 20-09-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK891, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK891
Castle Bromwich
RK 891
Merlin 266
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45MU 07-10-1944322S '3W-T' Hit by flak nr Zutphen and FTR 30-03-1945Warrant Officer H C Cramm killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK892, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK892
Castle Bromwich
RK 892
Merlin 266
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33MU 09-10-1944322S '3W-A' 09-11-1944Armed recce Lost while attacking trains and MT 13-02-1945Sub/Lt E Ditmarsch killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK893, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK893
Castle Bromwich
RK 893
Merlin 266
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9MU 14-10-194466S 11-12-1944420RSU 21-12-1944403S 21-06-1945EAAS(FTC) 17-11-1948CGS 19-11-1948FRS 19-12-1949scrap 26-04-1950
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK894, LF Mk IX
s/n RK894
Castle Bromwich
RK 894
Merlin 66
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8MU 06-10-194452MU 26-10-1944Empire Stalwart 04-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK895, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK895
Castle Bromwich
RK 895
Merlin 266
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39MU 07-10-1944322S 09-11-1944Armed recce noon Hit by flak crashed and blew up 14-02-1945Flying Officer F J H Van Eljk killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK896, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK896
Castle Bromwich
RK 896
Merlin 266
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39MU 07-10-194466S 09-11-1944127S 09-11-1944Hit by flak Maasluis and abandoned over Overflakee 17-01-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK897, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK897
Castle Bromwich
RK 897
Merlin 266
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33MU 09-10-1944322S '3W-L' 09-11-1944Hit by flak nr Zutphen 01-04-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK898, LF Mk IX
s/n RK898
Castle Bromwich
RK 898
Merlin 66
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39MU 10-10-194452MU 17-10-1944Fort Boise 04-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK899, LF Mk IX
s/n RK899
Castle Bromwich
RK 899
Merlin 66
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39MU 12-10-194452MU 17-10-1944Empire Stalwart 04-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK900, LF Mk IX
s/n RK900
Castle Bromwich
RK 900
Merlin 66
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45MU 05-10-1944412S 23-11-1944CAC ops 20-04-1945410RSU 327S 26-07-1945Armee de l'Air 27-11-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK901, HF Mk IX
s/n RK901
Castle Bromwich
RK 901
Merlin 70
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6MU 17-10-19441APC 19-07-19456MU 15-10-1947sold scrap Eyre Smelting 25-05-1950
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK902, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK902
Castle Bromwich
RK 902
Merlin 266
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8MU 14-10-1944322S 09-11-1944420RSU 29-03-1945recat E SOC 24-07-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK903, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK903
Castle Bromwich
RK 903
Merlin 266
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39MU 07-10-1944ros 13-12-1944329S '5A-P' 01-03-1945341S 15-03-1945Engine cut bellylanded Fassberg CB 21-09-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK904, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK904
Castle Bromwich
RK 904
Merlin 266
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39MU 07-10-1944322S 09-11-1944420RSU 11-01-1945CAC ops 322S '3W-A' 24-03-1945Engine cut on approach stalled and hit ground Wunstorf CE 24-07-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK905, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK905
Castle Bromwich
RK 905
Merlin 266
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33MU 09-10-194466S 30-11-1944CB ops 23-03-1945420RSU 345S 10-05-1945485S 16-08-194561OTU 21-02-1946to 6419M 25-08-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK906, LF Mk IX
s/n RK906
Castle Bromwich
RK 906
Merlin 66
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8MU 06-10-1944345S 09-11-194474S 13-12-1944CAC ops 31-12-1944411RSU 74S 24-02-1945345S 15-03-1945332S 12-04-194574S 17-05-1945327S 14-06-1945328S 04-10-1945Armee de l'Air GC1/7
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK907, LF Mk IX
s/n RK907
Castle Bromwich
RK 907
Merlin 66
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6MU 09-10-194482MU 18-10-1944Lafian 13-11-1944Casablanca 23-11-1944CE ops 25-04-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK908, HF Mk IX
s/n RK908
Castle Bromwich
RK 908
Merlin 70
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33MU 18-10-1944124S 'ON-G' 24-01-1945ros VA 12-03-1945sold scrap H.Bath 27-04-1949
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK909, LF Mk IX
s/n RK909
Castle Bromwich
RK 909
Merlin 66
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39MU 12-10-194452MU 22-10-1944Fort Island 04-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK910, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK910
Castle Bromwich
RK 910
Merlin 266
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33MU 09-10-1944421S 28-12-1944Engine cut crashed 4m SE of Petit Broghel [Gutersloh] 11-03-1945Flying Officer D A Fawthrop killed
last update: 2025-February-05
Spitfire RK911, HF Mk IX
s/n RK911
Castle Bromwich
RK 911
Merlin 70
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8MU 12-10-1944124S 03-02-194529MU 04-09-1945RDAF as '419' 23-03-1948crashed nr Ikast 12-01-1949
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK912, HF Mk IX
s/n RK912
c/n CBAF IX.3248
Castle Bromwich
RK 912
Merlin 70
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39MU 23-10-1944222MU 10-12-1944Guinean 22-12-1944Casablanca 15-01-194593S Hit by flak and crashlanded nr Argenta Italy 19-04-1945[FACE 07-06-1945]
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK913, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK913
Castle Bromwich
RK 913
Merlin 266
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9MU 14-10-194466S 30-11-1944Hit by flak and crashlanded nr Otterbo 19-03-1945RSU 22-03-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK914, LF Mk IX
s/n RK914
Castle Bromwich
RK 914
Merlin 66
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33MU 19-10-194482MU 04-11-1944Fort Highfield 11-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK915, LF Mk IX
s/n RK915
Castle Bromwich
RK 915
Merlin 66
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39MU 10-10-194452MU 17-10-1944Fort Highfield 04-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK916, HF Mk IX
s/n RK916
Castle Bromwich
RK 916
Merlin 70
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39MU 14-10-194482MU 25-10-1944Silver Larch 14-11-1944Casablanca 23-11-194472S Caught fire and spun into ground 10-03-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK917, HF Mk IX
s/n RK917
Castle Bromwich
RK 917
Merlin 70
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45MU 10-10-19443501SU 12-02-1945CFE 10-05-1945Ftr Command Sector Unit North Weald 16-03-1946Essex Sector 58OTU 27-06-1946SAAF 03-02-1949
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK918, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK918
Castle Bromwich
RK 918
Merlin 266
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9MU 12-10-194466S 04-01-1945Strafing attack on Twente airfield Hit by flak and abandoned 10m N of Schijndel 23-03-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK919, LF Mk IX
s/n RK919
Castle Bromwich
RK 919
Merlin 66
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39MU 12-10-194452MU 17-10-1945Fort Island 18-11-1945Hapmat 08-12-1945USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK920, LF Mk IX
s/n RK920
Castle Bromwich
RK 920
Merlin 66
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6MU 07-10-194482MU 19-10-1944SSLS2135 21-10-1944Casablanca 03-11-1944185S 87S SOC 31-01-1946bboc 14-02-1946SOC 30-04-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK921, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK921
Castle Bromwich
RK 921
Merlin 266
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8MU 19-10-1944322S 09-11-1944Hit by flak nr Kevelaer FTR 13-02-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK922, LF Mk IX
s/n RK922
Castle Bromwich
RK 922
Merlin 66
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39MU 12-10-194482MU 17-10-1944SSLS2135 21-10-1944Casablanca 03-11-1944208S Middle East 26-07-1945SOC 25-07-1946
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK923, LF Mk IX
s/n RK923
Castle Bromwich
RK 923
Merlin 66
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39MU 12-10-194452MU 22-10-1944Fort Boise 04-11-1944Hapmat 08-12-1944USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK924, HF Mk IX
s/n RK924
Castle Bromwich
RK 924
Merlin 70
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8MU 12-10-194430MU 04-01-19456MU 26-04-1945234S 02-08-1945SAAF 10-09-1948
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK925, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK925
Castle Bromwich
RK 925
Merlin 266
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8MU 13-10-1944322S 25-01-1945420RSU 26-04-1945FAAC 30-06-1945453S 25-10-19453BRU 26-03-1946CE 07-05-1946
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire RK926, LF Mk XVI
s/n RK926
Castle Bromwich
RK 926
Merlin 266
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6MU 19-10-1944127S 11-12-1944CB ops 23-01-1945ASTH recat E SOC 18-07-1945
last update: 2025-February-05