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 LF Mk IX serial RK798
s/n RK798
Castle Bromwich
RK 798
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 18-09-1944 52MU 27-09-1944 SS255 01-10-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK799
s/n RK799
Castle Bromwich
RK 799
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 30-08-1944 52MU 13-09-1944 SS257 25-09-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK800
s/n RK800
Castle Bromwich
RK 800
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
9MU 27-09-1944 215MU 07-10-1944 SSLS1353 24-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 Middle East SOC 10-06-1948
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK801
s/n RK801
Castle Bromwich
RK 801
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 18-09-1944 52MU 27-09-1944 SS255 01-10-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK802
s/n RK802
Castle Bromwich
RK 802
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 05-09-1944 33S 28-09-1944 CAC ops 11-10-1944 420RSU 349S 26-10-1944 CB ops 04-11-1944 420RSU Engine cut on sweep forcelanded nr Liege 25-12-1944 Flying Officer M C B Renaud killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK803
s/n RK803
Castle Bromwich
RK 803
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 21-09-1944 331S 19-10-1944 CAC 13-02-1945 349S 26-04-1945 84ARF 30-04-1945 401S 03-05-1945 sold Turkey 12-07-1948
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK804
s/n RK804
Castle Bromwich
RK 804
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 16-09-1944 341S 19-10-1944 Destroyed by explosion of V-2 Deurne 20-12-1944
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK805
s/n RK805
Castle Bromwich
RK 805
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 18-09-1944 52MU 27-09-1944 SS255 01-10-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK806
s/n RK806
Castle Bromwich
RK 806
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 09-09-1944 341S 12-10-1944 enemy action CB 29-11-1944 411RSU DeH 09-01-1945 129S 'DV-C' 16-05-1945 Collided with MJ484 on landing Fuhlsbuttel FAAC 08-11-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK807
s/n RK807
Castle Bromwich
RK 807
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 15-09-1944 52MU 27-09-1944 SS255 28-09-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK808
s/n RK808
Castle Bromwich
RK 808
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 13-09-1944 52MU 23-09-1944 SS256 28-09-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK809
s/n RK809
Castle Bromwich
RK 809
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 21-09-1944 349S 28-10-1944 485S 08-02-1945 331S engine failed takeoff hit bank overturned Oak Farm Tangmere CE 16-03-1945 SOC 09-04-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK810
s/n RK810
Castle Bromwich
RK 810
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 16-09-1944 411S 12-10-1944 Combat with Fw190 crashlanded nr Hengelo CE 04-01-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RK811
s/n RK811
Castle Bromwich
RK 811
Merlin 70
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
6MU 16-09-1944 345S 15-10-1944 340S 23-11-1944 341S 15-02-1945 329S 22-03-1945 595S 16-08-1945 287S 22-11-1945 to RDAF as '419' 22-09-1948 crashed nr Skrystrup 27-02-1950
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK812
s/n RK812
Castle Bromwich
RK 812
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 16-09-1944 1FP Engine cut on approach belly-landed nr St.Hubert 18-10-1944 SOC 07-03-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK813
s/n RK813
Castle Bromwich
RK 813
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 18-09-1944 82MU 28-09-1944 SS257 02-10-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK814
s/n RK814
Castle Bromwich
RK 814
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 18-09-1944 52MU 27-09-1944 SS255 01-10-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK815
s/n RK815
Castle Bromwich
RK 815
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 23-09-1944 52MU 30-09-1944 SS255 04-10-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK816
s/n RK816
Castle Bromwich
RK 816
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 18-09-1944 52MU 27-09-1944 SS257 02-10-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK817
s/n RK817
Castle Bromwich
RK 817
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 18-09-1944 66S 02-11-1944 331S 30-11-1944 349S 26-04-1945 412S 10-05-1945 326S 05-07-1945 Armee de l'Air 27-11-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK818
s/n RK818
Castle Bromwich
RK 818
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 23-09-1944 52MU 30-09-1944 SS255 05-10-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK819
s/n RK819
Castle Bromwich
RK 819
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
9MU 23-09-1944 52MU 30-09-1944 SS255 04-10-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK835
s/n RK835
Castle Bromwich
RK 835
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 02-10-1944 341S 26-10-1944 74S Hit crane while landing short of fuel Deurne CE 10-12-1944
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK836
s/n RK836
Castle Bromwich
RK 836
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 30-09-1944 82MU 05-10-1944 SS256 07-10-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK837
s/n RK837
Castle Bromwich
RK 837
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 02-10-1944 215MU 12-10-1944 SSLS1353 24-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 Middle East 02-08-1945 208S collision with NH173 force-landed Beirut Lebanon 10-05-1946 SOC 26-07-1946
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK838
s/n RK838
Castle Bromwich
RK 838
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 27-09-1944 349S Bombing German HQ Damaged by flak and crash landed nr Dunkerque CE 29-11-1944 Flight Sergeant E Van Wymers killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK839
s/n RK839
Castle Bromwich
RK 839
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 30-09-1944 82MU 05-10-1944 SS256 13-10-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK840
s/n RK840
Castle Bromwich
RK 840
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 03-10-1944 322S 'VL-M' 09-11-1944 Crashed during attack Doom believed damaged by explosion of bomb 28-01-1945 CPO (F/Sgt) C Kooy killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK841
s/n RK841
Castle Bromwich
RK 841
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 30-09-1944 82MU 10-12-1944 Empire Celia 23-12-1944 Hapmat 09-01-1945 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK842
s/n RK842
Castle Bromwich
RK 842
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 03-10-1944 66S 30-11-1944 CAC ops 01-04-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK843
s/n RK843
Castle Bromwich
RK 843
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 02-10-1944 52MU 11-10-1944 Empire Stalwart 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK844
s/n RK844
Castle Bromwich
RK 844
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 03-10-1944 52MU 11-10-1944 Empire Stalwart 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK845
s/n RK845
Castle Bromwich
RK 845
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 03-10-1944 52MU 11-10-1944 Fort Island 11-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK846
s/n RK846
Castle Bromwich
RK 846
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 02-10-1944 82MU 10-10-1944 SSLS1353 24-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 185S Abandoned after glycol leak nr Viareggio 23-02-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK847
s/n RK847
Castle Bromwich
RK 847
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 30-09-1944 52MU 09-10-1944 Fort Boise 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK848
s/n RK848
Castle Bromwich
RK 848
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 30-09-1944 340S 19-10-1944 345S Patrol Dunkirk flak hit pilot wounded in the head force landed at base CB 05-11-1944 AST sold Turkey 06-08-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK849
s/n RK849
Castle Bromwich
RK 849
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 03-10-1944 127S 01-11-1944 17FTS 04-04-1946 air collision with TM862 nr Digby CA 30-04-1946 SOC 08-03-1948
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK850
s/n RK850
Castle Bromwich
RK 850
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
9MU 09-10-1944 82MU 18-10-1944 SSLS2135 21-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 SOC 30-04-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK851
s/n RK851
Castle Bromwich
RK 851
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 30-09-1944 349S 09-11-1944 CAC ops 420RSU ASTE 21-02-1945 VA 08-11-1945 BAF 20-11-1948 as SM-27 written off 22-11-1951
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK852
s/n RK852
Castle Bromwich
RK 852
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 01-10-1944 52MU 12-10-1944 Fort Boise 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK853
s/n RK853
Castle Bromwich
RK 853
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 30-09-1944 349S 09-11-1944 FAAC 02-12-1944 ros 329S 25-01-1945 341S 22-03-1945 331S 19-04-1945 349S 26-04-1945 317S 03-05-1945 Armee de l'Air 27-11-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK854
s/n RK854
Castle Bromwich
RK 854
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 03-10-1944 52MU 19-11-1944 Thomas Scott 18-12-1944 Hapmat 09-01-1945 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK855
s/n RK855
Castle Bromwich
RK 855
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
9MU 07-10-1944 222MU 17-10-1944 Silver Larch 13-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 43S Reltweg Austria 1946 SOC 30-04-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK856
s/n RK856
Castle Bromwich
RK 856
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 02-10-1944 222MU 12-10-1944 SSLS1353 24-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 3SAAF RHAF 30-01-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK857
s/n RK857
Castle Bromwich
RK 857
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
9MU 02-10-1944 82MU 10-10-1944 SSLS1353 24-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 208S Middle East 26-07-1945 SOC 28-07-1946
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK858
s/n RK858
c/n CBAF IX.3746
Castle Bromwich
RK 858
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 02-10-1944 52MU 11-10-1944 Empire Stalwart 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK859
s/n RK859
Castle Bromwich
RK 859
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 03-10-1944 127S 09-11-1944 Hit by flak Soesterberg and crashlanded CE 02-02-1945 SOC 23-02-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RK860
s/n RK860
Castle Bromwich
RK 860
Merlin 70
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 12-10-1944 124S 30-01-1945 Damaged by explosion of own bomb and crashed Brenkelen 25-03-1945 F/Lt C J Maltby killed SOC 08-05-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK861
s/n RK861
Castle Bromwich
RK 861
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 03-10-1944 84GSU 15-10-1944 127S Crashed on sweep SW of Tilburg 03-11-1944 Flying Officer R O Lloyd died of wounds
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK862
s/n RK862
Castle Bromwich
RK 862
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 03-10-1944 215MU 12-10-1944 SSLS2135 21-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 40SAAF Bounced on landing swung and tipped up Peretola 01-10-1945 SOC 28-02-1946
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK863
s/n RK863
Castle Bromwich
RK 863
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 03-10-1944 82MU 18-10-1944 Fort Boise 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK864
s/n RK864
Castle Bromwich
RK 864
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 30-09-1944 82MU 05-10-1944 SS256 13-10-1944 Hapmat Murmansk 30-10-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK865
s/n RK865
Castle Bromwich
RK 865
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
9MU 12-10-1944 322S 09-11-1944 Broke up in mid-air nr Woensdrecht 03-02-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK866
s/n RK866
Castle Bromwich
RK 866
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 09-10-1944 66S 30-11-1944 Ran out of fuel stalled avoiding house and crash-landed Mieuwenroon Belgium 10-12-1944
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK867
s/n RK867
Castle Bromwich
RK 867
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 03-10-1944 52MU 11-10-1944 Empire Stalwart 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK868
s/n RK868
Castle Bromwich
RK 868
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 07-10-1944 66S 30-11-1944 CAC ops 18-03-1945 Hit by flak nr Oldenburg and crash landed in Allied lines 24-04-1945 411RSU 23-05-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK883
s/n RK883
Castle Bromwich
RK 883
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
9MU 12-10-1944 322S '3W-B' 09-11-1944 Hit by flak nr Zutphen and FTR 01-04-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK884
s/n RK884
Castle Bromwich
RK 884
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
485S 25-01-1945 322S 'VL-J' 22-03-1945 Missing from armed recce to Quackenbruck 25-03-1945 Pilot Officer F N Leamon RAAF killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK885
s/n RK885
Castle Bromwich
RK 885
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 27-10-1944 82MU 07-11-1944 Fort Highfield 11-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK886
s/n RK886
Castle Bromwich
RK 886
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 02-10-1944 SSLS2135 21-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 241S SOC 20-09-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK887
s/n RK887
Castle Bromwich
RK 887
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 05-10-1944 52MU 27-10-1944 SS268 04-11-1944 Hapmat 09-01-1945 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK888
s/n RK888
Castle Bromwich
RK 888
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 07-10-1944 66S 31-10-1944 FACB 29-11-1944 AST 6MU 25-02-1945 84GSU 308S 15-03-1945 FA CAC 12-04-1945 411RSU 19-04-1945 317S 04-04-1946 349S 05-04-1946 317S 03-05-1946 6MU 17-10-1946 SOC 19-02-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RK889
s/n RK889
Castle Bromwich
RK 889
Merlin 70
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 06-10-1944 313S 10-05-1945 ros VA Henley to RDAF as '420' 26-10-1948
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK890
s/n RK890
Castle Bromwich
RK 890
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 12-10-1944 82MU 25-10-1944 Lafian 13-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 SOC 20-09-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK891
s/n RK891
Castle Bromwich
RK 891
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 07-10-1944 322S '3W-T' Hit by flak nr Zutphen and FTR 30-03-1945 Warrant Officer H C Cramm killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK892
s/n RK892
Castle Bromwich
RK 892
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 09-10-1944 322S '3W-A' 09-11-1944 Armed recce Lost while attacking trains and MT 13-02-1945 Sub/Lt E Ditmarsch killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK893
s/n RK893
Castle Bromwich
RK 893
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
9MU 14-10-1944 66S 11-12-1944 420RSU 21-12-1944 403S 21-06-1945 EAAS(FTC) 17-11-1948 CGS 19-11-1948 FRS 19-12-1949 scrap 26-04-1950
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK894
s/n RK894
Castle Bromwich
RK 894
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 06-10-1944 52MU 26-10-1944 Empire Stalwart 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK895
s/n RK895
Castle Bromwich
RK 895
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 07-10-1944 322S 09-11-1944 Armed recce noon Hit by flak crashed and blew up 14-02-1945 Flying Officer F J H Van Eljk killed
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK896
s/n RK896
Castle Bromwich
RK 896
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 07-10-1944 66S 09-11-1944 127S 09-11-1944 Hit by flak Maasluis and abandoned over Overflakee 17-01-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK897
s/n RK897
Castle Bromwich
RK 897
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 09-10-1944 322S '3W-L' 09-11-1944 Hit by flak nr Zutphen 01-04-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK898
s/n RK898
Castle Bromwich
RK 898
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 10-10-1944 52MU 17-10-1944 Fort Boise 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK899
s/n RK899
Castle Bromwich
RK 899
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 12-10-1944 52MU 17-10-1944 Empire Stalwart 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK900
s/n RK900
Castle Bromwich
RK 900
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 05-10-1944 412S 23-11-1944 CAC ops 20-04-1945 410RSU 327S 26-07-1945 Armee de l'Air 27-11-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RK901
s/n RK901
Castle Bromwich
RK 901
Merlin 70
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
6MU 17-10-1944 1APC 19-07-1945 6MU 15-10-1947 sold scrap Eyre Smelting 25-05-1950
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK902
s/n RK902
Castle Bromwich
RK 902
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 14-10-1944 322S 09-11-1944 420RSU 29-03-1945 recat E SOC 24-07-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK903
s/n RK903
Castle Bromwich
RK 903
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 07-10-1944 ros 13-12-1944 329S '5A-P' 01-03-1945 341S 15-03-1945 Engine cut bellylanded Fassberg CB 21-09-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK904
s/n RK904
Castle Bromwich
RK 904
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 07-10-1944 322S 09-11-1944 420RSU 11-01-1945 CAC ops 322S '3W-A' 24-03-1945 Engine cut on approach stalled and hit ground Wunstorf CE 24-07-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK905
s/n RK905
Castle Bromwich
RK 905
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 09-10-1944 66S 30-11-1944 CB ops 23-03-1945 420RSU 345S 10-05-1945 485S 16-08-1945 61OTU 21-02-1946 to 6419M 25-08-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK906
s/n RK906
Castle Bromwich
RK 906
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 06-10-1944 345S 09-11-1944 74S 13-12-1944 CAC ops 31-12-1944 411RSU 74S 24-02-1945 345S 15-03-1945 332S 12-04-1945 74S 17-05-1945 327S 14-06-1945 328S 04-10-1945 Armee de l'Air GC1/7
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK907
s/n RK907
Castle Bromwich
RK 907
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
6MU 09-10-1944 82MU 18-10-1944 Lafian 13-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 CE ops 25-04-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RK908
s/n RK908
Castle Bromwich
RK 908
Merlin 70
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 18-10-1944 124S 'ON-G' 24-01-1945 ros VA 12-03-1945 sold scrap H.Bath 27-04-1949
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK909
s/n RK909
Castle Bromwich
RK 909
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 12-10-1944 52MU 22-10-1944 Fort Island 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK910
s/n RK910
Castle Bromwich
RK 910
Merlin 266
Known Units: ;421
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 09-10-1944 421S 28-12-1944 Engine cut crashed 4m SE of Petit Broghel [Gutersloh] 11-03-1945 Flying Officer D A Fawthrop killed
last update: 2025-February-05
Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RK911
s/n RK911
Castle Bromwich
RK 911
Merlin 70
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 12-10-1944 124S 03-02-1945 29MU 04-09-1945 RDAF as '419' 23-03-1948 crashed nr Ikast 12-01-1949
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RK912
s/n RK912
c/n CBAF IX.3248
Castle Bromwich
RK 912
Merlin 70
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 23-10-1944 222MU 10-12-1944 Guinean 22-12-1944 Casablanca 15-01-1945 93S Hit by flak and crashlanded nr Argenta Italy 19-04-1945 [FACE 07-06-1945 ]
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK913
s/n RK913
Castle Bromwich
RK 913
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
9MU 14-10-1944 66S 30-11-1944 Hit by flak and crashlanded nr Otterbo 19-03-1945 RSU 22-03-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK914
s/n RK914
Castle Bromwich
RK 914
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
33MU 19-10-1944 82MU 04-11-1944 Fort Highfield 11-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK915
s/n RK915
Castle Bromwich
RK 915
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 10-10-1944 52MU 17-10-1944 Fort Highfield 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RK916
s/n RK916
Castle Bromwich
RK 916
Merlin 70
Known Units: ;72
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 14-10-1944 82MU 25-10-1944 Silver Larch 14-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 72S Caught fire and spun into ground 10-03-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RK917
s/n RK917
Castle Bromwich
RK 917
Merlin 70
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
45MU 10-10-1944 3501SU 12-02-1945 CFE 10-05-1945 Ftr Command Sector Unit North Weald 16-03-1946 Essex Sector 58OTU 27-06-1946 SAAF 03-02-1949
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK918
s/n RK918
Castle Bromwich
RK 918
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
9MU 12-10-1944 66S 04-01-1945 Strafing attack on Twente airfield Hit by flak and abandoned 10m N of Schijndel 23-03-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK919
s/n RK919
Castle Bromwich
RK 919
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 12-10-1944 52MU 17-10-1945 Fort Island 18-11-1945 Hapmat 08-12-1945 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK920
s/n RK920
Castle Bromwich
RK 920
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
6MU 07-10-1944 82MU 19-10-1944 SSLS2135 21-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 185S 87S SOC 31-01-1946 bboc 14-02-1946 SOC 30-04-1947
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK921
s/n RK921
Castle Bromwich
RK 921
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 19-10-1944 322S 09-11-1944 Hit by flak nr Kevelaer FTR 13-02-1945
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK922
s/n RK922
Castle Bromwich
RK 922
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 12-10-1944 82MU 17-10-1944 SSLS2135 21-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 208S Middle East 26-07-1945 SOC 25-07-1946
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RK923
s/n RK923
Castle Bromwich
RK 923
Merlin 66
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
39MU 12-10-1944 52MU 22-10-1944 Fort Boise 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RK924
s/n RK924
Castle Bromwich
RK 924
Merlin 70
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 12-10-1944 30MU 04-01-1945 6MU 26-04-1945 234S 02-08-1945 SAAF 10-09-1948
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK925
s/n RK925
Castle Bromwich
RK 925
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
8MU 13-10-1944 322S 25-01-1945 420RSU 26-04-1945 FAAC 30-06-1945 453S 25-10-1945 3BRU 26-03-1946 CE 07-05-1946
last update: 2025-February-05Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RK926
s/n RK926
Castle Bromwich
RK 926
Merlin 266
Known Units:
airhistory.org.uk/spitfire
6MU 19-10-1944 127S 11-12-1944 CB ops 23-01-1945 ASTH recat E SOC 18-07-1945
last update: 2025-February-05