Spitfire (Total: 20,815, Canadian: 73, Group 73)

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

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Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR181

s/n RR181

Castle Bromwich

RR 181

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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33MU 17-08-1944 52MU 26-08-1944 Empire Celia 02-09-1944 Hapmat 23-09-1944 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR182

s/n RR182

Castle Bromwich

RR 182

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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39MU 25-08-1944 332S 'AH-S' 21-09-1944 FACB 11-02-1945 ASTE sold Turkey 13-09-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR183

s/n RR183

Castle Bromwich

RR 183

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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39MU 23-08-1944 341S 07-09-1944 enemy action CB 29-11-1944 411RSU AST 10-01-1945 sold scrap R.J.Coley 03-02-1950

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR184

s/n RR184

Castle Bromwich

RR 184

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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39MU 30-08-1944 82MU 08-09-1944 Queens Park 13-09-1944 Casablanca 23-09-1944 1SAAF Caught fire starting up Forli CE 04-01-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR185

s/n RR185

Castle Bromwich

RR 185

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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45MU 31-08-1944 66S 28-09-1944 CB ops 13-10-1944 511FRU 19-10-1944 129S 'DV-Q' 16-05-1945 SOC 31-07-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR186

s/n RR186

Castle Bromwich

RR 186

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 31-08-1944 222MU 15-09-1944 SSLS1225 24-09-1944 Casablanca 02-10-1944 SOC 20-09-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR187

s/n RR187

Castle Bromwich

RR 187

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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39MU 30-08-1944 66S 21-09-1944 341S 13-12-1944 340S 15-02-1945 74S '4D-G' 01-03-1945 345S 08-03-1945 CAC ops 13-04-1945 411RSU 485S 26-04-1945 327S 31-05-1945 339Wng French 02-08-1945 Armee de l'Air 27-11-1945 GC2/3

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR188

s/n RR188

Castle Bromwich

RR 188

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 31-08-1944 82MU 10-09-1944 SSLS1225 16-09-1944 Casablanca 02-10-1944 241S 93S Hit by flak and abandoned NW of Copparo 24-04-1945 SOC 11-04-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR189

s/n RR189

Castle Bromwich

RR 189

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 05-09-1944 215MU 10-09-1944 SSLS1225 23-09-1944 Casablanca 02-10-1944 2SAAF Abandoned during ground attack mission N of lake Commachio 03-01-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR190

s/n RR190

Castle Bromwich

RR 190

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 05-09-1944 215MU 13-09-1944 SSLS1225 24-09-1944 Casablanca 02-10-1944 FACE 15-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR191

s/n RR191

Castle Bromwich

RR 191

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 05-09-1944 222MU 17-09-1944 SSLS1225 24-09-1944 Casablanca 02-10-1944 to ItalianAF 26-06-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR192

s/n RR192

Castle Bromwich

RR 192

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 05-09-1944 82MU 14-09-1944 SSLS1225 24-09-1944 Casablanca 02-10-1944 185S 'GL-A' Middle East 05-07-1945 RHAF 30-04-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR193

s/n RR193

Castle Bromwich

RR 193

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 11-10-1944 82MU 18-10-1944 SSLS2135 21-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 93S Middle East 26-06-1945 RHAF 31-07-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR194

s/n RR194

Castle Bromwich

RR 194

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 15-09-1944 442S 19-10-1944 Hit by debris from exploding train nr Dulmen and abandoned 04-11-1944

last update: 2025-February-05
1944-November-07 PoW RCAF Flight Lieutenant Forrest Bee "Frosty" Young DFC 2023-01-02

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR195

s/n RR195

Castle Bromwich

RR 195

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 21-09-1944 82MU 20-10-1944 Lafian 18-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 87S 185S REAF 31-10-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR196

s/n RR196

Castle Bromwich

RR 196

Merlin 66

Known Units:

Walker:

Used by No. 442 (F) Squadron, RCAF in 1944/45, coded "Y2*Q".

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9MU 15-09-1944 442S 19-10-1944 412S 29-03-1945 CAC ops 19-04-1945 410RSU SOC 27-11-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR197

s/n RR197

Castle Bromwich

RR 197

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 16-09-1944 222MU 28-09-1944 SSLS1353 24-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 4SAAF Middle East 05-07-1945 RHAF 27-03-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR198

s/n RR198

Castle Bromwich

RR 198

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 16-09-1944 82MU 26-09-1944 SSLS1353 24-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 3FU Crashed on ferry flight nr Am Draham Algeria 07-02-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR199

s/n RR199

Castle Bromwich

RR 199

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 16-09-1944 222MU 28-09-1944 SSLS1353 24-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 225S SOC 04-04-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR200

s/n RR200

Castle Bromwich

RR 200

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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MU 15-09-1944 33S 19-10-1944 74S 04-01-1945 345S 15-03-1945 332S 'AH-X' 22-03-1945 CAC ops 05-04-1945 81RSU 328S 03-10-1945 Armee de l'Air 27-11-1945 GC1/7

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR201

s/n RR201

Castle Bromwich

RR 201

Merlin 66

Known Units:

Walker:

Used by No. 411 (F) Squadron, RCAF 1944/45, coded "DB*A". Flown by Flight Lieutenant R.J. Audet on 29 December 1944, when he scored this units (and the RCAFs?) only quintuple kills in a single day - 3 Fw 190s and 2 Bf 109s, in 2 flights. Based out of Heesch, Holland at the time.

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MU 18-09-1944 66S 09-11-1944 411S 28-12-1944 Engine cut on patrol belly-landed 2m NE of Scharesbeck CB 30-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR202

s/n RR202

Castle Bromwich

RR 202

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 18-09-1944 52MU 04-11-1944 Fort Highfield 11-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR203

s/n RR203

Castle Bromwich

RR 203

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 27-09-1944 82MU 20-10-1944 Silver Larch 13-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 185S RHAF 27-07-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR204

s/n RR204

Castle Bromwich

RR 204

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 18-09-1944 222MU 28-09-1944 SSLS1353 24-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 to ItalianAF 26-06-1947 as MM4011

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR205

s/n RR205

Castle Bromwich

RR 205

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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8MU 14-10-1944 322S '3W-V' 09-11-1944 312S 01-03-1945 FACE 19-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR206

s/n RR206

Castle Bromwich

RR 206

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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8MU 12-10-1944 3501SU 16-02-1945 CFE 10-05-1945 SOC 27-11-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR207

s/n RR207

Castle Bromwich

RR 207

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 12-10-1944 222MU 18-10-1944 Silver Larch 13-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 7SAAF Middle East 05-07-1945 RHAF 27-02-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR208

s/n RR208

Castle Bromwich

RR 208

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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39MU 19-10-1944 52MU 28-10-1944 Fort Boise 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR209

s/n RR209

Castle Bromwich

RR 209

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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45MU 14-10-1944 124S 05-02-1945 FACB 07-06-1945 ASTH RDAF as '421' 28-10-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR210

s/n RR210

Castle Bromwich

RR 210

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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9MU 12-10-1944 82MU 12-10-1944 SSLS2135 21-10-1944 Casablanca 03-11-1944 208S 40SAAF Forcelanded while lost and short of fuel in haze nr Graz CE 10-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR211

s/n RR211

Castle Bromwich

RR 211

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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6MU 09-10-1944 82MU 20-10-1944 Lafian 13-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 SOC 06-09-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR212

s/n RR212

Castle Bromwich

RR 212

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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8MU 18-10-1944 127S 23-11-1944 CAC ops 31-12-1944 420RSU 125S Dived into ground after take-off for sector recce .5m E of Schijndel CE 06-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR213

s/n RR213

Castle Bromwich

RR 213

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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8MU 13-10-1944 322S 09-11-1944 Armed recce strafing Plantlunne engine failed force-landed dbf 26-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR226

s/n RR226

Castle Bromwich

RR 226

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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8MU 14-10-1944 127S CB ops 18-11-1944 ASTH 5PAFU 15-11-1945 7FTS 15-04-1946 to 6180M 06-11-1946 SOC 16-10-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR227

s/n RR227

Castle Bromwich

RR 227

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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8MU 14-10-1944 66S 09-11-1944 127S 19-11-1944 Hit by flak while attacking a rail goods yard Zwolle 28-11-1944 S/Ldr O Smik DFC killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR228

s/n RR228

Castle Bromwich

RR 228

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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9MU 13-10-1944 AFDU 15-02-1945 fitt 75gal fuel tank rear fus 164S bou SOC 27-01-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR229

s/n RR229

Castle Bromwich

RR 229

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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8MU 14-10-1944 127S 09-11-1944 Hit by flak while attacking a rail goods yard Zwolle 28-11-1944 Flying Officer H L J M Taymans killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR230

s/n RR230

Castle Bromwich

RR 230

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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8MU 14-10-1944 322S 09-11-1944 CAC ops 13-02-1945 ASTE recat E SOC 01-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR231

s/n RR231

Castle Bromwich

RR 231

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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MU 14-10-1944 82MU 25-10-1944 Silver Larch 13-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 Middle East 05-07-1945 SOC 25-07-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR232

s/n RR232

Castle Bromwich

RR 232

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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45MU 14-10-1944 FAAC 26-10-1944 ros ECFS 17-03-1945 VAO SAAF as 5632 21-04-1948 extant as G-BRSF

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR233

s/n RR233

Castle Bromwich

RR 233

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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Collided with SM212 before delivery Castle Bromwich 19-10-1944

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR234

s/n RR234

Castle Bromwich

RR 234

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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9MU 14-10-1944 127S 09-11-1944 SOC 09-02-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR235

s/n RR235

Castle Bromwich

RR 235

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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39MU 14-10-1944 222MU 10-11-1944 Guinean 22-12-1944 Casablanca 15-01-1945 111S to ItalianAF 26-06-1947 as MM4112

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR236

s/n RR236

Castle Bromwich

RR 236

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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8MU 14-10-1944 127S 09-11-1944 Dive bombing Encountered flak nr Alblasserdam 22-01-1945 F/Lt A G Richardson RAAF killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR237

s/n RR237

Castle Bromwich

RR 237

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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Crashed on test flight Nuneaton 11-10-1944 replaced 33MU 19-12-1944 W R Grace 21-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR238

s/n RR238

Castle Bromwich

RR 238

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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AAEE 28-10-1944 FAAC 24-05-1945 ros VAO 01-06-1945 AAEE 30-08-1945 VA CBAF major repair 20-03-1946 recat E 24-06-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR239

s/n RR239

Castle Bromwich

RR 239

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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33MU 18-10-1944 222MU 23-11-1944 Guinean 22-12-1944 Casablanca 15-01-1945 to ItalianAF 30-05-1946 as MM4091

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR240

s/n RR240

Castle Bromwich

RR 240

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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8MU 13-10-1944 322S '3W-N' 09-11-1944 Hit by flak and crash landed 05-03-1945 Flying Officer J Vlug killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR241

s/n RR241

Castle Bromwich

RR 241

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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39MU 14-10-1944 82MU 25-10-1944 Lafian 13-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 87S engine failed undershot landing Treviso Italy CE 26-06-1946 SOC 29-08-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR242

s/n RR242

Castle Bromwich

RR 242

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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39MU 23-10-1944 127S 16-11-1944 ASTH 24-04-1945 recat E 23-05-1945 SOC 17-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR243

s/n RR243

Castle Bromwich

RR 243

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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8MU 14-10-1944 322S 09-11-1944 FAAC 24-09-1945 412RSU 349S 01-11-1945 Collided with TD322 taxying at Fassberg FAAC 21-03-1946 411RSU 22-03-1946 SOC 28-03-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR244

s/n RR244

Castle Bromwich

RR 244

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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33MU 18-10-1944 82MU 26-10-1944 Lafian 13-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 601S 'UF-K' Hit by flak attacking barges and crashlanded nr lake Commacelo 04-04-1945 POff HG Proudman Ok

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR245

s/n RR245

Castle Bromwich

RR 245

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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6MU 18-10-1944 66S 23-11-1944 84ARF 30-04-1945 411S 07-06-1945 401S 28-06-1945 5PAFU 13-11-1945 17FTS 04-04-1946 6203M

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR246

s/n RR246

Castle Bromwich

RR 246

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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39MU 06-11-1944 215MU Guinean 22-12-1944 Casablanca 15-01-1945 72S 43S 'FT-B' Damaged by flak attacking MT FTR 14-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR247

s/n RR247

Castle Bromwich

RR 247

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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8MU 19-10-1944 66S 11-01-1945 84ARF 30-04-1945 340S 24-05-1945 FACE 08-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR248

s/n RR248

Castle Bromwich

RR 248

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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6MU 17-10-1944 66S 09-11-1944 127S 09-11-1944 Damaged by flak attacking rail target on sweep to Nordhorn CB 26-03-1945 1CRU 01-05-1945 recat E 23-05-1945 SOC 21-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR249

s/n RR249

Castle Bromwich

RR 249

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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8MU 13-10-1944 322S '3W-V' 09-11-1944 Hit by flak nr Zutphen 01-04-1945 Flying Officer A A Homburg killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR250

s/n RR250

Castle Bromwich

RR 250

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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9MU 14-10-1944 127S 04-01-1945 349S 26-04-1945 317S 24-05-1945 Swung on landing and u/c collapsed Hopsten CE 11-08-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR251

s/n RR251

Castle Bromwich

RR 251

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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39MU 14-10-1944 222MU 05-11-1944 Silver Larch 13-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 318S to ItalianAF 26-06-1947 as MM4113

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR252

s/n RR252

Castle Bromwich

RR 252

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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39MU 19-10-1944 124S 'ON-T' 08-02-1945 29MU 13-09-1945 to RDAF as '422' 12-03-1948 scrapped 01-09-1953

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial RR253

s/n RR253

Castle Bromwich

RR 253

Merlin 66

Known Units:

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39MU 18-10-1944 52MU 26-10-1944 Empire Stalwart 04-11-1944 Hapmat 08-12-1944 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR254

s/n RR254

Castle Bromwich

RR 254

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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33MU 18-10-1944 222MU 29-10-1944 Silver Larch 13-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 225S SOC 14-03-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR255

s/n RR255

Castle Bromwich

RR 255

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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6MU 17-10-1944 66S 09-11-1944 127S 09-11-1944 Flak hit during attack on barges force landed north of Tilburg but aircraft caught fire and burnt out 29-12-1944 Flight Sergeant P R Attwooll died of wounds

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR256

s/n RR256

Castle Bromwich

RR 256

Merlin 266

Known Units: ;416

Walker:

Used by No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF 1944/45, coded "KH*D". To no. 416 Squadron RCAF on 2 April 1945, lost in action 19 April 1945.

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39MU 27-10-1944 403S 14-12-1944 CAC ops 02-04-1945 416S 12-04-1945 Armed recce Hamburg area pm Shot down in flames 19-04-1945 F/Lt J W E Harten killed

last update: 2025-February-05
1945-April-19 KIA RCAF Flight Lieutenant John Wilbert Edmund Harten 2023-08-22

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR257

s/n RR257

Castle Bromwich

RR 257

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 17-10-1944 127S '9N-Y' 25-01-1945 78MU 08-03-1945 ros 61OTU 25-03-1946 302AFS FAAC 03-09-1947 nea 14-11-1948 sold scrap Intl.Alloys 28-03-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR258

s/n RR258

Castle Bromwich

RR 258

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 18-10-1944 Melton Mobray 25-01-1945 MedAAF 17-02-1945 93S u/c jammed belly landed at Ravenna 14-04-1945 SOC 30-08-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR259

s/n RR259

Castle Bromwich

RR 259

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 19-10-1944 215MU 28-11-1944 Guinean 22-12-1944 Casablanca 15-01-1945 72S Hit tree and bellylanded 2m SW of Fusignana CE 10-04-1945 SOC 14-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR260

s/n RR260

Castle Bromwich

RR 260

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 23-10-1944 222MU 12-12-1944 Guinean 22-12-1944 Casablanca 15-01-1945 93S Middle East SOC 26-09-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR261

s/n RR261

Castle Bromwich

RR 261

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

8MU 14-10-1944 66S 28-12-1944 84ARF 30-04-1945 485S 21-06-1945 322S 27-09-1945 Sold scrap 27-10-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR262

s/n RR262

Castle Bromwich

RR 262

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 18-10-1944 82MU 26-10-1944 Lafian 13-11-1944 Casablanca 23-11-1944 93S SOC 30-08-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR263

s/n RR263

c/n CBAF IX.3310

Castle Bromwich

RR 263

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

MU 14-10-1944 ? 66S broad chord rud install RAF Kenley 20-09-1945 to 7216M extant France with serial 'TB597'

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial RR264

s/n RR264

Castle Bromwich

RR 264

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 18-10-1944 222MU 13-11-1944 Guinean 22-12-1944 Casablanca 15-01-1945 SOC 06-09-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial RR265

s/n RR265

Castle Bromwich

RR 265

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 17-10-1944 84GSU 31-10-1944 66S 09-11-1944 127S 09-11-1944 CAC ops 15-12-1944 420RSU ASTH 27-02-1945 recat E 28-05-1945 SOC 17-07-1945 Cat 4R relaxed 61OTU renamed 203AFS 12-1945 later to 226OCU 8OTU renamed 257OCU 12-1946

last update: 2025-February-05