Spitfire (Total: 20,815, Canadian: 663, Group 663)

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 TB115

s/n TB115

Castle Bromwich

TB 115

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 04-01-1945 82MU 13-02-1945 Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB116

s/n TB116

Castle Bromwich

TB 116

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 31-12-1944 82MU 17-01-1945 Joyce Kilmer 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB117

s/n TB117

Castle Bromwich

TB 117

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 03-01-1945 SS276 25-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB118

s/n TB118

Castle Bromwich

TB 118

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 31-12-1944 SS276 26-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB119

s/n TB119

Castle Bromwich

TB 119

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 19-12-1944 Fort Massac 16-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB120

s/n TB120

Castle Bromwich

TB 120

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

Empire Stalwart 10-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB121

s/n TB121

Castle Bromwich

TB 121

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

52MU 12-01-1945 SS274 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB122

s/n TB122

Castle Bromwich

TB 122

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 04-01-1945 82MU 16-01-1945 Fort Massac 15-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB123

s/n TB123

Castle Bromwich

TB 123

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 04-01-1945 82MU 12-02-1945 Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB124

s/n TB124

Castle Bromwich

TB 124

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 31-12-1944 82MU 23-01-1945 SS276 25-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB125

s/n TB125

Castle Bromwich

TB 125

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 12-01-1945 W R Grace 20-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB126

s/n TB126

Castle Bromwich

TB 126

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 05-01-1945 82MU 31-01-1945 1PATP Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB127

s/n TB127

Castle Bromwich

TB 127

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 06-01-1945 82MU 07-02-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB128

s/n TB128

Castle Bromwich

TB 128

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 06-01-1945 82MU 07-02-1945 Fort Boise 28-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB129

s/n TB129

Castle Bromwich

TB 129

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 04-01-1945 82MU 10-02-1945 Empire Stalwart 13-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB130

s/n TB130

Castle Bromwich

TB 130

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 30-12-1944 earmarked for Greece 01-09-1946 FACB 24-04-1949 RHAF 27-04-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB131

s/n TB131

Castle Bromwich

TB 131

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 08-01-1945 340S Hit by flak and crash-landed Veen 03-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB132

s/n TB132

Castle Bromwich

TB 132

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-01-1945 302S 08-02-1945 Damaged by flak crash landed 10-02-1945 ASTH 04-04-1945 recat E SOC 17-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB133

s/n TB133

Castle Bromwich

TB 133

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 22-01-1945 82MU 26-02-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB134

s/n TB134

Castle Bromwich

TB 134

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 17-01-1945 82MU 07-02-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB135

s/n TB135

Castle Bromwich

TB 135

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 17-01-1945 82MU 10-02-1945 Empire Stalwart 13-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB136

s/n TB136

Castle Bromwich

TB 136

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-01-1945 302S 08-02-1945 Engine cut on take-off swung off runway B.77 CE 23-03-1945 SOC 10-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB137

s/n TB137

Castle Bromwich

TB 137

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 06-01-1945 329S 01-03-1945 341S 15-03-1945 CAC ops 05-04-1945 350S 15-01-1946 SOC 29-01-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB138

s/n TB138

Castle Bromwich

TB 138

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 05-01-1945 340S Hit by flak and forcelanded 3m NW of Veghel CE 25-02-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB139

s/n TB139

Castle Bromwich

TB 139

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 06-01-1945 603S 13-02-1945 ros 26-03-1945 631S 30-08-1945 Swung in gust while taxying and wing hit ground Llanbedr AC 05-07-1949 recat scrap 15-11-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB140

s/n TB140

Castle Bromwich

TB 140

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 07-01-1945 302S 22-02-1945 Damaged by flak nr Deventer 19-03-1945 151RU 22-03-1945 ASTE 01-05-1945 recat E SOC 30-05-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB141

s/n TB141

Castle Bromwich

TB 141

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 04-01-1945 302S 08-02-1945 151RU 01-03-1945 ASTE 04-04-1945 recat E SOC 30-05-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB142

s/n TB142

Castle Bromwich

TB 142

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 17-01-1945 82MU 12-02-1945 Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB143

s/n TB143

Castle Bromwich

TB 143

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 17-01-1945 Empire Stalwart 10-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB144

s/n TB144

Castle Bromwich

TB 144

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 22-01-1945 W R Grace 20-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB145

s/n TB145

Castle Bromwich

TB 145

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 07-02-1945 1PATP Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB146

s/n TB146

Castle Bromwich

TB 146

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 07-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 17-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB147

s/n TB147

Castle Bromwich

TB 147

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 10-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 17-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB148

s/n TB148

Castle Bromwich

TB 148

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 07-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB149

s/n TB149

Castle Bromwich

TB 149

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 22-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB150

s/n TB150

Castle Bromwich

TB 150

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 07-02-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB168

s/n TB168

Castle Bromwich

TB 168

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-12-1944 Empire Stalwart 10-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB169

s/n TB169

Castle Bromwich

TB 169

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-12-1944 82MU Fort Boise 28-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB170

s/n TB170

Castle Bromwich

TB 170

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 17-12-1944 82MU 12-02-1945 Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB171

s/n TB171

Castle Bromwich

TB 171

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-12-1944 82MU 22-01-1945 SS276 24-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB172

s/n TB172

Castle Bromwich

TB 172

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-12-1944 82MU 03-02-1945 1PATP 'W R Grace' 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB173

s/n TB173

Castle Bromwich

TB 173

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-12-1944 82MU 03-02-1945 1PATP Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB174

s/n TB174

Castle Bromwich

TB 174

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 17-12-1944 82MU 07-01-1945 SS276 25-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB175

s/n TB175

Castle Bromwich

TB 175

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 04-01-1945 82MU 12-02-1945 Empire Stalwart 13-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB176

s/n TB176

Castle Bromwich

TB 176

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-12-1944 82MU 31-01-1945 1PATP Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB177

s/n TB177

Castle Bromwich

TB 177

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-12-1944 Fort Massac 15-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB178

s/n TB178

Castle Bromwich

TB 178

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-12-1944 82MU 16-02-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB179

s/n TB179

Castle Bromwich

TB 179

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 18-12-1944 SS275 19-01-1945 Hapmat 20-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB180

s/n TB180

Castle Bromwich

TB 180

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 31-12-1944 82MU 03-02-1945 1PATP Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB181

s/n TB181

Castle Bromwich

TB 181

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-12-1944 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB182

s/n TB182

Castle Bromwich

TB 182

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-12-1944 82MU 03-02-1945 1PATP 'W R Grace' 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB183

s/n TB183

Castle Bromwich

TB 183

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-12-1944 Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB184

s/n TB184

Castle Bromwich

TB 184

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 13-12-1944 82MU 03-01-1945 SS273 26-01-1945 Hapmat 15-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB185

s/n TB185

Castle Bromwich

TB 185

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 03-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB186

s/n TB186

Castle Bromwich

TB 186

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 18-12-1944 SS275 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB187

s/n TB187

Castle Bromwich

TB 187

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 31-12-1944 82MU 02-01-1945 SS276 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB188

s/n TB188

Castle Bromwich

TB 188

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 31-12-1944 MedAAF 25-05-1945 111S Overstressed during dive bomb practise crashed nr Tissano FACE 04-11-1946 SOC 28-11-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB189

s/n TB189

Castle Bromwich

TB 189

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 03-01-1945 82MU 12-02-1945 Empire Stalwart 13-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB190

s/n TB190

Castle Bromwich

TB 190

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 04-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB191

s/n TB191

Castle Bromwich

TB 191

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-01-1945 82MU 26-02-1945 1PATP Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB192

s/n TB192

Castle Bromwich

TB 192

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 03-01-1945 Fort Massac 16-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB193

s/n TB193

Castle Bromwich

TB 193

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 17-12-1944 SS275 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB195

s/n TB195

Castle Bromwich

TB 195

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 31-12-1944 82MU 24-01-1945 SS274 24-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB196

s/n TB196

Castle Bromwich

TB 196

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 31-12-1944 Empire Stalwart 16-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB197

s/n TB197

Castle Bromwich

TB 197

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-01-1945 Melton Mobray 24-02-1945 MedAAF 05-03-1945 93S Hit by flak and crashlanded nr Villanova 12-04-1945 SOC 13-12-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB213

s/n TB213

Castle Bromwich

TB 213

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 04-01-1945 82MU 16-01-1945 Fort Massac 15-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB214

s/n TB214

Castle Bromwich

TB 214

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 18-12-1944 82MU 23-01-1945 SS273 26-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB215

s/n TB215

Castle Bromwich

TB 215

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 03-01-1945 Empire Stalwart 10-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB216

s/n TB216

Castle Bromwich

TB 216

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 17-12-1944 82MU 07-01-1945 SS275 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB217

s/n TB217

Castle Bromwich

TB 217

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 03-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB218

s/n TB218

Castle Bromwich

TB 218

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 18-12-1944 82MU 19-01-1945 SS274 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB219

s/n TB219

Castle Bromwich

TB 219

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 18-12-1944 SS275 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB220

s/n TB220

Castle Bromwich

TB 220

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-12-1944 82MU 22-01-1945 SS276 25-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB221

s/n TB221

Castle Bromwich

TB 221

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 18-12-1944 SS276 25-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB222

s/n TB222

Castle Bromwich

TB 222

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 31-12-1944 Empire Stalwart 10-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB223

s/n TB223

Castle Bromwich

TB 223

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 28-12-1944 82MU 24-12-1944 ? SS274 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB224

s/n TB224

Castle Bromwich

TB 224

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 03-01-1945 Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB225

s/n TB225

Castle Bromwich

TB 225

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 18-12-1944 82MU 12-02-1945 Empire Stalwart 13-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB226

s/n TB226

Castle Bromwich

TB 226

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 03-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB227

s/n TB227

Castle Bromwich

TB 227

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 08-01-1945 82MU 03-02-1945 1PATP 'W R Grace' 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB228

s/n TB228

Castle Bromwich

TB 228

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 03-01-1945 Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB229

s/n TB229

Castle Bromwich

TB 229

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 03-01-1945 82MU 10-02-1945 Fort Boise 28-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB230

s/n TB230

Castle Bromwich

TB 230

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 31-12-1944 Empire Stalwart 16-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB231

s/n TB231

Castle Bromwich

TB 231

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 04-01-1945 82MU 06-02-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB232

s/n TB232

Castle Bromwich

TB 232

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 30-12-1944 AAEE 06-1945 hand trials with 90gal drop tank and two 250lb bombs on underwing carrier. two cannon blanked off RHAF 20-03-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB233

s/n TB233

Castle Bromwich

TB 233

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 04-01-1945 82MU 18-02-1945 Hapmat 27-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB234

s/n TB234

Castle Bromwich

TB 234

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 03-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB235

s/n TB235

Castle Bromwich

TB 235

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 31-12-1944 82MU 12-02-1945 Empire Stalwart 12-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB236

s/n TB236

Castle Bromwich

TB 236

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 08-01-1945 82MU 19-01-1945 SS274 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB237

s/n TB237

Castle Bromwich

TB 237

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-01-1945 83GCF 22-02-1945 FAAC 12-07-1945 416S 19-07-1945 83GDC 26-09-1945 RHAF 09-02-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB238

s/n TB238

Castle Bromwich

TB 238

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 04-01-1945 82MU 12-02-1945 Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB239

s/n TB239

Castle Bromwich

TB 239

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 31-12-1944 82MU 12-02-1945 Empire Stalwart 13-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB240

s/n TB240

Castle Bromwich

TB 240

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 17-01-1945 82MU 10-02-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB241

s/n TB241

Castle Bromwich

TB 241

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

HPA 08-01-1945 CBAF 22-02-1945 FAAC 02-04-1946 recat E SOC 22-07-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB242

s/n TB242

Castle Bromwich

TB 242

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 31-12-1944 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB243

s/n TB243

Castle Bromwich

TB 243

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 18-12-1944 SS276 25-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB244

s/n TB244

Castle Bromwich

TB 244

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-01-1945 603S 09-02-1945 ros 07-06-1945 631S 23-08-1945 out of fuel force-landed on beach Tal-Y-Bont Merioneth CE 03-04-1946 SOC 14-04-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB245

s/n TB245

Castle Bromwich

TB 245

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 05-01-1945 102FRS 13-04-1951 10FU Abingdon 29-10-1952 MedAF 28-11-1952 3CAACU 11-11-1953 nes 13-12-1954 sold scrap Lawsons Metals 15-05-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB246

s/n TB246

Castle Bromwich

TB 246

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-01-1945 302S 08-02-1945 Damaged by flak during armed recce CB 24-02-1945 ASTH 17-04-1945 recat E SOC 01-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB247

s/n TB247

Castle Bromwich

TB 247

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-01-1945 340S 'GW-W' 15-02-1945 84GDC 15-11-1945 203AFS 11-06-1949 nea 28-03-1951 sold scrap Cindal Aluminium 30-08-1951

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB248

s/n TB248

Castle Bromwich

TB 248

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 30-12-1944 61OTU 22-02-1946 FACB 13-12-1946 recat E SOC

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB249

s/n TB249

Castle Bromwich

TB 249

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 31-12-1944 82MU 25-01-1945 SS273 26-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB250

s/n TB250

Castle Bromwich

TB 250

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 06-01-1945 302S 'WX-L' Hit by flak attacking train 14-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB251

s/n TB251

Castle Bromwich

TB 251

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 03-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB252

s/n TB252

c/n CBAF IX.3807

Castle Bromwich

TB 252

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 06-01-1945 329S 01-03-1945 411RSU 08-03-1945 341S 15-03-1945 350S 15-01-1946 151RU 15-10-1946 61OTU 29-05-1947 Collided with SL577 and crashed E of Braunton M.Devon 30-11-1948 Old Sarum 18-01-1949 33MU 27-02-1953 as 7257M Odiham 13-08-1955 to 7281M 02-09-1955 but cancelled Acklington 21-08-1959 Boulmer 01-08-1969 as 8073M 15-12-1969 extant Bentley Priory

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB253

s/n TB253

Castle Bromwich

TB 253

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 04-01-1945 Fort Massac 16-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB254

s/n TB254

Castle Bromwich

TB 254

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 30-12-1944 RHAF 03-08-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB255

s/n TB255

Castle Bromwich

TB 255

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 30-12-1944 RHAF 30-04-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB256

s/n TB256

Castle Bromwich

TB 256

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 30-12-1944 to 6369M 10-07-1947 RDAF cancelled 6412M 16-08-1947 SOC 11-11-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB269

s/n TB269

Castle Bromwich

TB 269

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 30-12-1944 443S SOC 07-03-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB270

s/n TB270

Castle Bromwich

TB 270

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 05-01-1945 421S 01-03-1945 83GSU 26-07-1945 sold scrap J.Dale 09-06-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB271

s/n TB271

Castle Bromwich

TB 271

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 05-01-1945 340S 22-03-1945 CB ops 411RSU 317S 24-05-1945 GACB bou sold scrap 03-09-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB272

s/n TB272

Castle Bromwich

TB 272

Merlin 266

Known Units:

Walker:

Used by No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF 1944 and 1945, from various bases on the continent. Coded "DN*W".

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 05-01-1945 416S 01-03-1945 412S 24-05-1945 FAAC 16-06-1945 ros RHAF 29-03-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB273

s/n TB273

Castle Bromwich

TB 273

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-01-1945 416S 01-03-1945 Damaged by flak nr Oldenburg CAC 12-04-1945 410RSU recat E SOC 07-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB274

s/n TB274

Castle Bromwich

TB 274

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-01-1945 RHAF 20-04-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB275

s/n TB275

Castle Bromwich

TB 275

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

MU 04-01-1945 ? 302S SOC 23-05-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB276

s/n TB276

Castle Bromwich

TB 276

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-01-1945 403S 17-05-1945 83GCF 19-07-1945 443S 27-09-1945 Reserve Pool 02-07-1946 302S 12-07-1946 bou SOC 24-10-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB277

s/n TB277

Castle Bromwich

TB 277

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-01-1945 340S Damaged by flak CB 22-02-1945 DeH 07-04-1945 recat E SOC 23-05-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB278

s/n TB278

Castle Bromwich

TB 278

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-01-1945 302S 25-01-1945 307S 19-03-1946 VA 15-04-1946 recat 09-06-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB279

s/n TB279

Castle Bromwich

TB 279

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 28-01-1945 74S FAAC 21-03-1945 411RSU 485S 17-05-1945 84GDC 23-08-1945 308S 06-09-1945 SOC 07-08-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB280

s/n TB280

Castle Bromwich

TB 280

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 06-01-1945 340S 15-02-1945 Damaged by flak 08-04-1945 411RSU recat E SOC 21-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB281

s/n TB281

Castle Bromwich

TB 281

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 05-01-1945 421S 15-02-1945 nea 27-09-1945 sold scrap H.Bath 27-10-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB282

s/n TB282

Castle Bromwich

TB 282

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 30-12-1944 103FRS 25-05-1951 5CAACU 16-07-1952 C4R 04-11-1953

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB283

s/n TB283

Castle Bromwich

TB 283

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 04-01-1945 302S 08-02-1945 ? Hit by flak nr Wesel on armed recce to Zutphen 03-03-1945 Pilot Officer T Pyzik killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB284

s/n TB284

Castle Bromwich

TB 284

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-01-1945 340S 15-02-1945 Hit by flak nr Arnhem CB 28-02-1945 ASTH recat E SOC 28-08-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB285

s/n TB285

Castle Bromwich

TB 285

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 05-01-1945 340S 'GW-P' Hit by flak nr Krefeld CB 16-02-1945 AST recat E SOC 01-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB286

s/n TB286

Castle Bromwich

TB 286

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 12-01-1945 340S CAC ops 13-03-1945 74S CAC ops 23-04-1945 411RSU 317S 31-05-1945 recat E 05-12-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB287

s/n TB287

Castle Bromwich

TB 287

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 08-01-1945 340S 15-02-1945 127S 10-05-1945 341S 17-05-1945 612S '8W-K' 12-07-1950 AGT Gatwick refurb 23-10-1951 nes 25-11-1954 to 7559M North Weald to Martlesham Heath as 5658M

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB288

s/n TB288

Castle Bromwich

TB 288

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-01-1945 601S 'HT-H' 28-04-1947 502S 08-03-1950 278MU C5 25-02-1952 recat (S)

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB289

s/n TB289

Castle Bromwich

TB 289

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-01-1945 340S 'GW-N' 01-03-1945 Bomb exploded on take-off Schijndel CE 21-03-1945 Lt V Beraudo killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB290

s/n TB290

Castle Bromwich

TB 290

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 07-01-1945 340S Hit by flak and abandoned on sweep 27-02-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB291

s/n TB291

Castle Bromwich

TB 291

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-01-1945 SOC 12-03-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB292

s/n TB292

Castle Bromwich

TB 292

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-01-1945 302S 08-02-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB293

s/n TB293

Castle Bromwich

TB 293

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-01-1945 600S 11-09-1951 33MU 26-09-1951 nes 13-12-1954 RAF Kenley for film 16-08-1955 sold scrap 30-04-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB294

s/n TB294

Castle Bromwich

TB 294

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 03-01-1945 609S 'PR-N' 'RAP-N' 14-07-1949 C5(S) 16-03-1951

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB295

s/n TB295

Castle Bromwich

TB 295

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-01-1945 603S 09-02-1945 287S 30-08-1945 EAAS Manby 29-08-1947 sold scrap J.Dale 05-08-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB296

s/n TB296

Castle Bromwich

TB 296

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-01-1945 AM Unit Exhibition 05-04-1948 sold scrap J.Dale 09-01-1950

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB297

s/n TB297

Castle Bromwich

TB 297

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 08-01-1945 340S 'GW-F' 15-02-1945 Damaged by fighters and abandoned nr Bocholt 13-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB298

s/n TB298

Castle Bromwich

TB 298

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

FACB on test flt 31-12-1944 9MU 12-03-1945 322S 29-03-1945 FAAC 16-05-1945 411RSU 17FTS 29-01-1946 bou sold scrap 03-09-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB299

s/n TB299

Castle Bromwich

TB 299

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 07-01-1945 345S 12-04-1945 302S 22-11-1945 struck TB742 on ground Ahlhorn CB 18-06-1946 RSU 308S 21-11-1946 nea 16-12-1946 bou SOC 24-10-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB300

s/n TB300

Castle Bromwich

TB 300

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-01-1945 421S 15-02-1945 403S 05-07-1945 FAAC 24-07-1945 ros 34MU 3CAACU 06-06-1951 nea 16-02-1953 sold scrap H.Bath 23-06-1953

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB301

s/n TB301

Castle Bromwich

TB 301

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-01-1945 School Sea/Land/Air Warfare 10-05-1946 Engine cut bellylanded at Old Sarum FAAC 31-12-1948 recat E 23-03-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB302

s/n TB302

Castle Bromwich

TB 302

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 07-01-1945 102FRS 02-05-1951 3CAACU 29-09-1953 nes 13-12-1954 sold scrap Lawsons Metals 15-05-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB303

s/n TB303

Castle Bromwich

TB 303

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-01-1945 11AGS low flying over sea crashed. coast Maughold Head IoM 30-03-1947 Manston S HQ 13-09-1949 nea 22-03-1951 sold Cindal Aluminium 30-08-1951

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB304

s/n TB304

Castle Bromwich

TB 304

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 07-01-1945 453S 13-02-1945 183S 21-06-1945 587S 05-07-1945 sold scrap bou 08-09-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB305

s/n TB305

Castle Bromwich

TB 305

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 07-01-1945 340S 21-02-1945 8GDC 15-11-1945 Armee de l'Air 25-11-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB306

s/n TB306

Castle Bromwich

TB 306

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 06-01-1945 341S FACE 14-03-1945 411RSU SOC 03-04-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB307

s/n TB307

Castle Bromwich

TB 307

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 07-01-1945 101FRS 17-05-1951 29MU 11-10-1951 nes 14-12-1954 sold scrap H.Bath 16-05-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB308

s/n TB308

Castle Bromwich

TB 308

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-01-1945 CGS 15-06-1950 3CAACU 28-10-1953 nes 13-12-1954 602S 12-08-1955 to 7255M 06-03-1959

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB326

s/n TB326

Castle Bromwich

TB 326

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 06-01-1945 302S 15-02-1945 Damaged on ferry flight CB 16-04-1945 151RU recat E SOC 21-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB327

s/n TB327

Castle Bromwich

TB 327

Merlin 266

Known Units: ;416

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 07-01-1945 416S 22-03-1945 Damaged by flak nr Oldenburg and crashlanded 12-04-1945 410RSU Flying Officer T P Dollery killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB328

s/n TB328

Castle Bromwich

TB 328

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 07-01-1945 322S 01-03-1945 66S 15-03-1945 17FTS engine failed crash-landed Hixon aerodrome CE 13-11-1945 SOC 16-01-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB329

s/n TB329

Castle Bromwich

TB 329

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 07-01-1945 Crashed after control lost in bad weather Opbrakel Helgium CE 13-02-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB330

s/n TB330

Castle Bromwich

TB 330

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-01-1945 11AGS 14-05-1946 flew into high ground Maughold IoM CE pilot killed 20-03-1947 SOC 18-04-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB331

s/n TB331

Castle Bromwich

TB 331

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 10-01-1945 322S '3W-X' 22-02-1945 Damaged by flak CB 25-02-1945 DeH recat E SOC 21-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB332

s/n TB332

Castle Bromwich

TB 332

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 07-01-1945 451S 13-02-1945 FAAC 03-03-1945 recat E SOC 21-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB333

s/n TB333

Castle Bromwich

TB 333

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 07-01-1945 84GSU FAAC 18-02-1945 ros 345S 18-04-1945 308S u/c jammed belly-landed at H.111 CE 18-12-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB334

s/n TB334

Castle Bromwich

TB 334

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 07-01-1945 322S 01-03-1945 Damaged by flak CB 18-03-1945 511FRU recat E SOC 01-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB335

s/n TB335

Castle Bromwich

TB 335

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 06-01-1945 340S 'GW-L' 01-03-1945 Hit by flak and crashlanded in minefield nr Groesbeck CE 01-04-1945 Flight Sergeant G Graillot severely injured

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB336

s/n TB336

Castle Bromwich

TB 336

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 07-01-1945 84GSU Flew into hill in bad visibility Langeville France CE 20-02-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB337

s/n TB337

Castle Bromwich

TB 337

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 17-01-1945 322S 22-02-1945 Engine cut on take-off belly-landed at B.85 CB 19-03-1945 420RSU AST recat E SOC 17-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB338

s/n TB338

Castle Bromwich

TB 338

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 06-01-1945 340S 15-02-1945 CAC ops 31-03-1945 411RSU recat E 31-08-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB339

s/n TB339

Castle Bromwich

TB 339

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-01-1945 322S '3W-E' Damaged by flak CAC 24-02-1945 AST recat E SOC 17-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB340

s/n TB340

Castle Bromwich

TB 340

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 07-01-1945 403S 01-03-1945 421S 05-07-1945 RHAF 06-07-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB341

s/n TB341

Castle Bromwich

TB 341

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 12-01-1945 302S 'WX-B' 22-02-1945 Missing from sweep to Wesel 24-02-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB342

s/n TB342

Castle Bromwich

TB 342

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 06-01-1945 340S 01-03-1945 CAC ops 02-04-1945 411RSU SOC 03-04-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB343

s/n TB343

Castle Bromwich

TB 343

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 17-01-1945 329S '5A-N' 01-03-1945 341S 15-03-1945 shot down by flak nr Hengelo 01-04-1945 Flight Sergeant G Wolloshin killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB344

s/n TB344

Castle Bromwich

TB 344

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 07-01-1945 84GSU FAAC 12-03-1945 ros 10OTU 10-01-1946 201CTU 08-05-1947 to 6331M 14-06-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB345

s/n TB345

Castle Bromwich

TB 345

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 07-01-1945 302S 22-02-1945 VA 15-04-1946 recat E 09-06-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB346

s/n TB346

Castle Bromwich

TB 346

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 07-01-1945 322S 22-02-1945 420RSU 12-04-1945 recat E SOC 21-05-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB347

s/n TB347

Castle Bromwich

TB 347

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 07-01-1945 340S 'GW-T' CAC ops 25-02-1945 Miles Aircraft 5PAFU 02-11-1945 7FTS 15-04-1946 u/c collapse takeoff Hibaldstow 22-05-1946 SOC 30-07-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB348

s/n TB348

Castle Bromwich

TB 348

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 12-01-1945 74S 15-03-1945 485S 17-05-1945 345S 23-08-1945 350S 17-01-1946 BAF on loan pending del FXIV 26-10-1946 sold scrap J.Dale 06-01-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB349

s/n TB349

Castle Bromwich

TB 349

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 12-01-1945 421S 15-02-1945 CAC ops 20-04-1945 410RSU 443S 05-07-1945 bou 07-03-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB352

s/n TB352

Castle Bromwich

TB 352

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 08-01-1945 443S 15-02-1945 308S 22-03-1945 443S CAC ops 02-05-1945 410RSU bou 07-03-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB353

s/n TB353

Castle Bromwich

TB 353

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 18-01-1945 74S Damaged by flak CB 20-03-1945 411RSU Scottish Aviation recat E 28-05-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB354

s/n TB354

Castle Bromwich

TB 354

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 12-01-1945 CGS 11-07-1945 17FTS 28-05-1946 7FTS 31-07-1947 SOC sold B K Alloys 29-04-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB355

s/n TB355

Castle Bromwich

TB 355

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 12-01-1945 74S CAC ops 20-03-1945 411RSU 485S 17-05-1945 349S 06-09-1945 Swung on landing and hit Chance light Wunstorf CB 15-09-1945 recat E 21-09-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB356

s/n TB356

Castle Bromwich

TB 356

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 17-01-1945 329S 01-03-1945 341S 15-03-1945 350S 18-01-1946 FAAC 26-06-1946 411RSU SOC 05-07-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB357

s/n TB357

Castle Bromwich

TB 357

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 12-01-1945 603S 09-02-1945 FAAC 24-02-1945 ros u/c jammed belly-landed at Brize Norton 31-05-1945 recat E SOC 20-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB358

s/n TB358

Castle Bromwich

TB 358

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 07-01-1945 329S '5A-I' 01-03-1945 341S 15-03-1945 Damaged by flak dive bombing sortie Leer CB 25-04-1945 151RU recat E SOC 19-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB359

s/n TB359

Castle Bromwich

TB 359

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 12-01-1945 340S 15-02-1945 Shot down by flak nr Hilversum 07-04-1945 1st Maitre F Delery killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB360

s/n TB360

Castle Bromwich

TB 360

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 12-01-1945 340S Damaged by flak attacking train CB 21-02-1945 151RU recat E SOC 06-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB361

s/n TB361

Castle Bromwich

TB 361

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 24-01-1945 302S 08-03-1945 151RU 26-06-1946 3BRU CE 11-07-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB362

s/n TB362

Castle Bromwich

TB 362

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 04-02-1945 322S 08-03-1945 302S 27-08-1945 nea 16-12-1946 SOC 29-01-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB363

s/n TB363

Castle Bromwich

TB 363

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 17-01-1945 340S 'GW-Z' Damaged by flak Hochwald Forest CAC 01-03-1945 151RU 13-03-1945 recat E SOC 04-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB364

s/n TB364

Castle Bromwich

TB 364

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-02-1945 308S 22-03-1945 SOC 30-10-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB365

s/n TB365

Castle Bromwich

TB 365

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 28-01-1945 DeH 08-03-1945 10OTU 07-01-1946 17OTU 25-09-1946 201CTU to 6362M 13-05-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB366

s/n TB366

Castle Bromwich

TB 366

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 12-01-1945 3501SU 13-02-1945 Engine cut bellylanded in field Faneigh Wallop Hants FACB 05-04-1945 ASTE recat E SOC 01-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB367

s/n TB367

Castle Bromwich

TB 367

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 23-01-1945 FAAC FF in transit from VA 28-01-1945 ros SOC 21-12-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB368

s/n TB368

Castle Bromwich

TB 368

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 28-01-1945 17FTS 15-11-1945 FAAC 27-12-1945 recat E SOC 23-01-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB369

s/n TB369

Castle Bromwich

TB 369

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 17-01-1945 302S 22-02-1945 Engine cut forcelanded in Germany FAAC 13-10-1945 411RSU 21-06-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB370

s/n TB370

Castle Bromwich

TB 370

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 12-01-1945 302S 'WX-I' 15-02-1945 Hit by flak nr Utrecht CB 18-03-1945 Westland recat E SOC 23-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB371

s/n TB371

Castle Bromwich

TB 371

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 12-01-1945 329S 01-03-1945 341S 15-03-1945 Shot down by flak nr Wiesede 20-04-1945 Lt R Borne killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB372

s/n TB372

Castle Bromwich

TB 372

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 12-01-1945 329S 01-03-1945 341S 15-03-1945 Hit by flak and abandoned nr Leer south of Emden 25-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB373

s/n TB373

Castle Bromwich

TB 373

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 12-01-1945 329S 01-03-1945 CAC ops 21-03-1945 350S 21-02-1946 BAF pending del FXIV 26-10-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB374

s/n TB374

Castle Bromwich

TB 374

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 302S 29-03-1945 151RU 30-07-1946 CE 23-05-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB375

s/n TB375

Castle Bromwich

TB 375

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 21-01-1945 329S Dive bombing aqueduct Hit by 20mm shell CB 28-02-1945 DeH recat E 23-05-1945 SOC Cmdt J Marchelidon wounded but continued to lead the attack Awarded DSO

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB376

s/n TB376

Castle Bromwich

TB 376

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 12-01-1945 603S 13-02-1945 1353Flt 25-10-1945 CFS 30-04-1948 sold scrap Intl.Alloys 21-08-1950

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB377

s/n TB377

Castle Bromwich

TB 377

Merlin 266

Known Units:

Walker:

Used by No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF 1944 and 1945, from various bases on the continent. Coded "DN*G".

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-02-1945 416S 22-03-1945 FAAC 08-08-1945 recat E SOC 24-08-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB378

s/n TB378

Castle Bromwich

TB 378

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 21-01-1945 84GSU 03-03-1945 302S 08-03-1945 Engine cut overturned in forced landing nr Zwolle 09-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB379

s/n TB379

Castle Bromwich

TB 379

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-02-1945 421S 22-03-1945 631S 03-02-1949 nes 14-12-1954 sold scrap H.Bath 01-05-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB380

s/n TB380

Castle Bromwich

TB 380

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 13-02-1945 631S 07-01-1948 GAAC 25-01-1949 ros 20S 27-04-1949 FAC3R 14-08-1951 ros nes 14-12-1951 sold scrap Eyre Smelting 13-06-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB381

s/n TB381

Castle Bromwich

TB 381

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 28-01-1945 341S CAC ops 24-03-1945 Hit by flak and abandoned 10-04-1945 Lt A de Saxce baled out too low and killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB382

s/n TB382

c/n CBAF IX.3906

Castle Bromwich

TB 382

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

MU 28-01-1945 ? no record 602S 'LO-Z' BoB film to 7244M RAF Henlow Broken up for spares BBMF 2006

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB383

s/n TB383

Castle Bromwich

TB 383

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 04-02-1945 322S 22-03-1945 Engine cut on approach Varrelbusch CE 08-05-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB384

s/n TB384

Castle Bromwich

TB 384

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 28-01-1945 Doncaster 30-09-1945 SOC 12-03-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB385

s/n TB385

Castle Bromwich

TB 385

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 17-01-1945 329S Hit by flak and crashlanded nr Nijmegen 28-02-1945 SOC 26-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB386

s/n TB386

Castle Bromwich

TB 386

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 17-01-1945 329S 01-03-1945 341S 15-03-1945 350S 17-01-1946 BAF pending del FXIV 26-10-1946 sold scrap J.Dale 08-07-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB387

s/n TB387

Castle Bromwich

TB 387

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 28-01-1945 341S 29-03-1945 CAC ops 09-04-1945 411RSU ASTH recat E SOC 17-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB388

s/n TB388

Castle Bromwich

TB 388

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 21-01-1945 329S '5A-H' 01-03-1945 Missing from armed recce nr Apeldoorn 21-03-1945 S/Lt R Etlin killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB389

s/n TB389

Castle Bromwich

TB 389

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 17-01-1945 FAAC 02-03-1945 ros 11AGS 02-05-1946 EAAS 11-11-1948 CGSD 19-07-1949 3CAACU 02-07-1951 G Radio School Middle Wallop 16-10-1951 nes 14-12-1954 sold scrap H.Bath 23-05-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB390

s/n TB390

Castle Bromwich

TB 390

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 21-01-1945 84GSU Engine cut bellylanded nr Alton Hants CB 13-03-1945 ASTH recat E SOC 18-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB391

s/n TB391

Castle Bromwich

TB 391

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 04-02-1945 451S 03-03-1945 164S 14-06-1945 577S 05-07-1945 288S 03-07-1946 SOC 30-01-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB392

s/n TB392

Castle Bromwich

TB 392

Merlin 266

Known Units:

Walker:

Used by No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF 1944 and 1945, from various bases on the continent. Coded "DN*B".

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

MU 28-01-1945 ? no record

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB393

s/n TB393

Castle Bromwich

TB 393

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 28-01-1945 Park Benjamin 10-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB394

s/n TB394

Castle Bromwich

TB 394

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 28-01-1945 340S 08-03-1945 411RSU 340S u/c collapsed on landing Schijodel CE 16-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB395

s/n TB395

Castle Bromwich

TB 395

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 21-01-1945 302S Hit by flak on armed recce to Zwolle CB 13-03-1945 151RU Westland recat E SOC 02-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB396

s/n TB396

Castle Bromwich

TB 396

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 04-02-1945 603S 13-03-1945 air collision with SM396 into sea off Palling Norfolk CE 24-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB413

s/n TB413

Castle Bromwich

TB 413

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 02-12-1944 82MU 30-12-1944 SS275 19-01-1945 Hapmat 21-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB414

s/n TB414

Castle Bromwich

TB 414

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 05-12-1944 82MU 17-01-1945 SS275 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB415

s/n TB415

Castle Bromwich

TB 415

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 01-12-1944 SS276 20-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB416

s/n TB416

Castle Bromwich

TB 416

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 02-12-1944 82MU 01-01-1945 SS273 26-01-1945 Hapmat 15-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB417

s/n TB417

Castle Bromwich

TB 417

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 06-12-1944 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB418

s/n TB418

Castle Bromwich

TB 418

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 08-12-1944 SS276 28-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB419

s/n TB419

Castle Bromwich

TB 419

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 08-12-1944 SS276 25-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB420

s/n TB420

Castle Bromwich

TB 420

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 04-01-1945 82MU 12-02-1945 Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB421

s/n TB421

Castle Bromwich

TB 421

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 11-12-1944 52MU 12-01-1945 SS274 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB422

s/n TB422

Castle Bromwich

TB 422

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-12-1944 82MU 20-01-1945 SS276 25-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB423

s/n TB423

Castle Bromwich

TB 423

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 08-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB424

s/n TB424

Castle Bromwich

TB 424

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 11-12-1944 52MU 03-01-1945 SS275 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB425

s/n TB425

Castle Bromwich

TB 425

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 12-12-1944 82MU 09-01-1945 SS275 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB426

s/n TB426

Castle Bromwich

TB 426

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 18-12-1944 52MU 12-01-1945 SS275 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB427

s/n TB427

Castle Bromwich

TB 427

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 31-12-1944 82MU 03-02-1945 1PATP Fort Boise 28-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB428

s/n TB428

Castle Bromwich

TB 428

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 30-12-1944 82MU 31-01-1945 1PATP Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB429

s/n TB429

Castle Bromwich

TB 429

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 30-12-1944 82MU 31-01-1945 1PATP Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB430

s/n TB430

Castle Bromwich

TB 430

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 30-12-1944 82MU 19-01-1945 SS274 19-01-1945 Hapmat 13-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB431

s/n TB431

Castle Bromwich

TB 431

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 30-12-1944 Empire Stalwart 15-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB432

s/n TB432

Castle Bromwich

TB 432

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 04-01-1945 82MU 03-02-1945 1PATP Fort Boise 28-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB433

s/n TB433

Castle Bromwich

TB 433

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 31-12-1944 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB434

s/n TB434

Castle Bromwich

TB 434

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 01-01-1945 82MU 31-01-1945 1PATP Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB435

s/n TB435

Castle Bromwich

TB 435

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 04-01-1945 82MU 12-02-1945 Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB436

s/n TB436

Castle Bromwich

TB 436

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 04-01-1945 82MU 03-02-1945 1PATP 'W R Grace' 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB437

s/n TB437

Castle Bromwich

TB 437

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 05-01-1945 Fort Massac 15-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB438

s/n TB438

Castle Bromwich

TB 438

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 21-01-1945 Empire Stalwart 10-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB439

s/n TB439

Castle Bromwich

TB 439

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 02-01-1945 312S 04-08-1945 CzechAF 30-08-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB440

s/n TB440

Castle Bromwich

TB 440

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB441

s/n TB441

Castle Bromwich

TB 441

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB442

s/n TB442

Castle Bromwich

TB 442

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 05-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB443

s/n TB443

Castle Bromwich

TB 443

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 07-02-1945 Park Benjamin 11-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB444

s/n TB444

Castle Bromwich

TB 444

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 07-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB445

s/n TB445

Castle Bromwich

TB 445

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-02-1945 52MU 01-04-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 06-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB446

s/n TB446

Castle Bromwich

TB 446

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB447

s/n TB447

Castle Bromwich

TB 447

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 07-02-1945 1PATP Samaritan 06-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB448

s/n TB448

Castle Bromwich

TB 448

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 19-02-1945 52MU 04-04-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 23-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB449

s/n TB449

Castle Bromwich

TB 449

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 10-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB450

s/n TB450

Castle Bromwich

TB 450

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB464

s/n TB464

Castle Bromwich

TB 464

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 07-02-1945 1PATP Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 26-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB465

s/n TB465

Castle Bromwich

TB 465

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-02-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB466

s/n TB466

Castle Bromwich

TB 466

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 19-02-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 23-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB467

s/n TB467

Castle Bromwich

TB 467

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB468

s/n TB468

Castle Bromwich

TB 468

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB469

s/n TB469

Castle Bromwich

TB 469

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 23-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB470

s/n TB470

Castle Bromwich

TB 470

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 09-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 17-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB471

s/n TB471

Castle Bromwich

TB 471

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-02-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 23-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB472

s/n TB472

Castle Bromwich

TB 472

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-02-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB473

s/n TB473

Castle Bromwich

TB 473

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-02-1945 82MU 18-03-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB474

s/n TB474

Castle Bromwich

TB 474

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-02-1945 82MU 18-03-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB475

s/n TB475

Castle Bromwich

TB 475

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-02-1945 341S CB ops 03-04-1945 151RU 345S 26-04-1945 Engine cut bellylanded in field Germany 04-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB476

s/n TB476

Castle Bromwich

TB 476

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 14-02-1945 443S 15-03-1945 bou 07-03-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB477

s/n TB477

Castle Bromwich

TB 477

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 19-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 10-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB478

s/n TB478

Castle Bromwich

TB 478

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-02-1945 322S '3W-F' 08-03-1945 SOC 18-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB479

s/n TB479

Castle Bromwich

TB 479

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 19-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB480

s/n TB480

Castle Bromwich

TB 480

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 04-02-1945 308S 29-03-1945 349S 20-08-1946 SOC 29-01-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB481

s/n TB481

Castle Bromwich

TB 481

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 10-02-1945 443S Engine cut in circuit crash-landed at Petit Brogel CE 24-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB482

s/n TB482

Castle Bromwich

TB 482

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-02-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB483

s/n TB483

Castle Bromwich

TB 483

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-02-1945 1PATP Benjamin H Hill 24-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB484

s/n TB484

Castle Bromwich

TB 484

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 09-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB485

s/n TB485

Castle Bromwich

TB 485

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 19-02-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB486

s/n TB486

Castle Bromwich

TB 486

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 13-02-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 23-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB487

s/n TB487

Castle Bromwich

TB 487

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 20-02-1945 82MU 28-03-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 23-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB488

s/n TB488

Castle Bromwich

TB 488

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-02-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB489

s/n TB489

Castle Bromwich

TB 489

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 13-02-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB490

s/n TB490

Castle Bromwich

TB 490

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 25-02-1945 1PATP Benjamin H Hill 24-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB491

s/n TB491

Castle Bromwich

TB 491

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-01-1945 82MU 02-04-1945 Adolph S Ochs 20-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 23-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB492

s/n TB492

Castle Bromwich

TB 492

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 08-02-1945 127S 08-03-1945 349S 30-04-1945 bou sold scrap 03-09-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB493

s/n TB493

Castle Bromwich

TB 493

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 28-01-1945 302S 01-03-1945 CAC ops 31-03-1945 FACE 12-04-1945 411RSU recat E SOC 07-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB494

s/n TB494

Castle Bromwich

TB 494

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 29-01-1945 322S '3W-C' Damaged by flak CB 25-02-1945 ASTH recat E SOC 18-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB495

s/n TB495

Castle Bromwich

TB 495

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 28-01-1945 74S 15-03-1945 485S 17-05-1945 SOC 10-09-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB496

s/n TB496

Castle Bromwich

TB 496

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 17-01-1945 340S CAC ops 09-03-1945 shot down by ground fire attacking train nr Deventer 01-04-1945 Lt A P E Cavet killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB497

s/n TB497

Castle Bromwich

TB 497

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 29-01-1945 329S 01-03-1945 341S CAC ops 23-03-1945 Shot down by flak Coevorden while attacking MT 01-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB498

s/n TB498

Castle Bromwich

TB 498

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 29-01-1945 322S 15-03-1945 83GDC 03-11-1945 RAF Andover 02-06-1949 3CAACU 08-10-1953 nes 14-12-1954 sold scrap Enfield Rolling Mills 28-06-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB499

s/n TB499

Castle Bromwich

TB 499

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 28-01-1945 Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB500

s/n TB500

Castle Bromwich

TB 500

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 04-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB501

s/n TB501

Castle Bromwich

TB 501

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 66S 12-04-1945 84ARF 30-04-1945 443S 21-07-1945 Hit by supply container dropped from Stirling while parked Twente GACB 15-09-1945 403RSU

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB502

s/n TB502

Castle Bromwich

TB 502

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 21-01-1945 CA ops 13-03-1945 340S 22-03-1945 nea 17-12-1945 sold scrap H.Bath 27-10-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB503

s/n TB503

Castle Bromwich

TB 503

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-01-1945 82MU 26-02-1945 Fort Boise 28-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB515

s/n TB515

Castle Bromwich

TB 515

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 09-02-1945 127S 05-03-1945 349S 30-04-1945 322S 18-10-1945 sold scrap Eyre Smelting 21-06-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB516

s/n TB516

Castle Bromwich

TB 516

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 22-01-1945 Empire Stalwart 20-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB517

s/n TB517

Castle Bromwich

TB 517

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 09-02-1945 61OTU 07-03-1946 FAAC 08-08-1947 ros 203AFS 06-11-1947 to 6649M RAF Henlow 28-03-1949 RAF Full Sutton 24-07-1951 SOC 11-09-1951

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB518

s/n TB518

Castle Bromwich

TB 518

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 07-03-1945 52MU 14-05-1945 Samythian 01-06-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB519

s/n TB519

Castle Bromwich

TB 519

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 04-02-1945 329S 08-03-1945 341S 'NL-L' 15-03-1945 sold scrap J.Dale 01-06-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB520

s/n TB520

Castle Bromwich

TB 520

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 21-01-1945 453S 02-03-1945 183S 14-06-1945 587S 05-07-1945 691S 20-06-1946 Hit soft sand on take-off and tipped up Middle Wallop FAAC 24-03-1947 recat E SOC 29-04-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB521

s/n TB521

Castle Bromwich

TB 521

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 66S 29-03-1945 Shot down by flak over Peheim 11-04-1945 Pilot Officer D Hugo killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB522

s/n TB522

Castle Bromwich

TB 522

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 29-01-1945 443S 05-04-1945 BCIS Finningley 30-05-1946 to 6262M 12-02-1947 12SoTT

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB523

s/n TB523

Castle Bromwich

TB 523

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 28-01-1945 Benjamin H Hill 17-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 05-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB524

s/n TB524

Castle Bromwich

TB 524

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 04-02-1945 Empire Stalwart 20-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB525

s/n TB525

Castle Bromwich

TB 525

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 302S CB ops 18-03-1945 ros 17FTS 27-12-1945 Sank back after take-off Harlaxton FAAC 15-01-1946 recat E SOC 30-01-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB526

s/n TB526

Castle Bromwich

TB 526

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 09-02-1945 61OTU 22-02-1946 203AFS engine failed force-landed Floreychurch Devon dbf 08-01-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB527

s/n TB527

Castle Bromwich

TB 527

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 28-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB528

s/n TB528

Castle Bromwich

TB 528

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 28-01-1945 340S 01-03-1945 Engine cut during sweep crash-landed CB 28-03-1945 ASTH 30-04-1945 recat E SOC 18-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB529

s/n TB529

Castle Bromwich

TB 529

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 28-01-1945 Fort Boise 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB530

s/n TB530

Castle Bromwich

TB 530

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 04-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 17-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB531

s/n TB531

Castle Bromwich

TB 531

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 13-02-1945 ros 17-03-1945 82MU 19-03-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB532

s/n TB532

Castle Bromwich

TB 532

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-02-1945 3501SU 16-03-1945 Biggin Hill 03-05-1945 HQ SE Sector Bromley Common SOC 18-04-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB533

s/n TB533

Castle Bromwich

TB 533

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 10-02-1945 1PATP Benjamin H Hill 24-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB534

s/n TB534

Castle Bromwich

TB 534

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 28-01-1945 Samaritan 20-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB535

s/n TB535

Castle Bromwich

TB 535

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 04-02-1945 82MU 01-03-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB536

s/n TB536

Castle Bromwich

TB 536

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 28-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB537

s/n TB537

Castle Bromwich

TB 537

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-02-1945 183S 24-06-1945 234S 23-08-1945 130S 07-02-1946 SOC 16-11-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB538

s/n TB538

Castle Bromwich

TB 538

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-01-1945 Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB539

s/n TB539

Castle Bromwich

TB 539

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 01-02-1945 Melton Mobray 23-02-1945 MedAAF 05-03-1945 137MU Cv LFIX M66 29-01-1948 RHAF 27-05-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB540

s/n TB540

Castle Bromwich

TB 540

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-02-1945 164S 26-06-1945 to 6063M 4SoTT 12-08-1946 SOC 27-06-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB541

s/n TB541

Castle Bromwich

TB 541

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 28-01-1945 82MU 02-03-1945 Benjamin H Hill 24-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB542

s/n TB542

Castle Bromwich

TB 542

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-02-1945 alloc USSR 03-1945 164S 21-03-1946 to 6061M 4SoTT 12-08-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB543

s/n TB543

Castle Bromwich

TB 543

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 09-02-1945 Park Benjamin 24-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB544

s/n TB544

Castle Bromwich

TB 544

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-02-1945 164S 24-06-1945 to 6062M 4SoTT 12-08-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB545

s/n TB545

Castle Bromwich

TB 545

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 14-02-1945 MedAAF 18-04-1945 93S 137MU Cv LFIX M66 29-01-1948 RHAF 27-05-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB546

s/n TB546

Castle Bromwich

TB 546

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 11-02-1945 MedAAF 18-04-1945 93S 43S SOC 10-06-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB547

s/n TB547

Castle Bromwich

TB 547

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 28-01-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB548

s/n TB548

Castle Bromwich

TB 548

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-02-1945 164S 24-06-1945 GACB onto nose when eng started Middle Wallop 29-08-1946 recat E SOC 13-11-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB549

s/n TB549

Castle Bromwich

TB 549

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 06-02-1945 84GSU 28-02-1945 74S 15-03-1945 FAAC 19-04-1945 74S 26-04-1945 485S 17-05-1945 84GDC 23-08-1945 29MU 16-09-1945 601S 30-06-1949 236OCU 30-06-1950 45MU dismantled 05-02-1954 63MU C5B 11-09-1954

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB563

s/n TB563

Castle Bromwich

TB 563

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 22-01-1945 82MU 28-02-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB564

s/n TB564

Castle Bromwich

TB 564

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-02-1945 CRD Leavesden 22-06-1945 to RDAF as '425' 28-10-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB565

s/n TB565

Castle Bromwich

TB 565

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-02-1945 164S 26-06-1945 bou SOC 27-01-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB566

s/n TB566

Castle Bromwich

TB 566

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 22-01-1945 Empire Stalwart 13-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB567

s/n TB567

Castle Bromwich

TB 567

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-02-1945 164S 24-06-1945 abs SOC 05-02-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB568

s/n TB568

Castle Bromwich

TB 568

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-02-1945 183S 24-06-1945 234S 09-08-1945 FAAC 12-12-1945 Pershore 13-05-1947 SAAF 02-06-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB569

s/n TB569

Castle Bromwich

TB 569

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-02-1945 183S 24-06-1945 234S 26-07-1945 FAAC 04-10-1945 ASTH SAAF 11-12-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB570

s/n TB570

Castle Bromwich

TB 570

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-02-1945 124S 03-03-1945 RDAF as '426' 26-10-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB571

s/n TB571

Castle Bromwich

TB 571

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 10-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB572

s/n TB572

Castle Bromwich

TB 572

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 20-02-1945 63S 22-03-1948 695S 28-04-1948 eng cut on approach wheels up landing Detling CE 16-12-1948 AFT SOC 17-01-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB573

s/n TB573

Castle Bromwich

TB 573

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 13-02-1945 82MU 26-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB574

s/n TB574

Castle Bromwich

TB 574

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 06-02-1945 66S 29-03-1945 84ARF 30-04-1945 74S 10-05-1945 485S 17-05-1945 84GDC 23-08-1945 33MU 61OTU 16-01-1946 nes 28-08-1950 sold scrap Enfield Rolling Mills 11-01-1951

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB575

s/n TB575

Castle Bromwich

TB 575

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 10-02-1945 1PATP Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB576

s/n TB576

Castle Bromwich

TB 576

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 14-02-1945 164S 26-06-1945 FACB 28-11-1945 recat E SOC 30-11-1945 bboc ASTH 28-12-1945 Pershore 10-04-1947 SAAF 16-04-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB577

s/n TB577

Castle Bromwich

TB 577

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 18-02-1945 Pershore 05-04-1945 MedAAF 18-04-1945 137MU Cv LFIX M66 29-01-1948 RHAF 27-05-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB578

s/n TB578

Castle Bromwich

TB 578

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 28-01-1945 17FTS 31-01-1946 recat E 09-10-1946 to 6177M 06-11-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB579

s/n TB579

Castle Bromwich

TB 579

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 28-01-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB580

s/n TB580

Castle Bromwich

TB 580

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 21-02-1945 340S 15-03-1945 127S 17-05-1945 349S 24-05-1945 CE 29-11-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB581

s/n TB581

Castle Bromwich

TB 581

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-02-1945 66S CAC ops 18-03-1945 349S FAAC 07-05-1945 317S 'JH-Q' 24-05-1945 SOC 25-10-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB582

s/n TB582

Castle Bromwich

TB 582

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 340S 05-04-1945 127S 17-05-1945 317S 24-05-1945 sold scrap bou 03-09-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB583

s/n TB583

Castle Bromwich

TB 583

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 308S CAC ops 26-03-1945 ASTH recat E SOC 18-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB584

s/n TB584

Castle Bromwich

TB 584

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-02-1945 183S 24-06-1945 122S 16-08-1945 RDAF as '427' 04-11-1948 crashed Bjerringbro 05-01-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB585

s/n TB585

Castle Bromwich

TB 585

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 345S 12-04-1945 127S 10-05-1945 308S 29-11-1945 CE SOC 25-07-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB586

s/n TB586

Castle Bromwich

TB 586

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

30MU 05-02-1945 164S 26-06-1945 abs SOC 15-02-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB587

s/n TB587

Castle Bromwich

TB 587

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 14-02-1945 164S 26-06-1945 SOC 30-01-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB588

s/n TB588

Castle Bromwich

TB 588

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 04-02-1945 84ADC 15-10-1945 sold scrap Eyre Smelting 21-06-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB589

s/n TB589

Castle Bromwich

TB 589

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 302S 08-03-1945 317S 24-05-1945 302S 08-10-1945 crashed force-landing nr Ahlhorn 13-02-1946 SOC 28-02-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB590

s/n TB590

Castle Bromwich

TB 590

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 25-02-1945 66S 05-04-1945 6127SE 30-04-1945 74S 10-05-1945 485S 17-05-1945 341S 16-08-1945 350S 06-02-1946 601S 06-02-1947 101FRS 29-08-1951 nes 04-06-1956 sold scrap British Aluminium 22-10-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB591

s/n TB591

Castle Bromwich

TB 591

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-02-1945 340S 01-03-1945 FCCS 24-01-1949 609S 30-06-1950 AGT Gatwick refurb 19-02-1951 23CAACU 07-06-1954 nes 04-06-1956 sold scrap British Aluminium 22-10-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB592

s/n TB592

Castle Bromwich

TB 592

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-02-1945 451S 07-03-1945 164S 14-06-1945 577S 05-07-1945 288S 05-07-1945 to 6080M

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB593

s/n TB593

Castle Bromwich

TB 593

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 74S 15-03-1945 force-landed enemy territory nr Zwolle 05-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB594

s/n TB594

Castle Bromwich

TB 594

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-02-1945 Crashed on test CE 01-03-1945 SOC 23-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB595

s/n TB595

Castle Bromwich

TB 595

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 602S 26-03-1945 17FTS 06-12-1945 sold scrap J.Dale 08-07-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB596

s/n TB596

Castle Bromwich

TB 596

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 06-02-1945 340S 15-03-1945 127S 17-05-1945 317S 'JH-C' 24-05-1945 sold scrap bou 03-09-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB597

s/n TB597

Castle Bromwich

TB 597

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-02-1945 340S 08-03-1945 CAC ops 26-03-1945 Shot down by flak nr Deventer 31-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB598

s/n TB598

Castle Bromwich

TB 598

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 06-02-1945 74S CAC ops 24-03-1945 DeH recat E SOC 21-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB613

s/n TB613

Castle Bromwich

TB 613

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 127S 08-03-1945 349S FAAC 20-05-1945 308S 12-07-1945 SOC 07-08-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB614

s/n TB614

Castle Bromwich

TB 614

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 322S 15-03-1945 FAAC 30-06-1945 411RSU 05-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB615

s/n TB615

Castle Bromwich

TB 615

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-02-1945 341S 'NL-Y' 15-03-1945 FAAC 30-06-1945 411RSU Sold scrap 27-10-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB616

s/n TB616

Castle Bromwich

TB 616

Merlin 266

Known Units:

Walker:

Used by No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF 1944 and 1945, from various bases on the continent. Coded "DN*P".

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 28-01-1945 416S 10-05-1945 83GDC 20-09-1945 VA mods 15-03-1949 RHAF 27-07-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB617

s/n TB617

Castle Bromwich

TB 617

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-02-1945 66S 19-04-1945 84ARF 30-04-1945 SOC 02-08-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB618

s/n TB618

Castle Bromwich

TB 618

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-02-1945 340S 08-03-1945 Crashed on take-off Schijodel CE 21-03-1945 ASTH recat E SOC 18-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB619

s/n TB619

Castle Bromwich

TB 619

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 19-02-1945 453S 07-03-1945 183S 21-06-1945 587S 05-07-1945 567S 04-10-1945 RHAF 11-05-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB620

s/n TB620

Castle Bromwich

TB 620

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 04-02-1945 451S 01-03-1945 164S 14-06-1945 577S 05-07-1945 288S 05-07-1945 SOC 05-02-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB621

s/n TB621

Castle Bromwich

TB 621

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 443S Hit by another aircraft after landing Petit Brogel CB 08-03-1945 recat E SOC 28-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB622

s/n TB622

Castle Bromwich

TB 622

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 74S 16-03-1945 485S 17-05-1945 345S 23-08-1945 349S 15-04-1946 BAF pending del FXIV 14-11-1946 sold scrap J.Dale 08-07-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB623

s/n TB623

Castle Bromwich

TB 623

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 02-02-1945 127S 08-03-1945 Dive bombing Shot down by flak nr Bremen 27-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB624

s/n TB624

Castle Bromwich

TB 624

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-02-1945 83GSU Engine cut on take-off forcelanded SW of Dunsfold CE 04-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB625

s/n TB625

Castle Bromwich

TB 625

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 04-02-1945 74S 15-03-1945 CAC ops 31-03-1945 485S 17-05-1945 BAFO Comm Wing 27-09-1945 164S 19-07-1946 603S 19-12-1946 609S 13-05-1948 collision with Anson NK715 taxying Manston CB 23-07-1948 recat E 13-08-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB626

s/n TB626

Castle Bromwich

TB 626

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 04-02-1945 322S 08-03-1945 CAC ops 19-04-1945 RHAF 22-07-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB627

s/n TB627

Castle Bromwich

TB 627

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 19-02-1945 322S '3W-U' 22-03-1945 Engine cut crashlanded nr Lindern 23-04-1945 Flying Officer K Norman died of injuries

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB628

s/n TB628

Castle Bromwich

TB 628

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 07-03-1945 345S 12-04-1945 Engine lost power belly-landed 3m SW of Hengelo CB 16-05-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB629

s/n TB629

Castle Bromwich

TB 629

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 04-02-1945 603S 13-03-1945 287S 30-08-1945 scrap SOC 10-10-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB630

s/n TB630

Castle Bromwich

TB 630

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 403S 05-04-1945 691S 30-08-1945 TAAC 24-11-1947 ros 691S 03-04-1950 AGT Gatwick refurb 26-01-1951 5CAACU 15-05-1952 sold scrap R.J.Coley 17-02-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB631

s/n TB631

Castle Bromwich

TB 631

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 04-02-1945 74S 15-03-1945 485S 17-05-1945 BAFO Comm Wing 27-09-1945 SOC 04-03-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB632

s/n TB632

Castle Bromwich

TB 632

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 03-02-1945 308S 22-03-1945 SOC 07-08-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB633

s/n TB633

Castle Bromwich

TB 633

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 25-02-1945 ros 07-05-1945 667S 12-11-1945 61OTU 27-12-1945 sold scrap Intl.Alloys 10-02-1950

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB634

s/n TB634

Castle Bromwich

TB 634

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-02-1945 403S CAC ops 421S 15-03-1945 sold scrap H.Bath 27-10-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB635

s/n TB635

Castle Bromwich

TB 635

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 04-02-1945 127S 08-03-1945 349S 26-04-1945 317S 24-08-1945 SOC 07-08-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB636

s/n TB636

Castle Bromwich

TB 636

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 09-02-1945 308S 15-03-1945 FACE 13-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB637

s/n TB637

Castle Bromwich

TB 637

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 06-02-1945 308S 22-03-1945 bou sold scrap 03-09-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB638

s/n TB638

Castle Bromwich

TB 638

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 10-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 17-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB639

s/n TB639

Castle Bromwich

TB 639

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 04-02-1945 74S 15-03-1945 203AFS 05-08-1949 HQ RC CommSqn 05-05-1950 Crashlanded on approach White Waltham FA5(C) 30-07-1951

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB640

s/n TB640

Castle Bromwich

TB 640

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-02-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB641

s/n TB641

Castle Bromwich

TB 641

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 09-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB642

s/n TB642

Castle Bromwich

TB 642

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 10-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB643

s/n TB643

Castle Bromwich

TB 643

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-02-1945 52MU 01-04-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB644

s/n TB644

Castle Bromwich

TB 644

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-02-1945 82MU 27-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB645

s/n TB645

Castle Bromwich

TB 645

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-02-1945 PATP 14-04-1945 Fort Highfield 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB646

s/n TB646

Castle Bromwich

TB 646

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 10-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB647

s/n TB647

Castle Bromwich

TB 647

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 14-02-1945 52MU 01-04-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB648

s/n TB648

Castle Bromwich

TB 648

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 17-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB649

s/n TB649

Castle Bromwich

TB 649

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-02-1945 Samaritan 26-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB650

s/n TB650

Castle Bromwich

TB 650

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 09-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB651

s/n TB651

Castle Bromwich

TB 651

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-02-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB652

s/n TB652

Castle Bromwich

TB 652

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 10-02-1945 1PATP Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB653

s/n TB653

Castle Bromwich

TB 653

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB654

s/n TB654

Castle Bromwich

TB 654

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 16-02-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB655

s/n TB655

Castle Bromwich

TB 655

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 10-02-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB656

s/n TB656

Castle Bromwich

TB 656

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-02-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB657

s/n TB657

Castle Bromwich

TB 657

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB658

s/n TB658

Castle Bromwich

TB 658

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 25-02-1945 PATP 09-04-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB659

s/n TB659

Castle Bromwich

TB 659

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-02-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB674

s/n TB674

Castle Bromwich

TB 674

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 13-02-1945 1PATP Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB675

s/n TB675

Castle Bromwich

TB 675

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 25-02-1945 84GSU 13-03-1945 4S 27-03-1945 74S '4D-V' 03-05-1945 485S 17-05-1945 341S 16-08-1945 84GDC 22-11-1945 29MU 21-12-1945 34MU 31-08-1949 29MU 05-09-1949 103FRS 30-04-1951 45MU 23-10-1951 2CAACU 14-10-1952 SOC 11-12-1953

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB676

s/n TB676

Castle Bromwich

TB 676

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-02-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB677

s/n TB677

Castle Bromwich

TB 677

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 13-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB678

s/n TB678

Castle Bromwich

TB 678

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-02-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB679

s/n TB679

Castle Bromwich

TB 679

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

82MU 10-02-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB680

s/n TB680

Castle Bromwich

TB 680

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 13-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB681

s/n TB681

Castle Bromwich

TB 681

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 24-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB682

s/n TB682

Castle Bromwich

TB 682

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-02-1945 82MU 27-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB683

s/n TB683

Castle Bromwich

TB 683

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 14-02-1945 82MU 18-03-1945 1PATP Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB684

s/n TB684

Castle Bromwich

TB 684

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 27-02-1945 82MU 28-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB685

s/n TB685

Castle Bromwich

TB 685

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 28-02-1945 52MU 23-03-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB686

s/n TB686

Castle Bromwich

TB 686

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 27-02-1945 52MU 04-04-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB687

s/n TB687

Castle Bromwich

TB 687

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 13-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 24-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB688

s/n TB688

Castle Bromwich

TB 688

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-02-1945 52MU 28-03-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB689

s/n TB689

Castle Bromwich

TB 689

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 14-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB690

s/n TB690

Castle Bromwich

TB 690

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 13-02-1945 52MU 02-04-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 14-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB691

s/n TB691

Castle Bromwich

TB 691

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 25-02-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB692

s/n TB692

Castle Bromwich

TB 692

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 14-02-1945 52MU 07-03-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB693

s/n TB693

Castle Bromwich

TB 693

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 25-03-1945 52MU 01-04-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB694

s/n TB694

Castle Bromwich

TB 694

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 20-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB695

s/n TB695

Castle Bromwich

TB 695

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 20-02-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB696

s/n TB696

Castle Bromwich

TB 696

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-02-1945 52MU 28-03-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 03-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB697

s/n TB697

Castle Bromwich

TB 697

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

MU 02-1945 52MU 03-04-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB698

s/n TB698

Castle Bromwich

TB 698

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 11-03-1945 52MU 05-05-1945 Samythian 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB699

s/n TB699

Castle Bromwich

TB 699

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-02-1945 82MU 27-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB700

s/n TB700

Castle Bromwich

TB 700

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 14-02-1945 82MU 26-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB701

s/n TB701

Castle Bromwich

TB 701

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 27-02-1945 52MU 23-03-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB702

s/n TB702

Castle Bromwich

TB 702

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 25-02-1945 340S 26-04-1945 103FRS 16-05-1951 3CAACU u/c hit gate on approach swung on landing Exeter FAC3R 11-05-1954 SOC 13-05-1954

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB703

s/n TB703

Castle Bromwich

TB 703

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 25-02-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB704

s/n TB704

Castle Bromwich

TB 704

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 27-02-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB705

s/n TB705

Castle Bromwich

TB 705

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 14-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB706

s/n TB706

Castle Bromwich

TB 706

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 27-02-1945 52MU 23-03-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 07-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB707

s/n TB707

Castle Bromwich

TB 707

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 25-02-1945 82MU 07-04-1945 Empire Prowess 24-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB708

s/n TB708

Castle Bromwich

TB 708

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 27-02-1945 52MU 04-04-1945 Adolph S Ochs 20-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB709

s/n TB709

Castle Bromwich

TB 709

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 24-02-1945 74S 29-03-1945 127S 10-05-1945 340S 24-05-1945 FAAC 18-10-1945 350S 17-04-1946 BAF on loan pending del FXIV 26-10-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB710

s/n TB710

Castle Bromwich

TB 710

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 20-12-1944 82MU 21-04-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB711

s/n TB711

Castle Bromwich

TB 711

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 27-02-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB712

s/n TB712

Castle Bromwich

TB 712

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 25-02-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB713

s/n TB713

Castle Bromwich

TB 713

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 26-03-1945 412S 07-06-1945 402S 28-06-1945 31S 16-03-1949 1689Flt Aston Down 23-07-1951 Transport Command 03-06-1952 FTU Benson 09-04-1953 SOC 06-08-1953

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB714

s/n TB714

Castle Bromwich

TB 714

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 19-02-1945 66S 29-03-1945 Hit by flak and forcelanded nr Rijsen 01-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB715

s/n TB715

Castle Bromwich

TB 715

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 19-02-1945 308S 15-03-1945 Dive bombing damaged by flak and force-landed 17-04-1945 411RSU salvage dump 26-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB716

s/n TB716

Castle Bromwich

TB 716

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 07-03-1945 74S 04-04-1945 GACE 28-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB717

s/n TB717

Castle Bromwich

TB 717

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 27-02-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB718

s/n TB718

Castle Bromwich

TB 718

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 25-02-1945 82MU 27-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB733

s/n TB733

Castle Bromwich

TB 733

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 19-02-1945 308S Hit by flak and crashlanded at Gilze-Rijen CE dbf 24-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB734

s/n TB734

Castle Bromwich

TB 734

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 19-02-1945 308S Hit by flak and crashlanded nr Amersfoort 20-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB735

s/n TB735

Castle Bromwich

TB 735

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 20-02-1945 84GSU 12-03-1945 66S 22-03-1945 349S 30-04-1945 412RSU 29-11-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB736

s/n TB736

Castle Bromwich

TB 736

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 27-02-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB737

s/n TB737

Castle Bromwich

TB 737

Merlin 266

Known Units: ;403

Walker:

Used by No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF, from various bases on the continent. Shot down on 31 March 1945. Flight Lieutenant E.G. Aitcheson killed.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 21-02-1945 83GSU 04-03-1945 403S 15-03-1945 Shot down while dive bombing a train nr Osnabruck 31-03-1945 F/Lt E G Aitchison killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB738

s/n TB738

Castle Bromwich

TB 738

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 19-02-1945 84GSU 06-03-1945 74S 15-03-1945 341S 10-05-1945 485S 16-08-1945 61OTU 18-02-1946 bou SOC 24-10-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB739

s/n TB739

Castle Bromwich

TB 739

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-02-1945 74S 15-03-1945 Flak hit crashed in flames nr Oldendorf CE dbf 19-04-1945 Flying Officer L Barnes RNZAF killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB740

s/n TB740

Castle Bromwich

TB 740

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-03-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB741

s/n TB741

Castle Bromwich

TB 741

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 22-02-1945 84GSU 08-03-1945 74S 15-03-1945 411RSU 19-04-1945 485S 19-05-1945 Hit by TD143 after landing Drope CE 19-06-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB742

s/n TB742

Castle Bromwich

TB 742

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 20-02-1945 84GSU 12-03-1945 302S 29-03-1945 Struck by TB299 on ground Ahlhorn CE 18-06-1946 SOC 27-06-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB743

s/n TB743

Castle Bromwich

TB 743

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 24-02-1945 453S 09-03-1945 FAAC 13-06-1945 49MU 18-06-1945 recat E SOC 08-08-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB744

s/n TB744

Castle Bromwich

TB 744

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 24-02-1945 451S 16-03-1945 164S 14-06-1945 577S 05-07-1945 288S 05-07-1945 to 6048M 06-08-1946 11AGS SOC 24-10-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB745

s/n TB745

Castle Bromwich

TB 745

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 24-02-1945 84GSU 12-03-1945 302S CAC ops 01-04-1945 411RSU bou 29MU 03-09-1947 SOC

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB746

s/n TB746

Castle Bromwich

TB 746

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 21-02-1945 66S 12-04-1945 84ARF 30-04-1945 83GSU 443S 21-06-1945 SOC 29-07-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB747

s/n TB747

Castle Bromwich

TB 747

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 24-02-1945 74S 29-03-1945 485S 17-05-1945 127S 17-05-1945 322S '3W-D' 24-05-1945 34MU BoB loan 31-08-1949 2CAACU 12-05-1952 Hit ground recovering from dive Langham FAC5(S) 23-07-1953

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB748

s/n TB748

Castle Bromwich

TB 748

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 19-02-1945 302S CAC ops 01-04-1945 411RSU BAF on loan pending del FXIV 30-10-1946 recat E 05-12-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB749

s/n TB749

Castle Bromwich

TB 749

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 24-02-1945 84GSU 09-03-1945 308S 15-03-1945 Hit by flak and abandoned nr Antwerp 09-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB750

s/n TB750

Castle Bromwich

TB 750

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 25-02-1945 124S 01-03-1945 341S Caught by explosions of previous aircraft's bombs during attack on train Rijsson 30-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB751

s/n TB751

Castle Bromwich

TB 751

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 24-02-1945 84GSU 12-03-1945 302S Damaged by flak nr Arnhem CB 24-03-1945 recat E SOC 13-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB752

s/n TB752

c/n CBAF IX.4113

Castle Bromwich

TB 752

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 21-02-1945 66S 25-03-1945 409RSU 29-03-1945 403S 19-04-1945 CAC ops 26-04-1945 410RSU 102FRS 19-04-1951 to 7256M extant RAF Manston to 7279M then 8080M refurb at Rochester airport 01-79 gate guardian Manston

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB753

s/n TB753

Castle Bromwich

TB 753

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 27-02-1945 340S 05-04-1945 126S 25-07-1946 164S 20-08-1946 DBR in heavy landing Finningley 13-08-1951 to 6904M 29-09-1951

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB754

s/n TB754

Castle Bromwich

TB 754

Merlin 266

Known Units:

Walker:

Used by No. 403 (F) Squadron, RCAF 1944 and 1945, from various bases on the continent. Damaged in combat with Fw190Ds on 23 April 1945, forced landed near Bremen. Flying Officer A.J. McLaren PoW.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 03-03-1945 83GSU 17-03-1945 403S 05-04-1945 Combat with Fw190s of JG26 then engine cut crashlanded SE of Bremen 23-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB755

s/n TB755

Castle Bromwich

TB 755

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 19-02-1945 127S 08-03-1945 349S 30-04-1945 FAAC 22-11-1945 bou SOC 19-02-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB756

s/n TB756

Castle Bromwich

TB 756

Merlin 266

Known Units:

Walker:

Used by No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF 1944 and 1945, from various bases on the continent. Coded "DN*H".

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 25-02-1945 416S 05-07-1945 11AGS 04-11-1947 SOC 19-03-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB757

s/n TB757

Castle Bromwich

TB 757

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

Cunliffe-Owen mods 26-02-1945 CRD HPA 04-03-1945 AAEE 30-03-1945 attitude measure trials with MkVIII Type 3 RP install (8 x 60lb heads) on four zero length rails. Two 20mm can (other two sealed off) VA 27-04-1945 hand trials with RP install VA EA 21-08-1946 29MU bou sold scrap 03-09-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB758

s/n TB758

Castle Bromwich

TB 758

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 27-02-1945 84GSU 28-03-1945 340S 05-04-1945 411RSU 30-05-1945 11AGS 16-05-1946 595S 04-10-1948 691S 21-10-1948 102FRS 24-04-1951 sold scrap J.G.Williamson 28-10-1953

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB759

s/n TB759

Castle Bromwich

TB 759

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 22-02-1945 66S 29-03-1945 84ARF 30-04-1945 411S 21-06-1945 401S 28-06-1945 691S 30-08-1945 struck TB993 taxying Chivenor CB 01-02-1949 recat E SOC 09-02-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB771

s/n TB771

Castle Bromwich

TB 771

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 01-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB772

s/n TB772

Castle Bromwich

TB 772

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 08-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB773

s/n TB773

Castle Bromwich

TB 773

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-01-1945 Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB774

s/n TB774

Castle Bromwich

TB 774

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-01-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB775

s/n TB775

Castle Bromwich

TB 775

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-01-1945 Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB776

s/n TB776

Castle Bromwich

TB 776

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 19-01-1945 82MU 31-01-1945 1PATP Fort Yukon 27-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB777

s/n TB777

Castle Bromwich

TB 777

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-01-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB778

s/n TB778

Castle Bromwich

TB 778

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 09-01-1945 82MU 24-01-1945 SS274 27-01-1945 Hapmat 21-02-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB779

s/n TB779

Castle Bromwich

TB 779

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 17-01-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB780

s/n TB780

Castle Bromwich

TB 780

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 10-02-1945 1PATP Samaritan 22-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB781

s/n TB781

Castle Bromwich

TB 781

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-01-1945 Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB782

s/n TB782

Castle Bromwich

TB 782

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 19-01-1945 Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB783

s/n TB783

Castle Bromwich

TB 783

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 28-02-1945 52MU 26-04-1945 Samythian 02-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB784

s/n TB784

Castle Bromwich

TB 784

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 19-01-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB785

s/n TB785

Castle Bromwich

TB 785

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 19-01-1945 Park Benjamin 23-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB786

s/n TB786

Castle Bromwich

TB 786

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 01-02-1945 82MU 01-03-1945 Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB787

s/n TB787

Castle Bromwich

TB 787

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-01-1945 Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB788

s/n TB788

Castle Bromwich

TB 788

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 03-02-1945 82MU 28-02-1945 Fort Boise 28-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB789

s/n TB789

Castle Bromwich

TB 789

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 03-02-1945 W R Grace 26-02-1945 Hapmat 20-03-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB790

s/n TB790

Castle Bromwich

TB 790

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 07-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB791

s/n TB791

Castle Bromwich

TB 791

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 01-02-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB792

s/n TB792

Castle Bromwich

TB 792

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 05-02-1945 1PATP Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB793

s/n TB793

Castle Bromwich

TB 793

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-02-1945 Park Benjamin 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB794

s/n TB794

Castle Bromwich

TB 794

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 07-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB795

s/n TB795

Castle Bromwich

TB 795

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 24-02-1945 82MU 27-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB796

s/n TB796

Castle Bromwich

TB 796

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 07-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB797

s/n TB797

Castle Bromwich

TB 797

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 13-02-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB798

s/n TB798

Castle Bromwich

TB 798

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 09-02-1945 ros 19-03-1945 82MU Benjamin H Hill 20-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB799

s/n TB799

Castle Bromwich

TB 799

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 07-02-1945 Benjamin H Hill 27-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB800

s/n TB800

Castle Bromwich

TB 800

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 18-02-1945 52MU 23-03-1945 Benjamin H Hill 24-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB801

s/n TB801

Castle Bromwich

TB 801

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-02-1945 82MU 27-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB802

s/n TB802

Castle Bromwich

TB 802

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 13-02-1945 Park Benjamin 24-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB803

s/n TB803

Castle Bromwich

TB 803

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-02-1945 82MU 27-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB804

s/n TB804

Castle Bromwich

TB 804

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-02-1945 82MU 23-04-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB805

s/n TB805

Castle Bromwich

TB 805

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 25-02-1945 52MU 04-04-1945 Adolph S Ochs 21-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB806

s/n TB806

Castle Bromwich

TB 806

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 28-02-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB807

s/n TB807

Castle Bromwich

TB 807

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-02-1945 ros 02-03-1945 82MU 21-04-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB808

s/n TB808

Castle Bromwich

TB 808

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 21-02-1945 82MU 02-05-1945 Samythian 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB824

s/n TB824

Castle Bromwich

TB 824

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 25-02-1945 1PATP 14-04-1945 Fort Highfield 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB825

s/n TB825

Castle Bromwich

TB 825

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 25-02-1945 1PATP 14-04-1945 Fort Highfield 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB826

s/n TB826

Castle Bromwich

TB 826

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 25-02-1945 1PATP 08-04-1945 Fort Highfield 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB827

s/n TB827

Castle Bromwich

TB 827

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 28-02-1945 Park Benjamin 26-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB828

s/n TB828

Castle Bromwich

TB 828

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 25-02-1945 308S 29-03-1945 3BRU 14-10-1946 SOC 31-10-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB829

s/n TB829

Castle Bromwich

TB 829

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 24-02-1945 308S 15-03-1945 Ran out of fuel and belly-landed at Enschede FAAC 02-08-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB830

s/n TB830

Castle Bromwich

TB 830

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 28-02-1945 82MU 30-04-1945 Fort Grahame 21-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 11-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB831

s/n TB831

Castle Bromwich

TB 831

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 27-02-1945 403S Hit by flak Keppel and abandoned 31-03-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB832

s/n TB832

Castle Bromwich

TB 832

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 24-02-1945 308S 15-03-1945 FAAC 02-10-1945 411RSU recat E 06-03-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB833

s/n TB833

Castle Bromwich

TB 833

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 25-02-1945 308S 22-03-1945 Damaged by flak CB 16-04-1945 411RSU SOC 03-04-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB834

s/n TB834

Castle Bromwich

TB 834

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 25-02-1945 302S 22-03-1945 CE BAFO 22-05-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB835

s/n TB835

Castle Bromwich

TB 835

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 25-02-1945 421S CAC ops 01-05-1945 410RSU nea 24-09-1945 sold scrap H.Bath 27-10-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB836

s/n TB836

Castle Bromwich

TB 836

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 25-02-1945 66S 22-03-1945 Flak hit baled out over Allied territory 20-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB837

s/n TB837

Castle Bromwich

TB 837

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 28-02-1945 52MU 25-04-1945 Samythian 02-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB838

s/n TB838

Castle Bromwich

TB 838

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 28-02-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB839

s/n TB839

Castle Bromwich

TB 839

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 01-03-1945 82MU 28-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB840

s/n TB840

Castle Bromwich

TB 840

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 01-03-1945 52MU 28-04-1945 Samythian 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB841

s/n TB841

Castle Bromwich

TB 841

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 06-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB842

s/n TB842

Castle Bromwich

TB 842

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 01-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB843

s/n TB843

Castle Bromwich

TB 843

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 05-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB844

s/n TB844

Castle Bromwich

TB 844

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 27-03-1945 441S 28-03-1945 329S 05-04-1945 Armee de l'Air 24-11-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB845

s/n TB845

Castle Bromwich

TB 845

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 27-03-1945 441S 27-03-1945 329S 05-04-1945 FACE 31-07-1945 ros RDAF 29-09-1948 as '427'

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB846

s/n TB846

Castle Bromwich

TB 846

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 28-02-1945 183S 24-06-1945 FAAC 04-08-1945 ros 122S 20-09-1945 port u/c collapse on takeoff Hawkinge CE 10-10-1945 SOC

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB847

s/n TB847

Castle Bromwich

TB 847

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 28-02-1945 1401Flt 02-04-1945 sold VA 28-11-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB848

s/n TB848

Castle Bromwich

TB 848

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 07-03-1945 82MU 22-04-1945 Fort Highfield 23-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB849

s/n TB849

Castle Bromwich

TB 849

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 07-03-1945 82MU 28-04-1945 1PATP Samtrusty 19-05-1945 Hapmat Bakarista 11-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB850

s/n TB850

Castle Bromwich

TB 850

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 05-03-1945 Benjamin H Hill 20-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB851

s/n TB851

Castle Bromwich

TB 851

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 08-03-1945 52MU 23-04-1945 Samythian 05-05-1945 Hapmat Molotovsk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB852

s/n TB852

Castle Bromwich

TB 852

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 12-03-1945 82MU 22-04-1945 Fort Highfield 28-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB853

s/n TB853

Castle Bromwich

TB 853

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 13-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB854

s/n TB854

Castle Bromwich

TB 854

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 13-03-1945 82MU 21-04-1945 Adolph S Ochs 23-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB855

s/n TB855

Castle Bromwich

TB 855

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 17-03-1945 82MU 21-04-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB856

s/n TB856

Castle Bromwich

TB 856

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 16-03-1945 82MU 22-04-1945 Fort Highfield 28-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB857

s/n TB857

Castle Bromwich

TB 857

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 16-03-1945 82MU 07-05-1945 Fort Grahame 12-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 11-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB858

s/n TB858

Castle Bromwich

TB 858

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 25-02-1945 66S 29-03-1945 340S 21-06-1945 20S 19-04-1951 5CAACU 25-09-1951 nes 14-12-1954 sold scrap Eyre Smelting 13-06-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB859

s/n TB859

Castle Bromwich

TB 859

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 24-02-1945 74S 15-03-1945 485S 17-05-1945 RHAF 07-02-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB860

s/n TB860

Castle Bromwich

TB 860

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 28-02-1945 308S 22-03-1945 3BRU CE 11-07-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB861

s/n TB861

Castle Bromwich

TB 861

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 22-02-1945 340S 22-03-1945 102FRS 11-04-1951 FAC3R 28-08-1951 ros 2CAACU 13-04-1953 C5(C) 14-12-1953

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB862

s/n TB862

Castle Bromwich

TB 862

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-02-1945 421S 05-04-1945 17FTS 11-02-1946 air collision with RK849 nr Digby CE 30-04-1946 SOC 14-05-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB863

s/n TB863

c/n CBAF 10895

Castle Bromwich

TB 863

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

MU 20-02-1945 ? 453S 183S 657S 691S 17S Duxford as G-CDAN Temora Avn Museum

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB864

s/n TB864

Castle Bromwich

TB 864

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 22-02-1945 341S Damaged by flak and crash-landed Eindhoven CAC 01-04-1945 411RSU recat E SOC 23-05-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB865

s/n TB865

Castle Bromwich

TB 865

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

MU 22-02-1945 ? no record but with 74S

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB866

s/n TB866

Castle Bromwich

TB 866

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 24-02-1945 308S 29-03-1945 349S 05-04-1946 BAF on loan pending del FXIV 26-10-1946 sold scrap J.Dale 08-07-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB867

s/n TB867

Castle Bromwich

TB 867

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 10-03-1945 345S 12-04-1945 350S 24-11-1946 BAF on loan pending del FXIV 26-10-1947 ? SOC scrap 16-11-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB868

s/n TB868

Castle Bromwich

TB 868

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 15-03-1945 341S 12-04-1945 350S 18-10-1946 BAF on loan pending del FXIV 26-10-1946 SOC 12-03-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB883

s/n TB883

Castle Bromwich

TB 883

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 24-02-1945 403S 29-03-1945 Swung on landing and overturned Diepholz CAC 26-04-1945 410RSU

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB884

s/n TB884

Castle Bromwich

TB 884

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 24-02-1945 66S 29-03-1945 Shot down by flak E of Arnhem 01-04-1945 Warrant Officer J Brydson killed

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB885

s/n TB885

c/n CBAF 10917

Castle Bromwich

TB 885

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

MU 24-02-1945 ? 322S '3W-V' 02-1945 UK 10-1945 RAF Kenley extant Shoreham APS

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB886

s/n TB886

Castle Bromwich

TB 886

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 15-03-1945 421S 19-04-1945 RHAF 27-07-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB887

s/n TB887

Castle Bromwich

TB 887

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 12-03-1945 341S 26-04-1945 SOC 30-05-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB888

s/n TB888

Castle Bromwich

TB 888

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 25-02-1945 41S 07-06-1945 FAAC 04-07-1945 443S 19-07-1945 203AFS 12-02-1946 for film work recat scrap 28-04-1950

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB889

s/n TB889

Castle Bromwich

TB 889

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 29-03-1945 74S 19-04-1945 CAC ops 19-04-1945 411RSU 340S 03-05-1945 317S 24-05-1945 bou sold scrap 03-09-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB890

s/n TB890

Castle Bromwich

TB 890

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 25-02-1945 308S 29-03-1945 412RSU AM(PR8) 25-10-1945 to Warsaw for exhibition 302S 06-03-1946 recat E 12-12-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB891

s/n TB891

Castle Bromwich

TB 891

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 25-02-1945 416S 22-03-1945 FAAC 06-09-1945 151RU 302S 11-07-1946 nea 16-12-1946 bou SOC 19-02-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB892

s/n TB892

Castle Bromwich

TB 892

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 25-02-1945 341S 12-04-1945 350S 17-01-1946 BAF 26-10-1946 on loan pending del FXIV SOC sold BKL Alloys 27-04-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB893

s/n TB893

Castle Bromwich

TB 893

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 25-02-1945 322S 05-04-1945 317S 24-05-1945 wheels up landing Ahlhorn AC 01-05-1946 recat E 02-05-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB894

s/n TB894

Castle Bromwich

TB 894

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 25-02-1945 308S 15-03-1945 recat E 28-05-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB895

s/n TB895

Castle Bromwich

TB 895

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 25-02-1945 322S CAC ops 05-04-1945 420RSU RHAF 06-07-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB896

s/n TB896

Castle Bromwich

TB 896

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 27-02-1945 345S CAC ops 20-04-1945 411RSU recat E 11-02-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB897

s/n TB897

Castle Bromwich

TB 897

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 16-03-1945 345S 12-04-1945 FAAC 10-05-1945 recat E SOC 11-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB898

s/n TB898

Castle Bromwich

TB 898

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 12-03-1945 66S 12-04-1945 317S 12-07-1945 Engine cut on approach Ahlhorn CE 10-11-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB899

s/n TB899

Castle Bromwich

TB 899

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 16-03-1945 20S 25-02-1949 C4R 23-03-1950 ros nea 14-12-1954 sold scrap H.Bath 16-05-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVIe serial TB900

s/n TB900

Castle Bromwich

TB 900

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 17-03-1945 127S 12-04-1945 349S 26-04-1945 349(BAF)S RAF Fassburg Germany SOC 30-05-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB901

s/n TB901

Castle Bromwich

TB 901

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 17-03-1945 411S 21-06-1945 FAAC 04-07-1945 151RU Reserve Pool 05-10-1945 RHAF 22-02-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB902

s/n TB902

Castle Bromwich

TB 902

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 12-03-1945 341S 12-04-1945 604S 'NG-M' 29-07-1949 nes 13-12-1954 sold scrap Lawsons Metals 15-05-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB903

s/n TB903

Castle Bromwich

TB 903

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 27-02-1945 66S 05-04-1945 6127SE 30-04-1945 74S 17-05-1945 17FTS 29-01-1946 recat E 09-10-1946 to 6178M 06-11-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB904

s/n TB904

Castle Bromwich

TB 904

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 27-02-1945 603S 24-03-1945 1353Flt 16-08-1945 CE 24-08-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB905

s/n TB905

Castle Bromwich

TB 905

Merlin 266

Known Units:

Walker:

Used by No. 416 (F) Squadron, RCAF 1944 and 1945, from various bases on the continent. Coded "DN*K".

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 25-02-1945 416S 22-03-1945 ASTH 11-10-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB906

s/n TB906

Castle Bromwich

TB 906

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 25-02-1945 127S 05-04-1945 349S 30-04-1945 SOC 29-01-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB907

s/n TB907

Castle Bromwich

TB 907

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

29MU 25-02-1945 322S '3W-E' 29-03-1945 Armed recce Zutphen Missing on sweep 01-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB908

s/n TB908

Castle Bromwich

TB 908

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 28-02-1945 308S 29-03-1945 FAAC 22-05-1945 ros RHAF 04-04-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB909

s/n TB909

Castle Bromwich

TB 909

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 03-03-1945 Pershore 10-04-1945 MedAAF 14-05-1945 to ItalianAF 26-06-1947 as MM4111 [MM4140]

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB910

s/n TB910

Castle Bromwich

TB 910

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 27-02-1945 127S 05-04-1945 349S 30-04-1945 FAAC 18-12-1945 412RSU 349S CE ground force-landing nr Hannover 19-06-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB911

s/n TB911

Castle Bromwich

TB 911

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 27-02-1945 603S 15-03-1945 609S 'PR-F' 01-03-1949 nes 14-12-1954 sold scrap H.Bath 03-05-1956

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB912

s/n TB912

Castle Bromwich

TB 912

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 27-02-1945 340S 02-04-1945 CAC ops 06-04-1945 411RSU recat E SOC 21-07-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB913

s/n TB913

Castle Bromwich

TB 913

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 27-02-1945 451S 24-03-1945 66S 14-06-1945 577S 05-07-1945 288S 05-07-1945 SOC 31-05-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB914

s/n TB914

Castle Bromwich

TB 914

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 25-02-1945 441S 26-03-1945 329S Hit cliff on patrol in fog 06-04-1945 Capt R Sassard killed SOC 19-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB915

s/n TB915

Castle Bromwich

TB 915

Merlin 266

Known Units:

Walker:

Used by No. 443 (F) Squadron, RCAF post war. Abandoned by pilot on 18 January 1946 after being struck by a P-47. Came down in flames near Belmhusom (Behmhusen?). Flight Lieutenant N.H. Rassenti survived, with minor injuries.

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 27-02-1945 84GSU 21-03-1945 66S FAAC 07-04-1945 84ARF 30-04-1945 421S 19-09-1945 416S 26-09-1945 ? 443S 15-11-1945 jumped by Thunderbolts aircraft abandoned crashed Belmhusom CE 18-01-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB916

s/n TB916

Castle Bromwich

TB 916

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 27-02-1945 84GSU 13-03-1945 322S 29-03-1945 11AGS 26-04-1946 236OCU 18-04-1951 to 6945M 28-01-1952

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB917

s/n TB917

Castle Bromwich

TB 917

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 27-02-1945 84GSU 13-03-1945 340S 'GW-C' 29-03-1945 Hit by flak burst into flames on crash landing CE 23-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB918

s/n TB918

Castle Bromwich

TB 918

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 28-02-1945 124S Engine cut ditched off Norfolk coast in storm CE 30-03-1945 Flight Sergeant C M Lett killed [RNethAF 1946]

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB919

s/n TB919

Castle Bromwich

TB 919

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 27-02-1945 84GSU 28-03-1945 345S 12-04-1945 411RSU 19-04-1945 340S 03-05-1945 Engine lost power force-landed Nordleda nr Hamburg CE 01-04-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB920

s/n TB920

Castle Bromwich

TB 920

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 28-02-1945 164S 26-06-1945 to 6144M 03-10-1946 RNethAF as Instructional airframe

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB921

s/n TB921

Castle Bromwich

TB 921

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 27-02-1945 302S 29-03-1945 84GSU 21-03-1946 CAC ops 411RSU 16-12-1946 SOC 29-01-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB922

s/n TB922

Castle Bromwich

TB 922

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 27-02-1945 83GSU 25-03-1945 403S 05-04-1945 FAAC 26-05-1945 FCCS 11-02-1949 nea 28-08-1951 sold Cindal Aluminium 30-08-1951

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB923

s/n TB923

Castle Bromwich

TB 923

Merlin 266

Known Units: 443

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 03-03-1945 83GSU 16-03-1945 443S 05-04-1945 Armed recce to Neumunster Hit a pole when attacking ground targets and crash landed 26-04-1945

last update: 2025-April-22

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB924

s/n TB924

Castle Bromwich

TB 924

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 01-03-1945 164S 26-06-1945 SOC 30-01-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB925

s/n TB925

Castle Bromwich

TB 925

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 28-02-1945 164S 28-06-1945 u/c damaged in heavy landing overshot and bellylanded Middle Wallop FAAC 14-06-1946 recat E 27-06-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB938

s/n TB938

Castle Bromwich

TB 938

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 02-03-1945 82MU 28-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB939

s/n TB939

Castle Bromwich

TB 939

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 24-02-1945 82MU 27-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB940

s/n TB940

Castle Bromwich

TB 940

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 24-02-1945 82MU 26-04-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB941

s/n TB941

Castle Bromwich

TB 941

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 13-02-1945 Samaritan 28-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB942

s/n TB942

Castle Bromwich

TB 942

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 24-02-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB943

s/n TB943

Castle Bromwich

TB 943

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-03-1945 82MU 28-04-1945 1PATP Samtrusty 19-05-1945 Hapmat Bakarista 11-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB944

s/n TB944

Castle Bromwich

TB 944

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 27-02-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB945

s/n TB945

Castle Bromwich

TB 945

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 24-02-1945 52MU 01-04-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 06-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB946

s/n TB946

Castle Bromwich

TB 946

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 28-02-1945 82MU 27-04-1945 Fort Grahame 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 11-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB947

s/n TB947

Castle Bromwich

TB 947

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 24-02-1945 52MU 01-04-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 07-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB948

s/n TB948

Castle Bromwich

TB 948

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 28-02-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB949

s/n TB949

Castle Bromwich

TB 949

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 02-03-1945 Samaritan 26-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB950

s/n TB950

Castle Bromwich

TB 950

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 28-02-1945 82MU 26-04-1945 Fort Grahame 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 11-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB951

s/n TB951

Castle Bromwich

TB 951

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 02-03-1945 52MU 29-04-1945 Samythian 05-05-1945 Hapmat Molotovsk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB952

s/n TB952

Castle Bromwich

TB 952

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 02-03-1945 Samaritan 26-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB953

s/n TB953

Castle Bromwich

TB 953

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 01-03-1945 82MU 28-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB954

s/n TB954

Castle Bromwich

TB 954

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 05-03-1945 PATP 11-04-1945 1PATP Fort Highfield 05-05-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB955

s/n TB955

Castle Bromwich

TB 955

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 02-03-1945 Samaritan 30-03-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 25-04-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB956

s/n TB956

Castle Bromwich

TB 956

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 15-03-1945 52MU 12-05-1945 1PATP Samythian 12-05-1945 Hapmat Molotovsk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB957

s/n TB957

Castle Bromwich

TB 957

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 05-03-1945 Adolph S Ochs 30-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB958

s/n TB958

Castle Bromwich

TB 958

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 10-03-1945 82MU 27-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB959

s/n TB959

Castle Bromwich

TB 959

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 05-03-1945 52MU 23-04-1945 Samythian 05-05-1945 Hapmat Molotovsk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB971

s/n TB971

Castle Bromwich

TB 971

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 05-03-1945 82MU 27-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB972

s/n TB972

Castle Bromwich

TB 972

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 08-03-1945 52MU 23-04-1945 Samythian 05-05-1945 Hapmat Molotovsk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB973

s/n TB973

Castle Bromwich

TB 973

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 05-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB974

s/n TB974

Castle Bromwich

TB 974

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 16-04-1945 82MU 30-04-1945 1PATP Samythian 19-05-1945 Hapmat Molotovsk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB975

s/n TB975

Castle Bromwich

TB 975

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 29-03-1945 82MU 04-05-1945 1PATP Samtrusty 12-05-1945 Hapmat Bakarista 11-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB976

s/n TB976

Castle Bromwich

TB 976

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

39MU 12-03-1945 Empire Prowess 29-04-1945 Hapmat Murmansk 22-05-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB977

s/n TB977

Castle Bromwich

TB 977

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 22-03-1945 52MU 16-05-1945 Samtrusty 19-05-1945 Hapmat Bakarista 11-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB978

s/n TB978

Castle Bromwich

TB 978

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 15-03-1945 82MU 30-04-1945 1PATP Samtrusty 14-05-1945 Hapmat Bakarista 11-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB979

s/n TB979

Castle Bromwich

TB 979

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 22-03-1945 52MU 15-05-1945 Samtrusty 19-05-1945 Hapmat Bakarista 11-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk IX serial TB980

s/n TB980

Castle Bromwich

TB 980

Merlin 66

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 20-03-1945 52MU 28-04-1945 Samythian 05-05-1945 Hapmat Molotovsk 12-06-1945 USSR

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB981

s/n TB981

Castle Bromwich

TB 981

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 25-02-1945 441S 26-03-1945 329S 05-04-1945 Armee de l'Air 24-11-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB982

s/n TB982

Castle Bromwich

TB 982

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 27-02-1945 441S 27-03-1945 329S 05-04-1945 Armee de l'Air 24-11-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB983

s/n TB983

Castle Bromwich

TB 983

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 03-03-1945 MedAAF 30-04-1945 to ItalianAF 26-06-1947 as MM4078

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB984

s/n TB984

Castle Bromwich

TB 984

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

9MU 27-02-1945 308S CB ops 20-03-1945 sold scrap H.Bath 18-11-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB985

s/n TB985

Castle Bromwich

TB 985

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 28-02-1945 183S 28-06-1945 122S 16-08-1945 FAAC 27-08-1945 ASTH SAAF 21-07-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB986

s/n TB986

Castle Bromwich

TB 986

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 28-02-1945 164S 28-06-1945 Pershore 06-05-1947 SAAF 28-05-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB987

s/n TB987

Castle Bromwich

TB 987

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 28-02-1945 164S 26-06-1945 Pershore 14-05-1947 SAAF 04-08-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB988

s/n TB988

Castle Bromwich

TB 988

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 01-03-1945 1401Flt 31-03-1945 ASTH 07-02-1946 Pershore 06-05-1947 SAAF 22-05-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB989

s/n TB989

Castle Bromwich

TB 989

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 27-02-1945 603S 16-03-1945 287S 16-08-1945 SOC scrap 10-10-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB990

s/n TB990

Castle Bromwich

TB 990

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 03-03-1945 322S 05-04-1945 302S 31-05-1945 nea 16-12-1946 SOC 29-01-1948

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB991

s/n TB991

Castle Bromwich

TB 991

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 27-02-1945 ros 09-04-1945 345S 26-04-1945 137S 17-05-1945 349S 24-05-1945 BAF pending del FXIV 26-10-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB992

s/n TB992

Castle Bromwich

TB 992

Merlin 70

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 03-03-1945 Pershore 12-04-1945 MedAAF 28-05-1945 SOC 22-01-1946

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB993

s/n TB993

Castle Bromwich

TB 993

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 05-03-1945 603S 28-03-1945 692S 16-08-1945 691S struck TB759 taxy Chivenor 01-02-1949 AFS EX 15-03-1951 nea 19-05-1953 C5(R) 20-07-1953

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire HF Mk IX serial TB994

s/n TB994

Castle Bromwich

TB 994

Merlin 70

Known Units:

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6MU 02-03-1945 1401Flt 20-09-1945 sold VA 05-12-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB995

s/n TB995

Castle Bromwich

TB 995

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

33MU 28-02-1945 308S 29-03-1945 SOC 07-08-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB996

s/n TB996

Castle Bromwich

TB 996

Merlin 266

Known Units:

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33MU 08-03-1945 345S Armed recce to Bremen area Damaged by flak during attack on ground targets Ardorf CAC 20-04-1945 411RSU SOC 03-04-1947

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB997

s/n TB997

Castle Bromwich

TB 997

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 07-03-1945 322S 12-04-1945

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB998

s/n TB998

Castle Bromwich

TB 998

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

19MU 02-03-1945 603S 27-03-1945 1362Flt 16-08-1945 FAAC 18-04-1946 595S 07-07-1948 5S dived into ground after inverting nr Ferryside pilot killed CE 17-06-1949 scrap 15-11-1949

last update: 2025-February-05

Spitfire LF Mk XVI serial TB999

s/n TB999

Castle Bromwich

TB 999

Merlin 266

Known Units:

airhistory.org.uk/spitfire

6MU 01-03-1945 308S 05-04-1945 412RSU 03-10-1946 recat E 12-12-1946

last update: 2025-February-05