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Total numbers of surviving Spitfires[citation needed]
Condition Number
Airworthy 77
Static display 64
Restoration / stored 63
Total 204
A Supermarine Spitfire aircraft landing at Biggin Hill airport in June

TheSupermarine Spitfireis a British single-seatfighter aircraftused by theRoyal Air Forcealong with many otherAlliedcountries throughout theSecond World Warand afterwards into the 1950s as both a front-line fighter and also in secondary roles.

Many smaller countries purchased Spitfires as the major industrial nations phased out propeller-powered aircraft in favour of new jets.[1]When these smaller nations started to update their air forces, many of their Second World War aircraft were sold on the open market to individuals or for scrap.[2]

Museums and private collectors began to acquire these Spitfire and Seafire aircraft, and today many survive in these collections around the world.

This article lists surviving Spitfires and Seafires, according to their geographical location and the condition that they are in.

Australia

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MV239at Point Cook, Victoria (2008)
Airworthy
  • Spitfire Mk.VIIIcMV154(VH-A58). It is based atArcherfieldinBrisbane, Queensland.Painted in the colors of A58-484, the personal mount of Australia's highest scoring pilotClive Caldwell.Built at Supermarine Southampton in 1944, it was delivered by famous ATA pilotMary Wilkensto 6 Maintenance Unit before it was shipped to Australia for the RAAF asA58-671.It never saw service and remained in storage until 1994, when it was rebuilt to fly with the UK civil register G-BKMI and wears the markings of Spitfire Mk.VIIIMT928,a Spitfire which served withNo. 154 Squadron.It was later sold toMeier Motorsin Germany and subsequently re-registered as D-FEUR. The aircraft suffered a prop strike in 2019 during the Battle of Britain Airshow at Duxford in September.[3]The aircraft was repaired by the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo), re-registered as G-BKMI and was flown in the UK. in early 2024 it was sold to Archerfield, making her return to down under skies on October 18th 2024[4][5]
  • Spitfire HF Mk.VIIIcMV239(VH-HET). AtTemora Aviation MuseuminTemora, New South Wales.Flew with the RAAF asA58-758,it now wears the markings of the mount ofRobert 'Bobby' GibbesDSO DFC asA58-602,RG-V (RAF serialMV133). Gibbes was Wing Commander80 Wing RAAF,Morotai,1945.[6][7]Ownership was transferred to the RAAF in July 2019 and it is operated by theAir Force Heritage Squadron (Temora Historic Flight).[8]
  • Spitfire F Mk.IXMH603(VH-IXF). Owned by Ross Pay (son of Col Pay) and registered to Pay's Air Service Pty Ltd. Ex. South African Air Force machineMH603was sold as scrap in 1955 and restored to airworthy condition at Scone, NSW. Completed in 331 (Norwegian) Squadron colours as based at North Weald (UK) in early 1944. MH603 took to the air on 11 December 2021 out of Scone for the first time after the restoration.[9]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXePL344(VH-IUK). Served with602 Squadron,442 Squadronand401 Squadronduring the war then130 Squadronand finallyNo. 129 Squadron RAFbefore suffering a wheels-up landing in 1946. Rebuilt to airworthy condition in 1991 with the registration G-CCIX.Kermit Weeksacquired the Spitfire in 1992 and was rebuilt again to near-original condition. Completed in 2000 and registered as N644TB[10]as a birthday gift for Tom Blair from his wife, Alice Blair, who bought it from Kermit Weeks. Airworthy until it was exported to the UK in 2007. Rebuilt for a third time including the fitting of fuel tanks in the wings before a post-rebuild first flight in 2007. Returned to America some time after,[11]UK registration was cancelled in September 2020 with the reason listed by the CAA as "Exported to Australia"[4]and registered in September 2021 as VH-IUK in Australia.[12]After some time in preparation, the aircraft was repainted in its 401 Squadron markings of YO-K and flew in Australia on 11 June 2022.[citation needed]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.XVIeTB863(VH-XVI). AtTemora Aviation MuseuminTemora, New South Wales.It wears453 Squadron RAAFcodes FU-P, which it wore in the UK during 1945.[13]Ownership was transferred to the RAAF in July 2019 and it is operated by theAir Force Heritage Squadron (Temora Historic Flight).[8]
Static display
  • Spitfire Mk.IIaP7973.This Spitfire was flown on 24 operations by several Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadrons in 1941. Assigned to No. 452 Sqn (RAAF) (RAF Kenley and RAF Hornchurch), it was flown by a number of pilots, including Australian pilotKeith "Bluey" Truscott.In July 1945 it was shipped to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for display. The aircraft has not been repainted since WWII and bears the markings of the RAF's Central Gunnery School (codedR-H). One of the few Spitfires still in its original paint, it has been displayed in theAustralian War Memorialin Canberra since 1950.[14]
  • Spitfire F Mk.Vc/TropBS231.Partial airframe on display at the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre, Darwin, Northern Territory. Former Australian SpitfireA58-92was recovered in 1983 at low tide from the wartime water crash-site, Point Charles NT. Display incorporates parts from bothBS178/ A58-70 &JG731/ A58-172.[4][15]
  • Spitfire F Mk.Vc/TropEE853.Displayed at theSouth Australian Aviation Museum,Port Adelaide, South Australia. This aircraft was manufactured in 1942 by Westlands in the UK. It was shipped to Australia asA58-146and became part of No. 79 Squadron RAAF at Milne Bay. On 28 August 1943, it crashed on Kiriwina Island and was transported back to Goodenough Island. In 1971 Langdon Badger found the aircraft and in 1973 he had it shipped to Adelaide. After four years of restoration at Parafield Airport, Langdon displayed the Spitfire at his Adelaide home. In August 2001 the aircraft was put on display in the museum.[16]
PK481on display at Bull Creek WA
  • Spitfire F Mk.22PK481.Displayed at the RAAF Association Aviation Heritage Museum, Bull Creek, Western Australia. The aircraft was acquired from the Brighton & Hove Branch of theRoyal Air Force Associationin the UK in 1959 and was initially displayed outside on a pole before being brought into the museum and refurbished in 1977.[17]
Restoration or stored
  • Spitfire F Mk. IaX4009(G-EMET). Under restoration to fly by Hunter Fighter Collection Incorporated. It was built in 1940 and was sent toNo. 234 Squadron RAFon 18 August 1940 as AZ-Q. It was flown byPaterson Clarence Hughes,who was credited with 9 kills and 1 probable in X4009. He was killed in this aircraft while attacking aDornier Do 17and unsuccessfully bailing out on 7 September 1940. The remains were recovered years after and was later on registered G-EMET. Ross & Ann-Maree Pay acquired the aircraft wreckage in 2021 and donated X4009 to Hunter Fighter Collection Incorporated, an Australian registered charity. The aircraft is being restored to airworthiness by Vintage Fighter Restorations at Scone, NSW Australia.[18]
  • Spitfire F Mk.Vc/TropBR545.Owned by the Royal Australian Air Force Museum and in storage at Point Cook, Victoria. Served with the RAAF asA58-51.FormerNo. 54 Squadron RAFmachine, markedDL-E.Force landed on mudflats at low tide,Prince Regent River,near Truscott WA 22 December 1943. The wreck was recovered by the RAAF Museum in November 1987. Merlin engine and sections of airframe recovered.[4][15]
  • Spitfire F Mk.Vc/TropBS164(VH-CIP). Under restoration by Vintage Fighter Restorations. Delivered to the RAAF asA58-63withNo. 54 Squadron RAFin Australia in 1942 as DL-K before being wrecked in a collision with Spitfire LZ845/A58-214 in 1944 while in service withNo. 452 Squadron RAAF.The wreckage was recovered in 1975 and later acquired by Peter Croser and Michael Aitchison in 1982 before Michael G. Aitchison solely acquired it in 2008, who had it registered as VH-CIP. Ross Pay of Vintage Fighter Restorations acquired the wreckage in 2019, and is restoring it to airworthy condition.[19]
  • Spitfire F Mk.Vc/TropMA353(VH-CIQ). Under restoration by Vintage Fighter Restorations. Delivered to the RAAF asA58-232withNo. 54 Squadron RAFas DL-A before joiningNo. 452 Squadron RAAFas QY-Z. The aircraft disappeared in 1944 during operations which took the life of its pilot, Sergeant Colin William Dunning. The aircraft was found in 1946, which was when the pilot's remains were recovered from the wreck and buried. The aircraft was recovered in 1969, with the fuselage going to John Haslett while the Merlin engine and wings were put on display at the Darwin Air Museum. The wreckage eventually came together in the hands of Peter Croser and Michael Aitchison from Melbourne in 1982 before becoming Michael Aitchison's sole ownership in 2006, being registered as VH-CIQ. Vintage Fighter Restorations later acquired the wreck in 2019[19]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXbMJ789.Owned by the Royal Australian Air Force Museum and in storage at Point Cook, Victoria. Ex. 453 (RAAF) Sqn machine, wore the markingsMJ789 / FU-B.Crashed in River Orne, near Caen, France, on 11 June 1944 as a result of anti-aircraft fire, claiming the life of pilot Flight Lieutenant Henry 'Lacy' Smith. Both F/L Smith andMJ789were recovered from the riverbed in November 2010. Subsequently, F/L Smith was buried with full military honours in Normandy and the wreckage ofMJ789was transferred to the RAAF Museum and transported to Australia for conservation with a view to eventual display.[20]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXeSL633.Owned by John Sessions with theHistoric Flight Foundationand based at Felts Field, Spokane Washington. A historic machine that has served with the Royal Air Force, the Czechoslovakian Air Force, the fledgling Israeli Air Force, and finally the Burmese Air Force. It wears its markings of the Czechoslovakian Air Force as JT-10 of the 4th Air Regiment.[21]The Spitfire suffered a landing accident on 7 July 2023, sustaining damage to the propeller, gear and underside of the aircraft.[22]This would see the aircraft sold to Australia to have its rebuild take place for a new owner.[23]
  • Seafire F Mk.XVSW800(VH-CIH). In storage, Adelaide area, South Australia. Recovered from Brownhills scrapyard in the UK circa 1991, and shipped to Melbourne VIC.[4]

Belgium

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Airworthy
Static display
MJ783/SM15 in Brussels

Brazil

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Restoration or stored
  • Spitfire HF Mk.IXeMA793.In storage after display atWings of Dreams Museum.MA793 served with the USAAF (believed to be the only surviving Spitfire to have done so) in 1943 before joining the SAAF with serial 5601 in 1948. It became part of a playground in 1954 at a children's hospital in Pretoria until 1967. The aircraft was rebuilt in the markings ofPT672,another SAAF Spitfire. The aircraft was regularly flown at airshows around South Africa until it was sold to a purchaser in California in 1986 with the register N930BL, and repainted asEN398,codes JE-J, one ofJohnnie Johnson'sSpitfires. In 1999, it became the possession of Rolls-Royce who sold it to theTAM/Wings of DreamsatSão Carlos International Airportin Brazil for public display.[30]The museum closed in 2016 with plans announced in 2018 to have a new location for the museum atSão José dos Campos Airport,near theEmbraerplant.[31]

Canada

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Airworthy
Restored Spitfire CGYQQ Y2K S/N TE294
  • Spitfire HF Mk.IXeTE294(C-GYQQ). Previously under restoration to flying condition atComox, British Columbia,forVintage Wings of Canada,it arrived at their main base atGatineau, Quebecin late September 2014 for continued restoration back to airworthy condition. Finished to representMK304,codes Y2-K. The first flight after restoration took place at Gatineau, Quebec, on 7 June 2017.[32]
  • Spitfire FR Mk.XIVeTZ138(C-GSPT). Was built in early 1945 and served in the RAF before joining the Royal Canadian Air Force later that year for cold weather tests, even at one point fitted with skis that came off a Tiger Moth.[33]After military retirement, it was exported and registered in the United States with various registrations and participated in many air races. By the 1970s it became a restoration project and was rebuilt to airworthy condition in the US in 1999 before being exported to Canada with the registration C-GSPT.[citation needed]
TP280on display at Oshkosh 2006
  • Spitfire FR Mk.XVIIIeTP280(C-GANI). Airworthy with the Hangar 10 Collection. Delivered to India asHS654in 1947 and brought back as a hulk in the 1970s. It was rebuilt to airworthy condition in 1992 with the UK registration of G-BTXE before being sent to the United States later that year as N280TP. In 2015 it was acquired by the Hangar 10 Collection in Germany as D-FSPT.[34]TP280moved to Canada in 2023 under the registration of C-GANI with the Stampede Aviation collection.[35]
Static display
  • Spitfire F Mk.IIbP8332.Battle of Britain veteran, on display at theCanadian War Museum,Ottawa. It wears the markings and codesP8332 / ZD-Lof 222 Sqn to replicate the scheme it wore when serving with the Squadron in 1941. Presentation aircraft, "SOEBANG N.E.I.", funded by the Netherlands East Indies.[36]
NH188
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXcNH188.Served with theRoyal Netherlands Air ForceasH-109(laterH-64) from 1947 to 1952 and with theBelgian Air Forceas SM-39 from 1952 to 1954. Privately owned, it was flown in Belgium as OO-ARC and was later imported to Canada where it flew as CF-NUS. After being donated on 7 June 1964, it is now on display in theCanada Aviation and Space MuseuminRockcliffe,OntarioasNH188 / AU-H.[37]
  • Seafire F Mk.XVPR451.On display at The Military Museums, Alberta, Calgary. It was delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1946 and was struck off charge in 1949. In the 1980s, PR451 was restored for static display at the Naval Museum Of Alberta, Alberta, Canada. Now the museum is known asThe Military Museums.[38]
Restoration or stored
  • Spitfire F Mk.XIVeRM747[39]In storage atVintage Wings of Canada,Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.RM747served with No.322 (Dutch) Sqdn, No.350 (Belgian) Sqdn, No.451 (Australian) Sqdn, before serving with theRoyal Thai Air Forceas serial number Kh.14-5/93. During the 1980s it was part of a playground atSawankalok,Thailand.[40]
  • Spitfire Mk.XVIeTE214.On display and in the early stage of restoration[41]at theCanadian Warplane Heritage Museum,in Mount Hope Ontario, it was previously on loan from theCanada Aviation and Space MuseuminRockcliffe,Ontario.It was built by Vickers at Castle Bromwich, UK, in 1945 and it flew post-war with RAF No. 203 Advanced Flying School until it was damaged in an accident. The British Air Ministry presented it to the RCAF in 1960 and it was transferred to the Canadian Aeronautical Collection, now the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in 1966, and with the ownership transferred to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in 2022.[42]

China

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Static display
  • Spitfire LF Mk.XVIeTE330.Displayed at theChina Aviation Museum,Datangshan.Acquired in 2008 from New Zealand where it underwent restoration to static display condition by the Subritzky family of North Shore and sold to China via auction.[43]

Czech Republic

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TE565 on display at the National Technical Museum
Static display
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXETE565.Served withNo. 310 (Czech) SquadronasA-712.Transferred to Czech Air Force in 1945 and put on display in the National Technical Museum from 1950 to 1970 when it was loaned to the Kbely Aviation Museum. In 2008 it was moved back to the National Technical Museum and put on static display as TE565 / NN-N.[44]

Denmark

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MJ271on static display at Duxford before restoration as the "Silver Spitfire"
Airworthy
  • Spitfire Mk.IXMJ271(G-IRTY). Built in 1943 at Castle Bromwich and flew 51 combat missions. Restored as 'The Silver Spitfire' by Historic Flying Limited, the first post-restoration flight took place in late June 2019 at Duxford. Finished in polished aluminium, the then owners, Boultbee Flight Academy, circumnavigated the world in the aircraft.[45]In 2021 it was sold to a Danish aircraft hire company.[46][47]
MA298on display at the Stauning Aircraft Museum
Static display
  • Spitfire HF Mk.IXeMA298.After the German occupation, theRoyal Danish Air Forceacquired 38 HF Mk.IXe and 3 PR Mk.XI Spitfire aircraft. The Spitfires were phased out and replaced by jets between 1951 and 1955. All but two were scrapped. For a number of years, one was placed in a children's playground.MA298is the last of the Danish Spitfires to survive; it was delivered to the Danish Air Force in 1947 and was refurbished for display at the Danmarks Flymuseumz,Stauning Airportafter it was retired.[48][49]The aircraft carries the markings of41-401,which was originally carried byNH417.[50]

Egypt

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Static display
  • Spitfire F Mk. Vc TropBR491.BR491 served with92 Squadronand crashed in 1942 in Alexandria, Egypt with the loss of its pilot, Warrant Officer Class I Lloyd George Edwards. The aircraft was recovered in 1999 by the El Alamein Military Museum and put on display in 2001 without the rear tail (presumably deteriorated away while underwater).[51][52]

France

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RR263on display at Musée de l'Air et de l’espace, Le Bourget
Airworthy
  • Spitfire FR Mk. XIVeRM927(G-SXIV). Airworthy in the UK.RM927was built in November 1944 and delivered to the RAF in January 1945, assigned toNo. 430 Squadron RCAFas G9-X. After being hit by flak and put into storage for some years, it was sold to the Belgian Air Force in 1947 as SG-25, coded 3R-D, before being stripped of paint and coded IQ-W. In 1957, the aircraft was sold to a scrap dealer but put on display next to NH904 (airworthy in the US) without its wings. It passed through several owners throughout the US and UK, which saw it being delivered to Airframe Assemblies for a rebuild in 2005. The fuselage rebuild was completed in 2009 and got the registration G-JNMA. After some time in storage, the aircraft was sold to the W Air Collection in France in late 2020, with the registration changed to G-SXIV and moved to Sywell to finish the restoration. The restored Spitfire made its first flight on 5 July 2022 out of Sywell[53]and flew to La Ferté-Alais in France a month later.[54]
  • Spitfire PR.XIXPS890(F-AZJS). Entered service in 1945. ToRoyal Thai Air ForceasU14-26/97,in service until 1952. Donated toPlanes of Fame Air Museumin 1962. Restored to airworthy condition in 2002 as N219AM. Sold to French owner in 2005, re-registered F-AZJS.[55]Damaged in a take-off accident at Longuyon-Villette Airfield,Meurthe-et-Moselleon 11 June 2017, the Spitfire was sent to the Aircraft Restoration Company (Historic Flying Limited) at Duxford, UK, for restoration to flight.[56]The Spitfire was rebuilt and flew again on 6 August 2020.[57]
Static display
  • Spitfire LF Mk.XVIeRR263.Built in 1944 and delivered to the RAF that year with 2nd Tactical Air Force. The Spitfire was loaned to Vickers Supermarine for experimental reasons in 1949 before moving to storage. Used as a static backdrop for theReach for the Skymovie and later was on a plinth at RAF Kenley asTB597,codes GW-B. Later overhauled and repainted again asTB597as GW-B before being put on display atMusée de l’air et de l’espace,Le Bourget.[58]

Germany

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Static display
Restoration or stored
Spitfire FR Mk.XVIIIe SM845 at RAF Leuchars Airshow, 2008
  • Spitfire FR Mk.XVIIIeSM845(D-FIII). Based in Germany with MeierMotors. This Spitfire was built in May 1945 and delivered to Karachi as part of the South East Asia Command. In the 1970s, it was brought back to the UK for an airworthy restoration with Historic Flying Limited. After it was rebuilt in 2000, it was a prominent warbird in the UK before it was sold to Sweden and registered as SE-BIN, and sadly suffered a fatal accident on 21 August 2010 while landing in Norway. It was imported from Sweden in 2012 to the UK following this, and it flew once again at Duxford on 17 December 2013 as G-BUOS, owned by Spitfire Ltd and operated from both Duxford and Humberside. It wears the markings of post-war (July 1950) 28 Squadron based in Hong Kong of overall silver with a redspinnerand codedSM845 / -R.[60][61]SM845 was flown to its new home in Germany with Meier Motors in December 2020.[citation needed]SM845was badly damaged in an accident on 26 May 2023, while landing at Hildesheim Airfield.[62]

Greece

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Airworthy
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXcMJ755(G-CLGS). Built at the Castle Bromwich factory and delivered toNo. 43 Squadron RAFin August 1944, which at the time was covering operations in Southern France. In 1947 it was transferred to the Royal Hellenic Air Force and later retired to The Hellenic Air Force Museum.[63]In 2018, the aircraft went to the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar in the UK to be restored to fly.[64]The Spitfire made its first flight after restoration on 19 January 2020.[65]Over the course of 25 to 27 May 2021, MJ755 was ferried via France and Italy back to Tatoi, Greece, where it was previously displayed.[66]

India

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Static display
Restoration or stored
  • Spitfire LF Mk. VIIIcNH631.On display at RIAF Museum Palam. It was delivered to the Royal Indian Air Force in 1945 and was airworthy with the Air Museum in India from the 1960s until they stopped flying it in 1989. Plans were announced in 2018 for it to be restored to flying condition by an external company.[69]

Israel

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TE554,TheBlack Spitfire
Airworthy
Static display
  • Spitfire F Mk.IXeEN145.Built at Chattis Hill, it first flew in 1942 and was delivered to the USAAF in 1943.[72]It was later delivered to theItalian Air Forcein 1946 asMM4116before being delivered to theIsraeli Air Forceas20-78.EN145 was acquired by the IDFAF Museum in 1990 and has been on display ever since.[73]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXeSL653.Delivered to theCzechoslovakian Air Forcebefore being delivered to theIsraeli Air Forceas20-28.It was later acquired by theIDFAF Museumin 1973 where it is on display.[4]This Spitfire was once believed to have beenTE578(it has parts fromTE578), but it was confirmed later on during restoration through parts with stencils: 425 (it was given the Burmese numberUB425,but never left Israel and the number went toSL633) and the number "28" from the IDFAF20-28that it actually is SL653.[74]

Italy

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MK805,operated by the Italian Air Force in the very last stages of WWII
Static display

Malta

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EN199 at the Malta Aviation Museum
Static display
  • Spitfire F Mk.IXeEN199.On display at theMalta Aviation Museum,Ta Qali, Malta. First flown at Eastleigh on 28 November 1942. The aircraft was restored by Ray Polidano, the museum's director, in 1992. The aircraft is named 'Mary Rose' in honour of Ray Polidano's wife and carries the codeR-Bin memory of the highest-ranking officer who flew it - Wing Commander Ronald Berry D.F.C.[76]

Myanmar (Burma)

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Static display
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXeTE513.Burmese numberUB421.On external display at the newly opened (2016) Defence Services Museum which is North-East of Myanmar's capital city, Naypyidaw, in the Zeyathiri Township.[77]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXeTE527.Burmese numberUB431.Rear fuselage and tail-section suspected to be from this aircraft on display within the newly opened Defence Services Museum on the outskirts of Naypyidaw.[77]
  • Seafire F Mk.XVPR376.Burmese numberUB409.On external display at the newly opened (2016) Defence Services Museum on the outskirts of Naypyidaw.[77]

In 2012 a great deal of media attention was given to a claim that the RAF had buried a number of Spitfire Mk.XIV aircraft inBurma,unassembled and in their packing crates, during August 1945. However, no documentary or other evidence of the burial has been uncovered, and some have dismissed the story as implausible and apocryphal; military archaeologist Andy Brockman argued that for the RAF to prevent the Spitfires' misuse, it would have been far more expedient to burn them, destroy critical equipment, or crush them rather than painstakingly burying them intact.[78]Despite this, the Burmese government signed an agreement with David Cundall, a British farmer and aviation enthusiast who was leading the search along with his Burmese business partner Htoo Htoo Zaw, allowing them to begin excavations.[79]

Leeds Universityexperts and an academic fromRangoonused sophisticated geophysical techniques to produce evidence consistent with buried metal at what is nowYangon International Airport,the former RAF Mingaladon airfield. In addition, other sites with buried Spitfires were claimed, one with as many as 36 aircraft interred.[80][81]

In January 2013, following investigations at both Yangon International Airport andMyitkyina,archaeologists led by Brockman concluded that there were no aircraft buried at the sites.[82]Despite this, Cundall continued his search.[83]The following month, Cundall's sponsor Wargaming Ltd withdrew funding, saying they no longer believed any Spitfires were ever buried there and that the aircraft had been re-exported in 1946.[84]Despite this setback, Cundall said at that time that he remained confident and the search would continue.[85]

The Netherlands

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Airworthy
  • Spitfire Tr.9MJ772(G-AVAV). Served with341 Squadron,Royal Air Force as NL-W then with340 Squadronas GW-A. Sold to Vickers-Armstrongs in 1950, converted to two-seat trainer. Carried Class B markings G-15-172. ToIrish Air Corpsin May 1951 asIAC 159.Withdrawn from flying in 1960. Sold to Film Aviation Services in November 1963 and stored at Biggin Hill. Sold to COGEA, Belgium in May 1964 and stored atOstend Airport.Sold to Tony Samuelson in 1965 and registered G-AVAV in November 1966. Restored to airworthy condition in July 1967. Leased to Spitfire Productions Ltd for use in the filmBattle of Britain.A forced landing was made atLittle Staughtonon 9 July 1968 due to engine failure, and subsequently returned to flying condition. Later sold to Sir William Roberts and displayed as part of the Strathallan Collection, coded NL-R. Sold to Doug Champlin of Enid, Arizona, registered N8R. Later registered in Germany as D-FMKN.[86]Suffered off-airport landing in field, nearWoodchurch, Kent,United Kingdom, on 7 September 2015. Pilot uninjured.[87][88]As of March 2019, airworthy owned by Warbird Experiences Ltd, based at Biggin Hill airfield.[89]In August 2021, MJ772 was flown to its new home in The Netherlands with the Flying Vintage Everyday Foundation.[citation needed]
MK732 in Netherlands Air Force markings
  • Spitfire LF Mk IXcMK732(PH-OUQ). Operated by The Historic Flight of theRoyal Netherlands Air Force(Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht) and based at Gilze-Rijen. Built in 1943, it saw action during D-Day. Following the restoration to flight, it initially carried the air force (Klu) markingsH-25.Following this it was painted in the scheme it wore when serving withNo. 485 Squadron RNZAFas OU-U, named 'Baby Bea V', but now wears an all-over silver scheme3W-17of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.[90]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.XVIeTB885(PH-FVE). Ex322 (Dutch) Squadron.Cut into sections and buried atRAF Kenleyin 1958. Salvaged 1982. Restored to airworthy status by The Spitfire Company (Biggin Hill). Returned to the air on 4 August 2018. Now wearing original markings of 3W-V of 322Sqn, she is owned by DutchmanFrits van Eerd[nl],CEO of Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo, who intends to base it with the RNLAF Historical Flight at Gilze-Rijen Air Base.[91][92]The Spitfire is now registered in the Netherlands as PH-FVE.[citation needed]
Static display
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXcMJ143.On display at the newly openedNational Military Museumsited on the former Royal Netherlands Air Force Base atSoesterberg.Previously in storage after being on display for many years at the now closed Militaire Luchtvaart Museum also at Soesterberg. Displayed asH-1,Royal Netherlands Air Force.[93]
TP263on display at Overloon

New Zealand

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MH367at theClassic Fighters 2015airshow at Omaka
Airworthy
  • Spitfire Tr.9MH367(ZK-WDQ). Owned by aerobatic pilot Doug Brooker and arrived in New Zealand on 11 September 2008. It wears RAF desert colours with the markings of FL-A, a Mk IXEN520flown by the New Zealand Squadron LeaderColin Gray,C/O of81 Squadronwhen based inTunisiain mid-1943.[95]On 15 January 2009, during a transit flight from Auckland, the Spitfire suffered a heavy forced landing on Hood Aerodrome, nearMasterton.The propeller, undercarriage and some fuel lines were damaged but the aircraft was repaired.[96]A second landing accident atArdmore Airporton 2 December 2009 resulted in damage to the undercarriage and propeller.[97]On 12 June 2011 the aircraft suffered yet another landing accident, this time tipping onto its nose after landing at Ardmore, damaging the propeller[98]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXcPV270(ZK-SPI). Owned by businessman Brendon Deere and restored to an airworthy condition over five years atFeilding,New Zealand, it flew again on 18 March 2009.[99]The aircraft is based in a purpose-built hangar atRNZAF Base Ohakeaalong with Brendon Deere'sNorth American Harvard.[100]
  • Spitfire FR Mk.XIVeNH799(ZK-XIV). Owned by 'The Chariots of Fire Fighter Collection' and based at Omaka airfield, New Zealand. Post restoration first flight 2 April 2015, with John Lamont at the controls. Purchased by the Chariots of Fire Fighter Collection, which is based at Omaka, in 2010. Restored to airworthy condition by Avspecs Limited at Ardmore Airport, Auckland.[101]
Static display
TE288on display at theRNZAF Museum
  • Spitfire LF Mk.XVIeTE288.Taken on charge by the RAF on 1 June 1945, the aircraft served with 61 OTU,501 Squadron RAuxAF(codedRAB-D), and 102 and 103 Fighter Refresher Schools, until placed into storage in 1951. Also used as a prop in the movie "Reach for the Sky",it then spent time as a gate guard atRAF Rufforth,Church Fenton and finally Dishforth, before it was sold in 1963 to Canterbury Brevet Club,Christchurch,New Zealand. For many years it was mounted on a pole near the entrance to Christchurch International Airport. In 1984 it was donated to theRNZAF Museumand was restored by RNZAF staff at RNZAF Woodbourne. It is displayed at Wigram, without the serial number, as OU-V ofNo. 485 Squadron RNZAF.[102]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.XVIeTE456.Taken on charge by the RAF on 8 August 1945, the aircraft initially went into storage at 6 MU at Brize Norton. It was issued to 501 RAuxAF Squadron at Filton in March 1946 (codedRAB-J), and then to 612 RAuxAF Squadron at Dyce in May 1949, coded 8W-?. In August 1955 it was used in the movieReach for the Sky.It has been on static display at theAuckland War Memorial Museum,New Zealand, since 1956 when New Zealander SirKeith Park,wartime commander ofNo 11 Fighter Group,arranged for it to be donated.[103]

Norway

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Airworthy
  • Spitfire Tr.9EN570(LN-AOA). Ex Royal Air Force, shot down atSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise,France, in 1943. Under restoration to flying condition for Norwegian Flying Aces incorporating new fuselage and wings.[104]This was completed in 2024 and made its first post-rebuild flight on 22 April, being delivered to Norwegian Flying Aces in Norway in May.[105][106]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.XVIeRW386(LN-BSP). Built and delivered to604 Squadronas NG-D but quickly was removed from service and became a gate guard. Restoration began in 1992 and after a halt, its restoration continued in 2002 with a new owner and was rebuilt to flight in 2007 wearing the original 604 Squadron markings. Initially flying with the register of G-BXVI, it was registered SE-BIR when it was exported to Sweden.[107]In 2020, the owner, Biltema Nordic Services, moved to Norway and the aircraft was subsequently re-registered as LN-BSP.[108]
Static display
Restoration or stored
  • Spitfire Mk IX,MJ785,Ex Royal Norwegian Air Force, crashed in the summer of 1945. Under consideration for restoration to flying condition for Norwegian Flying Aces.[104]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXMK997.ExRoyal Norwegian Air Force,which crashed into Samsjøen Lake in August 1950, killing the pilot. Wreckage was raised on 13 August 2018. To be restored to flying condition for Norwegian Flying Aces.[104]

Poland

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Static display

Portugal

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ML255on display in the Museu do Ar
Static display

Serbia

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Spitfire Mk VC Trop in Belgrade Aviation Museum
Static display
  • Spitfire F Mk.Vc TropJK808,ser.no. 17-545,[114]While others were scrapped or turned into instructional airframes,9489(exJK808) was handed over toMilitary MuseuminBelgrade.It was put on static display first atKalemegdan(Belgrade fortress) as a part of the outdoor museum exhibition. There it received a new coat of paint and an incorrect YAF number9486.After that it was displayed atBelgrade International Airport,as a part ofBelgrade Museum of Aviationexhibition, in a purely fictional paint scheme and markings.[115]This caused confusion about aircraft true identity. Spitfire with YAF number9486was ex-RAFMH592,which ended as instructional airframe at Rajlovac Air Force Technical Training Center.[115]Aircraft9489(JK808) was thoroughly restored during 1973 byTehnička direkcijaJAT (JAT Tehnika) at Belgrade International Airport. After detailed investigation and several paint schemes applied, (JK448 code name "W" notably) the true identity of this aircraft was confirmed, based on serial numbers found and archive material as JK808, airframe s/n 17-545, built at Castle Bromwich.[114]An article about restoration and the search for true identity was published in 2004.[116]

Aircraft on display contains several non-original parts: engine from another aircraft, Soviet-made camera, landing gear parts, re-manufactured instrument panel, standard RAF instruments and other parts from YAF orJATstocks.[115]

South Africa

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Static display
  • Spitfire HF Mk.VIIIcJF294.Former South African Air Force, serial5501.On display at the South African National Museum of Military History, Johannesburg.[117][118]
TE213,depicted before its forced landing in 2000
Restoration or stored
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXeTE213.Under restoration at theSouth African Air Force Museum,AFB Swartkop.Served in the South African Air Force as5518.Damaged after a forced landing on 15 April 2000 and restoration to airworthy condition is underway[119]

Sweden

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Static display
  • Spitfire PR Mk. XIXPM627.On static display at theFlygvapenmuseum.Brought on charge by the RAF in 1945 and struck off charge 1951. The Indian Air Force brought it on charge in 1954 as HS964 before they retiredPM627in 1957. It was put into storage at the Indian AF Museum in New Delhi. In 1971, the Canadian Fighter Pilots Association acquired the aircraft and had it delivered by aLockheed C-130 Hercules.It was restored for static display in Canada in various locations. TheFlygvapenmuseumacquired the plane in 1982, did a full restoration for static display, and put it on public display at their museum in the markings of a Swedish Spitfire:Fv31051.[120]
Restoration or stored
  • Spitfire PR Mk. IVBP923.Under restoration to airworthiness. BP923 was built and flown for the RAF in March 1942 and flew with1 Photo Reconnaissance Unit.It was delivered to theSoviet Air Forcein October of that year. The aircraft was believed to have been sent to the scrapyard in 1945 when they were retired. The wreckage was discovered in 1972 in North Norway but only recovered in 1989 and was sent to the Royal Norwegian Air Force Museum. Since the aircraft had no Norwegian history, it was sold to Sven Kindblom of Sweden, who is restoring it to airworthy condition.[121]

Thailand

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SM914,Thailand, 2014
Static display
  • Spitfire FR Mk.XIVeSM914.Royal Thai Air Force serialKH14-1/93.On display at theRoyal Thai Air Force Museum,Bangkok, Thailand in Royal Thai Air Force markings with an overall Silver scheme.[122]
  • Spitfire PR Mk.XIXPM630.On display at Bangkok-Don Muang. Delivered to the Thai Air Force in 1954 and then moved to the Technical School, Trat, Thailand in 1960. The aircraft was recovered in 1987 and restored for display in 1985.[123]
Restoration or stored
  • Spitfire PR Mk. XIXPS836.Under possible restoration to airworthiness. Brought on charge to the Royal Thai Air Force asU14-27/97in 1954 and was at some point retired before being sent to the Technical School in Chiang Mei, 1978. It was eventually acquired by the RTAF Thai Air Classics/Tango Squadron in 1992 or an airworthy restoration.[124]

Türkiye

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TE517 with Turkish Air Force colours and markings

Airworthy

  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXTE517(YV.85). Airworthy in Türkiye. Built and delivered to the RAF in 1945 withNo. 313 Squadron RAFbefore being allocated to theCzech Air Force.It was acquired by Robs Lamplough in 1977 and had the registration G-BIXP but not taken up.Charles Churchacquired the remains in 1984 and had it registered as G-CCIX before being acquired byKermit Weeksin 1992 after Charles Church's death.[125]It was sold to Peter Monk at the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar to be rebuilt to fly as G-JGCA.[126]This was completed in 2023 and flew again on 7 April as G-RYIX.[citation needed]Its new home became Türkiye, following its sale toAli İsmet Öztürk’sM.S.Ö. Air & Space Museumon 26 May 2024. The aircraft was restored into the colours and markings ofTurkish Air Forceused for Spitfires during their service on 20 July 2024 and has a call sign as YV.85 as a tribute to Turkish Air Force's "Yavuz" (YV) Spitfire Fleet based out of Merzifon.[126]

United Kingdom

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X4650on the grass, Duxford, July 2015
AR501at Old Warden, 2004
P7350today flies with the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in the UK
Airworthy
  • Spitfire F Mk.IaN3200(G-CFGJ). Owned by theImperial War Museumand operated by the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo), based at Duxford Airfield. Ex 19 Sqn machine, it carries the QV squadron codes it wore when it was shot down on 26 May 1940 in support of theOperation Dynamoevacuation of Dunkirk with Sqn LdrGeoffrey Stevenson,19 Sqn OC, at the controls.N3200was restored to airworthy condition byHistoric Flying Limited,Duxford and is arguably the most authentically restored Spitfire in existence. Its first post-restoration flight took place on 26 March 2014 from the airfield. Donated to the Imperial War Museum on 9 July 2015 by American billionaire and conservationistThomas Kaplan[127](aka Mark One Partnership LLC), accepted on behalf of the museum by its Patron, Prince William (Duke of Cambridge).[128]
  • Spitfire F Mk.IaX4650(G-CGUK). Owned by Comanche Warbirds. X4650 was built in October 1940 and was delivered to54 Squadronwith the codes KL-A. It crashed in December 1940 before it was struck off charge in June 1941. The remains were recovered in 1976 and a restoration began at Biggin Hill and had its first post-restoration flight in March 2012.[129]
  • Spitfire F Mk.IaAR213(G-AIST). Acquired by Group Captain Allen H. Wheeler on 25 October 1946. In 1968 it flew in the filmBattle of Britain.In April 1989 it was acquired by Sheringham Aviation.[130]In 2002 it underwent another restoration, repainted with 57 OTU colours, and coded "JZ-E".[131]It featured in the 2017 filmDunkirk.[132]
  • Spitfire F Mk.IIaP7350.Operated by the RAFBattle of Britain Memorial FlightatRAF ConingsbyinLincolnshire.It is the only surviving Spitfire from the Battle of Britain still flying and is believed to be the 14th aircraft of the 11,989 built at Castle Bromwich. The aircraft entered service in August 1940 and during the battle served with 266 and 603 Squadrons.[133]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.VbAB910.Operated by the RAFBattle of Britain Memorial FlightatRAF ConingsbyinLincolnshire.Built at Castle Bromwich in 1941 and has a front-line operational career spanning almost four years.[134]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.VcAR501(G-AWII). Maintained in an airworthy condition with theShuttleworth Collection,returned to airworthy status in March 2018 following a rebuild.[135]AR501was built byWestland AircraftatYeoviland flown by No. 310 (Czech) Squadron atRAF DuxfordasAR501 / NN-Ain 1942, where it escortedUSAAFBoeing B-17 Flying FortressandConsolidated B-24 Liberatorbombers. Joined the Shuttleworth Collection in 1961, it featured in the 1969 filmThe Battle of Britain.[136]
  • Spitfire F Mk.VbBM597(G-MKVB). Owned by Historic Aircraft Collection. Built in 1942 and delivered to315 Squadronas PK-C and later317 Squadronas JH-C, both Polish Squadrons stationed atRAF Woodvale.After its RAF service was complete, it became a gate guard at multiple air bases and was to make moulds for replica Spitfires for theBattle of Britainmovie. In 1989, the founder of Historic Flying, Tim Routsis, made a deal with the RAF to purchase the aircraft so it could be restored. He sold it to the Historic Aircraft Collection in 1993, which completed the restoration and had its first post-rebuild flight in 1997. The aircraft is finished in its original 317 Squadron markings but with an earlier camouflage scheme (brown and green as opposed to grey and green).[137]
  • Spitfire F Mk.VcEE602(G-IBSY). The first post-restoration flight took place on 15 May 2015 at Biggin Hill with Peter Monk at the controls. Restoration carried out over 3 years by the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar, Biggin Hill. It wears its original markings DV-V fromNo. 129 (Mysore) Sqn RAF,along with the authentic inscription 'CENTRAL RAILWAYS URUGUAYAN STAFF' to replicate the markings it wore as a presentation aircraft donated by the British Community in Uruguay.[138]
EP120displaying at Duxford
  • Spitfire LF Mk.VbEP120(G-LFVB). Owned by The Fighter Collection, based at Duxford. Built at Castle Bromwich in 1942 and delivered to501 Squadronwhere it got six kills while being flown by Sqn Ldr Geoffrey Northcott. It suffered a ground collision and was repaired by CB before joining19 Squadron.EP120 was delivered to402 Squadronin 1944 and given the codes AE-A. After the war, it became a gate guard and later, a star in theBattle of Britainmovie, before moving into storage in 1989. Acquired by The Fighter Collection in 1993 and had its first flight since restoration in 1995. The aircraft is in its original 402 Squadron markings of AE-A.[139]
  • Spitfire F Mk.VcJG891(G-LFVC). Owned by Comanche Fighters and operated with the assistance of the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo), based in the UK. Built in 1942 and delivered to the RAAF asA58-178,it flew with the RAAF until it was involved in a landing accident in 1944 and was written off. The aircraft was rebuilt and flew again in 2006 with the registration G-LFVC before going to the United States, registered as N5TF with the Comanche Fighters, Texas. The Spitfire was involved in a landing accident in July 2017 and was later exported back to the United Kingdom on 25 October 2017 and deregistered from the FAA civil register.[140]It was reregistered as G-LFVC on 31 October 2017 and flew again on 6 July 2018 and is in the markings of a 249 Squadron Spitfire.[141]
  • Spitfire Mk.VIIIMT818(G-AIDN). Airworthy in the UK. Two-seat trainer built in 1944, restored to airworthy condition by Personal Plane Services,Booker, Buckinghamshire,last seen flying on 30 June 2024. Based at London Biggin Hill Airport.[91]
  • Spitfire Mk.VIIIcMV154(G-BKMI). Airworthy in the UK. Built at Supermarine Southampton in 1944, it was delivered by famous ATA pilotMary Wilkensto 6 Maintenance Unit before it was shipped to Australia for the RAAF asA58-671.It never saw service and remained in storage until 1994, when it was rebuilt to fly with the UK civil register G-BKMI and wears the markings of Spitfire Mk.VIIIMT928,a Spitfire which served withNo. 154 Squadron.It was later sold toMeier Motorsin Germany and subsequently re-registered as D-FEUR. The aircraft suffered a prop strike in 2019 during the Battle of Britain Airshow at Duxford in September.[3]The aircraft has since been repaired by the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo), re-registered as G-BKMI and has flown in the UK.[4]
  • Spitfire Tr.9BS410(G-TCHI). Airworthy in the UK. This Spitfire joined315 Squadronin 1942 and flew with the squadron until it crashed in 1943, taking F/O Piotr Kuryllowicz asPrisoner of War.The remains were recovered in 2005,[4]acquired by Martin Phillips and sent to Biggin Hill to have it rebuilt to airworthy condition.[142]On 8 April 2022, this Spitfire made its first flight post restoration from Biggin Hill.[143]
  • Spitfire F Mk.IXcLZ842(G-CGZU). Airworthy at Biggin Hill. This aircraft flew with various squadrons in the Malta Campaign, which include93 Squadron,232 Squadron(where it wore the codes EF-F) &327 Squadron.Afterwards it flew with the South African Air Force in 1948.[144]Restoration in the UK included the aircraft being repainted as it did when it was with 232 Squadron as EF-F and the fitting of a Rolls-Royce Merlin X.[145]LZ842 took to the air for the first time post-restoration on 23 June 2021 out of Biggin Hill.[citation needed]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXcMH415(G-AVDJ). Owned by Warbirds Flight Club Pty Ltd, Hunter Valley NSW, being restored to flying condition.[146]Previously owned by Wilson 'Connie' Edwards and stored at his facility in Big Spring, Texas for decades. During its time with 'Connie' Edwards it wore the codes ZD-E to replicate the colours and markings it wore during its service withNo. 222 (Natal) Squadron RAFduring 1943. Its FAA registration was cancelled,[147]sold via Platinum Fighter Sales in October 2015 and subsequently transported to Australia.[148]After 5 years of work, it was exported to the UK to fly right before theCOVID-19 pandemicstruck.[149]The first post-restoration flight for this aircraft finally took place on 8 April 2021 out of Sywell Aerodrome.[citation needed]
MH434in the markings of222 Squadron,Duxford, 2005.
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXbMH434(G-ASJV). Owned and operated byThe Old Flying Machine Companyand based at Duxford. Built at Castle Bromwich,MH434shot down anFw 190in 1943 while serving on222 Squadron.From the 1980s it was usually flown byRay Hanna,ex-Red Arrowsleader and display pilot up until his death in late 2005.[150]'MH434' has featured at European air shows and has been in many other TV and films includingOperation Crossbow,The Longest day,Battle of Britain,Foyle's War.[150]
  • Spitfire Tr.9MJ444(G-LEGD). Under restoration to fly. Originally built as an LF Mk.IX, MJ444 was built in 1943 and first flew withNo. 411 Squadron RCAFin September 1944.No. 403 Squadron RCAFlater took "ownership" of the aircraft before being transferred toNo. 443 Squadronin December 1944, before in January 1945, was shot down over Belgium. MJ444 was recovered at some point and is being rebuilt by theAircraft Restoration Company(ARCo) as a two-seater with the registration G-LEGD, which will fly alongside another ex No.411 squadron aircraft: NH341, already airworthy with Aero Legends.[151][152]This was completed on 6 June 2024, when it made its first post-rebuild flight, given the name 'Lady Luck'.[153]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXcMK912(G-BRRA). Built in 1944, this Spitfire flew for the RAF both during and after the Second World War for a number of different air forces, until being damaged in 1953. Passing through various collections, it was restored between 1992 and 2000, flying again on 8 September 2000. Previously owned and flown by Ed Russell in Niagara Falls, Ontario, MK912 was sold in 2011 to Biggin Hill, Kent.[154]The aircraft made a forced landing at Biggin Hill due to a loss of engine power on 1 August 2015, this tore off the right wing and caused other substantial damage.[155]Almost nine years to the day since the accident, it flew again from Biggin Hill, repainted in its original312 SquadronD-Day markings of 'DU-V'.[156]
  • Spitfire Tr.9MJ627(G-BMSB). Serve with441 Squadron,Royal Canadian Air Force,coded 9G-Q. Sold in 1950 to Vickers for conversion into a two-seat trainer, carried Class B markings G-15-171. ToIrish Air Corpsin June 1951 asIAC 158;ground instruction airframe from April 1960. Sold to Tim Davies in February 1964, registered G-ASOZ. Sold to Maurice Bayliss in September 1976, re-registered G-BMSB. Restored to airworthy condition and flew again on 8 November 1993 marked9G-Q.As of October 2016 owned by Warbird Experiences Ltd, based at Biggin Hill airfield.[86]
  • Spitfire Tr.9ML295(G-CLXB). Under restoration to fly. Originally built as an LF Mk. IXb. Delivered to 39 Maintenance Unit in 1943 and later that year, delivered toNo. 411 Squadron RCAF.It was shot down on 30 July 1944 and later excavated in the 1990s.[157][4]ML295 was revealed at Biggin Hill as a two-seat Spitfire being rebuilt there,[citation needed]and took to the air post-restoration in January 2022.[158]
ML407"The Grace Spitfire", Duxford 2001. An ex485(NZ) SquadronSpitfire LF Mk IX which operated over the beach-head onD-Day.
  • Spitfire Tr.9ML407(G-LFIX). Served with485 Squadron,RoyalNew ZealandAir Force as OU-V. Participated inOperation Overlord.Subsequently, served with341 Squadron,Royal Air Forcecoded NL-D,308 Squadron,coded ZF-R,349 Squadron,coded GE-P,345 Squadron,coded 2Y-A and332 Squadron,coded AH-B. To 151 Repair Unit in April 1945 and 29 Maintenance Unit in October 1945. Sold to Vickers-Armstrongs in 1950 and converted to a two-seat trainer. Flew under Class B markings G-15-175. ToIrish Air Corpsin August 1951 asIAC 162.Withdrawn from service on 8 July 1960 and stored. Sold to Tony Samuelson in March 1968, then to Sir William Roberts in 1970 and Nick Grace in 1979. Restored to airworthy condition in 1985, registered G-LFIX. Owned byCarolyn Graceand as of October 2016 based at Sywell, it wears the markings it wore when serving with 485 (New Zealand) Squadron.[159][86]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXcML417(N2TF). Delivered to443 RCAF Squadronin 1944 before being converted as a two-seater for the Indian Air Force asHS543in 1948. It was brought back to the UK to join The Fighter Collection and was rebuilt as a single seater in its original 443 Squadron Markings. Becoming airworthy in the UK in 1984 with the registration G-BJSG, it went to the United States in 2001 and registered N2TF.[160]It came back to the UK for some restoration work to be done and remerged in 2023 as a complete airframe, taking flight on June 20.[161]
  • Spitfire Tr.9NH341(G-CICK). Rebuilt to airworthy condition by the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo) (formallyHistoric Flying Limited) at Duxford. Restored as a two-seat Tr.9.[162]A former 411 Sqn machine, it wears the codes DB-E it wore when in service with the squadron.[163]
  • Spitfire Tr.9PT462(G-CTIX). Owned by the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo) and operated by Aerial Collective Duxford. It wears the markings SW-A of 253 Sqn RAF.[164]
  • Spitfire F Mk.IXPT879(G-PTIX). PT879 was built in 1944 and was delivered to Russia to be part of 2nd squadron, 767th Regiment, 122nd Division of the Russian Air Force. After 29 hours of service, it crashed in 1945 and was recovered completely by a socialist-capitalist farmer (who may have seen value in the aircraft in the future). Peter Monk purchased the Spitfire in 1998 and brought it to the UK. It was later acquired by Peter Teichman, owner of the Hangar 11 Collection for restoration.[165]The aircraft took to the skies over Biggin Hill on 28 October 2020.[citation needed]
  • Spitfire Tr.9PV202(G-CCCA). Served with33 Squadron,5R-Q, then with412 Squadronas WZ-M, later coded WZ-W. To 29 Maintenance Unite in July 1945. Sold to Vickers-Armstrongs in 1950 and converted to two-seat trainer. Carried Class B marks G-15-174. ToIrish Air Corpsin June 1951 asIAC 161.Flew until 1 December 1960 when withdrawn from active service due to a crack in the undercarriage strut. Became an instructional airframe. Sold to Sir William Roberts in April 197==0, to Strathallan Collection in 1972. Sold in 1979 to Nick Grace, later sold to Steve Atkins. Registered G-BHGH, later re-registered G-TRIX. Subsequently, sold to Richard Parker and restored to airworthy condition, it was flown again after restoration on 23 February 1990. Sold to Rick Roberts in 1992. Following a major accident at Goodwood in April 2000, the aircraft was sold to Karel Bos /Historic Flying Limited,based at Duxford and was rebuilt. Re-registered G-CCCA. Returned to an airworthy condition as Irish Air CorpsIAC 161,subsequently operated inRoyal Netherlands Air Forcelivery asH-98.As of October 2016, airworthy marked as 5R-H. Operated by the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo) and Aerial Collective Duxford, based at Duxford.[86]
  • Spitfire HF Mk.IXeRR232(G-BRSF). Built at Castle Bromwich in 1943 and returned to the UK by the late Jim Pearce in 1989, now owned by Martin Phillips, operated by Spitfires.com and based at Goodwood Aerodrome, West Sussex.[166]
  • Spitfire Tr.9SM520(G-ILDA). Spitfire Tr.9 SM520 (G-ILDA). Originally built in 1944 at Castle Bromwich under construction number CBAF10164. Found in a Scrap yard in South Africa in the 1980’s and restored to airworthy condition in 2008. Owned and operated by Spitfires.com, based at Goodwood Aerodrome, West Sussex and Solent Airport, Hampshire for Spitfire experience flights and Spitfire pilot training.[167]
TA805 on airshow display at Duxford
  • Spitfire HF Mk.IXeTA805(G-PMNF). Flies from the former RAF station atBiggin Hill.After the war, it was used by theSouth African Air Force,recovered from a scrap yard, and returned to England in the early 1990s. It wears 234 Squadron markings FX-M.[168]
TE308at an airshow, 2006
  • Spitfire HF Mk.IXeTD314(G-CGYJ). Operated by Aero Legends and maintained by the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo) at Duxford. This Spitfire was built as one of the last high-back Spitfires built in late 1944. It saw service in the RAF with183 Squadronand234 Squadronbefore it was delivered to theSAAF.It ended up in a scrapyard in South Africa in 1954 and was later rescued in 1969. After multiple owners over many years it ended up in Canada in 2009, which was where Aero Legends acquired it in 2011 and restored it to airworthy condition, with its first post-restoration flight on 7 December 2013.[169]
  • Spitfire Tr.9TE308(G-AWGB). Initially allocated to 33 Maintenance Unit, then to 29 Maintenance Unit. Sold to Vickers-Armstrongs in July 1950. Converted to a two-seat trainer. Flew under Class B markings G-15-176. ToIrish Air Corpsin July 1951 asIAC 163.Wheels-up landing on delivery atBaldonnel Airfieldon 30 July. Withdrawn from service 9 September 1961. Sold to Tony Samuelson in April 1968, registered G-AWGB. Restored to flying condition in a month. Appeared in the movieBattle of Britainand was also used for aerial filming where a camera was placed in the front cockpit allowing 'through the windscreen' shots to be captured, many of which appear in the film. Sold to Sir William Roberts in April 1970 then sold to Don Plumb in July. Registered CF-RAF. Reconverted to single-seater in 1973. Sold to Thomas Watson and registered N92477. Sold to Woodson K. Woods and reconverted to two-seater in 1979, re-registered N308WK. Sold to Bill Greenwood in 1983. Suffered an accident atGalveston, Texason 26 April 2008. As of October 2016, under restoration to airworthy condition by QG Aviation.[86]Its US civil register of N308WK was cancelled[170]and was sold to the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar in 2019.[171]The Spitfire flew again in August 2020 in the markings ofNo. 457 Squadron RAAF.[citation needed]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXTE517(G-RYIX). Airworthy in the UK. Built and delivered to the RAF in 1945 withNo. 313 Squadron RAFbefore being allocated to theCzech Air Force.TheIsraeli Air Forceacquired the Spitfire in 1948 as20–46.It was acquired by Robs Lamplough in 1977 and had the registration G-BIXP but not taken up.Charles Churchacquired the remains in 1984 and had it registered as G-CCIX before being acquired byKermit Weeksin 1992 after Charles Church's death.[125]It was sold to Peter Monk at the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar to be rebuilt to fly as G-JGCA.[126]This was completed in 2023 and flew again on 7 April.[citation needed]
PL965taxying out for a display
  • Spitfire PR Mk.XIPL965(G-MKXI). Operated by the Hangar 11 Collection atNorth Weald.The aircraft conducted over forty operational sorties with16 Squadron1944–45.[172]
  • Spitfire PR Mk.XIPL983(G-PRXI). Owned by the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo) at Duxford.[173]Ex RAF Photo-reconnaissance HQ and United States Embassy Flight. Restored to airworthy condition and flew in May 2018,[174]but suffered an undercarriage collapse on landing atMidden-Zeeland Airfield,Netherlands on 22 August 2019.[175]
  • Spitfire Fr Mk.XIVMV293(G-SPIT). Built in late 1944 and was sent to theRoyal Indian Air Forcein 1945. Nothing is known about its service in India, but the airframe was brought back to the UK in 1978 by Warbirds of Great Britain for restoration. Initially registered as G-BGHB but was later registered as G-SPIT before being acquired by The Fighter Collection and had its first flight after restoration in 1992. The plane used to be painted as an overall silver with codes OI-C to represent post-war RAF Spitfires, but in 2000 it was repainted in the markings ofMV268,JE-J, the markings ofJohnnie Johnson'sSpitfire Mk.XIV.[176]
  • Spitfire F Mk.XIVeRN201(G-BSKP). Delivered toBelgian Air Forcein 1948 asSG.31,where it served until it was mounted on a plinth after retirement. It remained as a monument atBeauvechainuntil it was acquired by the Historic Aircraft Collection in 1990 for restoration. Restored byHistoric Flying Limitedin 2002 and was registered as G-BSKP.[177]In 2007 it was exported to the United States where it received the registration N201TB. It was cancelled in 2019 and exported to the UK[178]and re-registered as G-BSKP, before flying again on 9 June 2020 at Sywell.[179]The aircraft is now back at Duxford with the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo).
  • Spitfire LF Mk.XVIeRW382(G-PBIX).RW382was built at Castle Bromwich in 1945 as a low-back Mk.XVI and was delivered toNo. 604 Squadronin 1947 before being retired in 1953. After starring in theBattle of Britainmovie and being a gate guard at various RAF stations, it was rebuilt to fly in 1991 in original 604 Squadron markings as NG-C and registered G-XVIA. It was exported to the United States in 1995 and registered as N382RW[180]before it was lost in a fatal crash in 1998. The wreckage was later exported to the United Kingdom, rebuilt as a high-back Spitfire, re-registered as G-PBIX and flew again in 2013 inNo. 322 (Dutch) Squadronmarkings of 3W-P.[181]RW382was repainted in 2020 as a Spitfire (WZ-RR) from309th Fighter SquadronUSAAF flown by Lieutenant Robert Conner in Italy 1944.[182]
  • Spitfire Mk.XVITD248(G-OXVI). Built in 1944 and entered service in 1945. It saw service withNo.695 Squadronbefore being withdrawn from service in 1953. Displayed at Hooton Park, Cheshire before Historic Flying Ltd acquired the Spitfire and began restoration in 1988 for its first post-rebuild flight in 1992. the aircraft now wears the insignia of aNo. 74 SquadronSpitfire XVI,[183]but the codes are the initials of its pilot: Cliff Spink.[184]
TE184wearing the short-lived 308 Sqn markings at Kraków Air Show, 2014
  • Spitfire LF Mk.XVIeTE184(G-MXVI). Operated from the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar, Biggin Hill, Kent. Since 2017, it has had the colours and markings of 9N-B to represent the Mk.XVI flown by Czechoslovak ace Flt Lt Otto Smik who was Squadron Commander of 127 Squadron when based at Grimbergen, Belgium, in November 1944. During June 2014 it was briefly marked asZF-Uof308 (Polish) Squadronto replicate the mount ofJerzy Glowczewski,a veteran who had flown a similarly marked and coded Spitfire on 1 January 1945 when he claimed an FW-190 over Ghent, Belgium. The Air Picnic at the Polish Air Museum in Kraków on Saturday 28 June 2014 was attended by both TE184 in these special markings and also Jerzy Glowczewski, allowing him to be reunited with a machine in 'his' markings.TE184was brought to Poland for this occasion by Jacek Mainka, the first Pole ever to fly a Spitfire into and in Poland. Jacek's late grandfather, Ryszard Kwiatkowski, was a mechanic with 303 and 308 Squadrons during the war and saw Glowczewski off in ZF-U for that mission.[4]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.XVIeTE311.The aircraft's Movement Card indicates it was awaiting allocation from Castle Bromwich on 8 June 1945 and at 39 MU eight days later. On 3 October the aircraft was allocated to the ECFS Handling Squadron at Hullavington for trials. In February 1946 it was transferred to 33, or possibly 39 MU and remained in storage until being allocated to 1689 FPT Flight at Aston Down on 31 May 1951. On 21 June it was involved in a landing accident while being piloted by F/Lt. RM Doig (South African), requiring on-site repair by Vickers Armstrong, returning to service on 13 December. In April 1953 the aircraft was allocated to the Ferry Training Unit at Benson, however by late September it was transferred back to storage with 33 MU. TE311's final operational use was a very brief allocation in January/February 1954 to 2 CAACU Langham, before returning to 33 MU. On 11 August 1955, the aircraft was sent to Tangmere for Gate Guardian duties until being loaned for participation in the Battle of Britain Film, with a mock wooden 'high back' and possibly restored to taxi condition. In 1971 it was thought to be back at Benson but on the gate, though at some point (possibly 1977) it was transferred to the RAF Exhibition Flight. In 2000 TE311 arrived at the BBMF alongside TB382 as spare parts airframes. In 2002,TE311was determined to be in a good enough condition to be restored to fly, and had its first flight in 58 years in October 2012. Since May 2018, it flies with the markings SZ-G, markings once carried by TD240 ofNo. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron.[185]
  • Spitfire Mk.XIXPS853(G-RRGN). Operated by Rolls-Royce Heritage Flight. Officially retired into ceremonial and display duties in 1957,PS853was acquired by Rolls-­‐Royce in 1996 after being operated for decades by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.[186]
  • Spitfire PR Mk.XIXPM631.Operated by the RAFBattle of Britain Memorial FlightatRAF ConingsbyinLincolnshire.Built as a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft in November 1945.[187]It currently wears the colours of a PR XIX from No 541 Squadron which performed photographic reconnaissance missions over Europe from early 1944 to the end of the war.[188]
  • Seafire LF Mk.IIIcPP972(G-BUAR). Owned by Air Leasing Ltd. Built in 1944 and delivered to 809 Squadron Fleet Air Arm before joining the Aeronavale (French Navy) as12F.2(later1F.9). It was purchased by a private individual in 1970 and was on static display in 1982 at the Resistance Museum at St Marcel.[189]An airworthy restoration began in 1988 and was registered as G-BUAR. It was later acquired by Air Leasing in 2012 and was completed in 2015.[190]
  • Seafire F Mk.XVIISX336(G-KASX). Owned by Tim J. Manna, Cranfield. Built byWestland Aircraftin 1946. Served with various units in theRoyal Navybefore it was scrapped in 1955. It was recovered in the 1970s as a bare fuselage and after a few owners, went to Tim Manna to finish the restoration. Took to the air for the first time since restoration in 2006.[citation needed]At some point after 2015, the aircraft was subject to an overhaul as part of a required major service for the Seafire. During this, the firewall was found to have been cracked (a known problem with Spitfires, and possibly caused or worsened by the 2011 gear-up landing) and had to be largely disassembled to check the structural integrity of the fuselage.[191]The restoration was completed and the first flight was carried out on 18 November 2021.[citation needed]
Static display
Mk.IP9444on display in the Science Museum, London
Spitfire F.21LA198with the animals atKelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum,Glasgow
  • Spitfire F Mk.21LA198.Built in September 1944 at South Marston. Assigned to No 1 Sqn (RAF Manston). On 12 May 1947, allocated to 602 Sqn (City of Glasgow) Royal Auxiliary Air Force. Used in theBattle of Britainfilm. Aircraft is on display since the July 2006 reopening ofKelvingrove Art Gallery and MuseumGlasgow.[205]
  • Spitfire F Mk.21LA255.First flown in March 1945 and served1 Squadronand91 Squadronbefore it was withdrawn from service. 1 Squadron gained ownership of the aircraft as a museum piece and displayed at various air bases wherever the squadron is based, most recently at RAF Lossiemouth.[206][4]
  • Spitfire F Mk.24PK683.On display atSolent SkyinSouthampton.[207]
  • Spitfire F Mk.24PK724.On display at theRoyal Air Force Museum,Hendon.[208]
  • Spitfire F Mk.24VN485.A former Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force aircraft on display at theImperial War Museum Duxford[209]it wears an all-over silver scheme with a red/whitespinner.
  • Seafire F Mk.XVIISX137.On display at theFleet Air Arm Museum,Yeovilton.[210]
Restoration or stored
  • Spitfire F Mk.IaP9372(G-CLIH). Under restoration at Biggin Hill, Kent, Dutch sources report she is owned by Dutchman Frits van Eerd, CEO of Dutch supermarket chain Jumbo.[211][212][127]
  • Spitfire F Mk.IaX4276(G-CDGU). Under restoration to fly. Built in 1940 and delivered to54 Squadronlater that year and flown byF/Lt Al Deerewith the codes KL-B and the name Kiwi III. It collided with X4650 in December 1940 (now airworthy in the UK) and subsequently struck off charge. The remains were recovered in 1987 and have been registered G-CDGU for an airworthy restoration.[213]
  • Spitfire F Mk.IIaP7819(G-TCHZ). Under restoration to fly. It became part of 9 Maintenance Unit before joining303 Squadronin 1941. It was shot down later that year which killed F/O Mierszwa.[214]The remains were later recovered and acquired by Martin Phillips for an airworthy restoration.[4]
  • Spitfire F Mk.IIa P8088 (G-CGRM). Call sign NKK, Borough of Lambeth. Owned by Mark Oliver Altrincham, Manchester, UK. Flown by Pilot Officer Alec Lumsden (UK) who adorned the aeroplane in Just Jake nose art and name Bette (rare for the RAF in 1941) Also flown by Pilot Officer Jens Gielstrup (Danish) Pre war novelist KIA and Flight Sergeant John Barry (Australia) KIFA
  • Spitfire F Mk.IIbP8331(G-KOSC). Under restoration to fly. Ordered as part of a consignment of 1000 Mk.II aircraft on 12 April 1939,P8331was taken on charge from the Castle Bromwich Spitfire factory on 12 March 1941. Delivered to 12 MU on 4 April continuing on to303Sqn "Kosciuszko Squadron" based at RAF Northolt on 13 May.P8331would fly some 52 combat missions with 303 Sqn in the little over six weeks it was operational. Of the 15 pilots who flew the aircraft, eight were Battle of Britain veterans, including CanadianJohnnyKent, and Polish flying legends Wojciech Kolaczkowski,BoleslawDrobinski,WaclawLapkowski, Piotr Laguna and Wiktor Strzembosz.P8331was being flown by Lapkowski on 4 June when it damaged an Bf 109 in combat over the English Channel between Dungeness and Cap Gris-Nez. On 17 June when being flown by Strzembosz it claimed a probable Bf 109 over Cap Gris-Nez again, and with the same pilot on 23 June had a confirmed Bf 109 kill Over North Desvres. Flown by Wing Commander Piotr Laguna leading the Northolt wing on a fighter offensive sweep on the Luftwaffe base at Coquelles on 27 June 1941,P8331was struck by ground fire and climbing for height Piotr was seen to bail out but was too low for his parachute to open.[215][216]P8331impacted the ground just west of the airfield and was to remain buried until 1986 when it was recovered by local archaeologists. The wreckage remained within the museum and with a small number of local collectors until 2018 when efforts were made to reunite all the wreckage recovered. In April 2020 the substantial remains consisting of propellers and hub, engine, forward fuselage including the majority of the cockpit and fuselage structure were accepted onto the UK CAA registry.[217]
  • Spitfire PR.IVAA810(G-PRID). Under restoration to fly by Spitfire AA810 Restoration Ltd who have contracted restoration oversight to Kennet Aviation Ltd at Old Warden in Bedfordshire. Ordered in July 1940 as a Mk.I fighter, this Spitfire was built at Vincents Garage in Reading in the summer of 1941. Test flown by Jeffrey Quill on 17 October 1941 it was delivered to 1 PRU at RAF Benson on 19 October. Assigned to C Flight, it was stationed at RAF Mount Farm in Oxfordshire until deployment to RAF Wick in Scotland in January 1942 as part of the hunt for Tirpitz. Shot down by Heinz Knoke and Dieter Gerhardt on 5 March 1943,AA810spent the next 76 years sitting on the side of a mountain near Surnadal in Norway. It was recovered in July 2018 and restoration began in March 2019.[218]AA810's last pilot was AlastairSandyGunn[219]who parachuted to safety and was captured. He was later one of the 76 officers who escaped from Stalag Luft III, he was caught and was of the 50 men executed on the orders of Adolf Hitler[220]
  • Spitfire F Mk.VbAD540(Blue Peter). On display at theDumfries and Galloway Aviation Museumat the formerRAF Dumfriesairfield. This aircraft was paid for by funds raised by the people ofNewmarketin 1941 and named after the winner of the 1939 Derby. During 1942, the aircraft was flying fromRAF Ayrpiloted byPilot OfficerDavid Gasphard Hunter Blair,RAFVR,tasked with providing air cover to theRMSQueen Marytroopship. During this mission, it was then tasked to intercept enemy aircraft inland. For some reason, the pilot was forced to bail out from the aircraft, which subsequently crashed nearCairnsmore of Carspahairn.The pilot was killed when hisparachutefailed to open. The aircraft was recovered by theDumfries and Galloway Aviation Museumwith help from aRoyal NavySea KingfromHMS Gannet,on 12 July 1993 and featured on an episode of the TV showBlue Peter.Wreckage andRolls-Royce Merlinengine currently on display to the public in unrestored condition.[4]
  • Spitfire PR Mk. IVBP926(G-PRIV). First flown on 2 April 1942[221]and delivered to the Soviet Air Force on 3 September 1944, before it was shot down by a Bf-109G on 18 June 1944. The wreckage was recovered at some point and is currently registered G-PRIV to Peter Arnold for an airworthy restoration[4]
  • Spitfire LF Mk. VbAD189(G-CHVJ). Built by Castle Bromwich and delivered toNo. 602 Squadron RAFin 1941. It ran out of fuel on a sortie and crashed in Crewkerne, Somerset when it was subsequently abandoned and struck off charge in 1942.[222]The wreckage was excavated and registered to George Farrant as G-CHJV in 2013 to fly.[4]
  • Spitfire F Mk.VbBL688(G-CJWO). Currently being restored to flight by Parnall Aircraft Company. The aircraft flew Forward Air Control over the beaches of Normandy during D-Day and remained active supporting ground troops and naval bombardment.[223]
  • Spitfire F Mk. VbBM539(G-SSVB). Built and delivered toNo. 242 Squadron RAFin June 1942, later serving withNo. 610 Squadron RAFin 1943,No. 485 Squadron RNZAFandNo. 19 Squadron RAFbefore being lost in a collision with BM323 on 9 July 1943.[224]The wreckage was recovered in 2007 and initially registered as G-CGBI to Robert Cole. Since April 2020, it was registered as G-SSVB to Thomas Gilbert to restore it to airworthy condition.[4]
  • Spitfire F Mk.VcEE606.In storage with Warbirds of Great Britain. Delivered to the RAAF asA58-106in 1942 and struck off charge in 1948. Was brought back to the UK in the 1980s and registered G-MKVC toCharles Churchof Spitfires Ltd. It flew in November 1988 but sadly crashed seven months later with the loss of Charles Church in July 1989. The CAA classified the aircraft as destroyed with the registry cancelled, but the wreckage was sold to Doug Arnold of Warbirds of Great Britain in 1990.[225]
  • Spitfire F Mk.VcEF545(G-CDGY). Owned by Aero Vintage Ltd, Duxford. It was delivered to the RAAF in 1943 asA58-149and assigned to79 Squadronwith the code UP-O.EF545flew in the RAAF until it was written off in 1944 after two landing accidents and a ground fire following a short circuit during an engine run. The remains were recovered in 1973 for (an incomplete) restoration which occurred in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. Some parts from this airframe were used to restoreJG891,butEF545is registered individually on the UK Civil Aviation Authority.[226]
  • Spitfire HF Mk. VcLZ844.Owned by Martin Cobb. Built in 1943 and delivered to the RAAF asA58-213that year, allotted toNo. 79 Squadron RAAFwith the codes UP-X. It got wrecked in a landing accident in December of that year and written off. The airframe was recovered in 1977 and restored to almost stock condition in 1996 (the four-bladed propeller (and possibly the engine also) came from aFairey Barracuda) in the markings ofR6915coded PR-U, later repainted asLZ844,coded UP-X. It was sold to Martin Cobb alongsideTE566in 2011, being stored atCotswold Airport.[227]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.VIIIJF872(G-RAAF). Delivered to the RAAF asA58-328and was struck off charge in 1948.[15][4]
  • Spitfire F Mk.VIIIJG668(G-CFGA). Delivered to the RAAF asA58-441and was struck off charge in 1948. Registered as G-CFGA to The Pembrokeshire Spitfire Aeroplane Company[15]
  • Spitfire Tr.9BS548.Owned by Vintage Fighter Restorations. Built as a Mk.IXb and flew in various squadrons includingNo. 341 Squadron RAF,with which it was flying when in was shot down in 1943. The remains were unearthed in 2012 and is being rebuilt as a two-seater.[228]Currently, the wings are with Vintage Fighter Restorations in Scone, New South Wales, while the fuselage is being restored in the UK by theAircraft Restoration Company(ARCo), and will fly with Vintage Fighter Restorations in Australia.[229]
  • Spitfire F Mk.IXEN179(G-TCHO). Under restoration to fly. Built and first flown in 1942 before joiningNo. 315 Polish Fighter Squadron.It later served withNo. 306 Polish Fighter SquadronandNo. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron[230]as SZ-J (other codes listed but only one with photographic evidence) before being shot down on 19 August 1943, killing the pilot: F/O Andrzej Prochnicki. The wreckage was recovered in 2005[231]and registered to Martin Phillips as G-TCHO.
  • Spitfire HF Mk.IXeMA764(G-MCDB). Under restoration to fly. Built at Castle Bromwich in 1943 and delivered toNo. 122 Squadron RAF(squadron code MT) in August 1943. The aircraft was shot down on 25 November 1943 over France by multiple Bf 109s. The wreckage was unearthed in 2005 and registered as G-MCDB to Mark Collenette in 2008 to be restored, but then acquired by the MSO Air and Space Museum in Turkey for an airworthy restoration at Biggin Hill, to join their museum.[232][233]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXeMK356.Operated by the RAFBattle of Britain Memorial FlightatRAF ConingsbyinLincolnshire.Built at Castle Bromwich and delivered toRAF Digbyin 1944.[234]On 25 May 2024, this aircraft crashed in a field to the east of RAF Coningsby and was severely damaged. The pilot, Squadron Leader Mark Long, died in the crash.[235]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXeML119(G-SDNI). Delivered toNo. 1 Squadron RAFin April 1944 and in December 1946, was delivered to the Czech Air Force asA-719.ML119 also flew with the IDFAF as20-20in 1948 and with the Burmese Air Force asUB441in 1955. By 1965, it was a retired aircraft and was a gate guardian in Burma in various places until 1998, when it left Burma for the United States. After a couple of changes in owners, it was registered as G-SDNI in 2009 for an airworthy restoration.[236][4]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXcML411.Delivered to Turkey in 1947 after serving with many squadrons in the RAF. It was recovered at some point and registered G-CBNU, but cancelled later on.[237]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXENH238.Built in 1944 and served with the Dutch Air Force as H-60 and later H-103. Transferred to the Belgian Air Force as SM-36 in 1953. It was registered there as OO-ARE in 1956 for target tug use and registered N238V in 1969 when it was sold to the United States.NH238was brought back to the UK and registered as G-MKIX in 1983. Flew as a warbird until its permit to fly expired in 1993, with the registration cancelled in 2002 and remaining in storage ever since.[238][4]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXPL258(G-NSFS). Initially, with 39 Maintenance Unit,[239]it was delivered to No.331 (Norwegian) squadron in 1944 and was involved in a mid-air collision with another Spitfire and belly-landed in the Netherlands. The remains were recovered in February 2018 and it is being restored to fly by theAircraft Restoration Company(ARCo) at Duxford. The Spitfire will be based in Norway with the Norwegian Spitfire Foundation once the restoration is completed, along with a Norwegian civil register.[240]
  • Spitfire Mk.IXPT989(G-CWIX). This Spitfire LF IX was built at Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory in 1944. It was supplied with a Merlin 66 engine. On 31 August 1944, it was transferred to 33 Maintenance Unit and then on 8 September 1944 it was moved to 52 Maintenance Unit. On 24 September 1944, it was loaded onboard merchant ship S256. On 13 October 1944 it departed, as part of convoy JW.61 headed for Hapmat (a code word for the USSR). Arrived on 30 October at Hapmat. 1 November 1944 it was delivered to No.767 Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Murmansk Air Defence Force. It crashed following a mid-air collision with Spitfire PT879 on a training exercise on 18 May 1945. In September 2014 it was rediscovered by aviation archaeologists in Murmansk. Imported to the UK and registered with the CAA in 2022 as G-CWIX by Greg Davis who is the owner and founder of "The Two-Seat Spitfire Page". Plans are afoot to have PT989 airworthy by 2025.[4]
  • Spitfire F Mk.IXeRK858(G-CGJE). This Spitfire was built in 1943 and in 1944 was delivered to the Soviet Air Force. No details about its service in Russia exist, apart from the fact that it was shot down at some point and was recovered in 1992 in a wrecked, but intact state.RK858was registered as G-JGCA to be restored to flight at Duxford.[241][4]
  • Spitfire F Mk.IXRK912(G-CLCS). Built and delivered to Casablanca in 1944 and bounced around Africa until 1945 when it was hit by flak and went down in Italy. In 2010 the remains were recovered and shipped to Duxford, where it was registered G-CLGS and will undergo an airworthy restoration.[242][4]
  • Spitfire LF Mk. IXSM639(G-CKYM). Built by Castle Bromwich in 1944 and delivered to the Soviet Air Force in February 1945.[243]It crashed in Russia at some point during service and the wreckage was recovered in 1994. Passing through various owners, it got a civilian registration of G-CKYM to Mark Bennet in 2019.[4]
TE566 in the UK before the RAF markings were applied
  • Spitfire Tr.9TE566.Owned by Martin Cobb. It was built in early 1945 and was deliveredNo. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAFwith the codes DU-A.[244]After the war ended, the squadron was transferred to theCzech Air Forceand TE566 went with the squadron. It joined the Israeli Air Force in 1949 as 20-32 until retired in 1956. It was recovered by Guy Black of Aero Vintage alongside MJ730 (now with Jerry Yagen in Virginia Beach) with the register G-BLCK. It was rebuilt as a standard LF Mk. IX in 1992 in Czech markings and insignia. The markings were modified in 1994 with RAF insignia and D-Day stripes (the codes and other markings remained) and flew in the UK by Historic Aircraft Collection until sold to Andrew Torr of South Africa in 1998 with the register ZU-SPT. Mike Snoyman acquired the plane in January 2002, only for it to crash four months later at its base atWonderboom Airportwith the loss of Mike Snoyman. The wreck was sold by insurance to Aviation Australia in Brisbane, to be rebuilt as a two-seater with the registration of VH-IXT. It was acquired by Martin Cobb in 2011 alongsideLZ844and is stored atCotswold Airport.[245][4]
  • Spitfire F Mk.XIIEN224(G-FXII). Under restoration to airworthy condition atRAF Bentwatersin Suffolk. Previously stated that would be complete by June 2012.[246]
  • Spitfire F Mk.XIVcRM689(G-ALGT). In storage at East Midlands with Rolls-Royce. Delivered to350th Squadronin 1945 as MN-E[247]and later acquired by Rolls-Royce in 1949 and refurbished to fly with the registration G-ALGT. It flew in theBattle of Britainmovie with period-accurate markings before returning to Rolls-Royce. It was painted in the markings ofRM619,AP-D ofNo. 130 Squadronbefore being repainted in original markings of MN-E of350th Squadron.The Spitfire crashed during an airshow atWoodford Aerodromein 1992 with the loss of the pilot and the civil registration cancelled by the CAA. Ten years later, the registration G-ALGT was reassigned toRM689for a new-build restoration by Rolls-Royce Heritage Hangar before being moved to long-term storage in 2010.[248]
  • Spitfire F Mk. XIVRM694(G-DBKL). Under restoration to fly. Built in October 1943 at Chattis Hill shadow factory with a Griffon 65, it was delivered toNo. 91 Squadron RAFin July 1944. It would carry out 30 missions to interceptV-1 flying bombs,with a kill credited to Flying Officer Elcock while flying RM694 on 7 August 1944. The aircraft would be transferred toNo.402 Squadron RCAFlater on and wrecked in September 1944, being repaired back to service on 21 April 1945. The Central Fighter Establishment would be the last group to fly RM694, with the Spitfire grounded in November 1948, becoming an instructional airframe as6640M.Over the decades, passing through several owners, the wings were used to rebuildNH904in the 1960s with 2021 finally bringing the fuselage of RM694 to Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar to take to the skies, registered as G-DBKL.[249]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.XVIeSL611(G-SAEA). This MK.XVI served withNo. 603 Squadron RAFin 1947 before it was lost in a crash that year with the loss of Flt Lt Donald James Ott Loudon. The wreckage was recovered in 1997 and the aircraft has since 2005 undergone a long-term restoration to fly, getting the registration of G-SAEA in 2015.[250][251][252]
  • Spitfire LF Mk. XVIeTE356.Under restoration at Biggin Hill. It was built and delivered to the RAF in 1945 withNo. 695 Squadron RAFwith the codes 4M-M and 8Q-Z. After retirement, it would be used as an instructional airframe before it would join the Battle of Britain movie as a taxiable airframe, where it would make an unplanned "hop" into the sky during a fast taxi. Various attempts after the film to get the Spitfire in airworthy condition failed, but a restoration finally occurred in the late 1980s and made its first post-rebuild flight on 16 December 1987 as G-SXVI. In 1990 the aircraft joined the Evergreen Aircraft Collection in Oregon with the registration N356EV, later N356TE.TE356suffered an undercarriage collapse on landing in 1996 but was later repaired. After it left the Evergreen collection, the aircraft went "into hiding" for a while, butTE356went to Biggin Hill in 2019 to be restored.[253][4]
  • Spitfire F Mk. XVIIITZ219.Under restoration in the UK to fly. Delivered to the Indian Air Force in 1947 as HS683 and was retired in 1962 and became an instructional airframe. It was brought into the ownership of the Indian Air Force Museum in 2019. The plan was for it to be on static display, but an airworthy restoration was possible.[4][254]The aircraft ended up being sent to Air Leasing at Sywell, who will restore this aircraft back to airworthiness before being returned to India for their Indian Air Force Historic Flight.[255]
  • Spitfire PR Mk.XIXPS915.Under major refurbishment at Duxford by theAircraft Restoration Company.Operated by the RAFBattle of Britain Memorial FlightatRAF ConingsbyinLincolnshire.Entered service too late for the war, joining No.541 Squadron atRAF Bensonin June 1945.[256][257]Before entering refurbishment it wore the colours and markings ofPS888,a PRXIX of 81 Squadron based at Seletar in Singapore during the Malaya Campaign. This aircraft conducted the last ever operational sortie by an RAF Spitfire when, on 1 April 1954, it flew a photographic mission over an area of jungle in Johore thought to contain hideouts for Communist guerrillas. For the occasion, the aircraft's ground crew painted the inscription 'The Last!’ on the left engine cowling[258]
  • Spitfire F Mk.22PK519(G-SPXX). Under amateur restoration by Peter Arnold in the UK. Delivered toNo. 615 Squadronin 1949[259]and lost in a collision withPK518.The wreckage was recovered in 2001 and Peter Arnold acquired it in 2012 for an airworthy restoration.[4]
  • Spitfire F Mk. 22PK624.Under restoration to fly. After construction, the aircraft was sent to storage at 6 MU for a number of years, before finally being delivered to614 Squadronas RAU-T on 25 August 1948. After two years, the aircraft went back to storage with 6 MU. PK624 was later sent to 9 MU and in 1951, was being prepped for sale to the Syrian Air Force, which didn't end up happening and was kept with the RAF until its retirement in 1953. In 1957, some members of604 Squadronwere looking after it and flying it (although not officially an RAF aircraft) which was the last time it would fly before going on gate guardian display atRAF Uxbridge,which for some reason was painted with the serialWP916,which is a de Havilland Chipmunk serial. This was fixed in 1963 and moved toRAF Station Northoltwhere it would stay for the next seven years. It was moved again in 1970 toRAF Abingdonwhere it was repainted in its614 Squadronmarkings. This would be its last 'posting' before its value was recognised in 1989, and like all other gate guardian aircraft of that time, were brought down to protect them from further effects from the elements, which sawPK624moved toRAF St Athan.The Fighter Collection negotiated with the MoD to get the Spitfire from them in 1994, who have been over time, cleaning up the aircraft and undergoing the required work to see the aircraft fly again.[260]
  • Spitfire F Mk. 22PK664.Under restoration to fly. This aircraft was a gate guardian at several airbases until it was put into storage at the RAF Museum Reserve Collection in Stafford. The aircraft was sold to Kennet Aviation in exchange for a failed recovery attempt to retrieve a P-40E from Egypt.PK664is now undergoing its own restoration, with the fuselage at Airframe Assemblies being rebuilt as of 2020.[191]
  • Seafire LF Mk.IIIRX168(G-BWEM). Under restoration to airworthiness. Delivered to the Irish Air Corps asIAC 157until becoming an instructional airframe in 1953. It was possibly broken up in the 1960s, but became a restoration project sometime after and registered G-BWEM in 1995.[261]
  • Seafire F Mk.XVSR462(G-TGVP). Flew with the Burmese Air Force before being retired as a gate guard. It was recovered in the 1990s and was previously under restoration inMissouribefore heading to the UK for restoration, registered G-TGVP, with the restoration happening at Kennet Aviation at Old Warden.[262][191]
  • Seafire F Mk.XVIISX300(G-RIPH). Its military service is not well known, but it was recovered by Peter Arnold in 1973. It is now owned by Seafire Displays Ltd, Cayman Islands, but at Old Warden in the UK with Kennet Aviation for restoration.[263][191]
  • Seafire F Mk.46LA546(G-CFZJ). Recovered in 1971 by Peter Arnold at the same time asLA564for restoration.[264]It is now registered to Craig Charleston as G-CFZJ.[4]
  • Seafire F Mk.46LA564(G-FRSX). Recovered in 1971 by Peter Arnold at the same time asLA546for restoration.[265]It is now owned by Seafire Displays Ltd, Cayman Islands, but at Old Warden for restoration to fly.[4]In 2020, the fuselage was being prepared to be sent to Airframe Assemblies on the Isle of Wight to be rebuilt.[191]

United States

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Airworthy
  • Spitfire F Mk.IaP9374(N92SQ). Owned by Ellenville LLC. Restored to airworthy condition byHistoric Flying Limited,made its first post-restoration flight at Duxford on 9 September 2011, registered as G-MKIA.[266]Previously owned by the Mark One Partnership LLC at Duxford Airfield. In July 2017 it was sold to a private owner in the United States with the register N92SQ.[267]It wears the exact colours it wore flying with 92 Sqn from RAF Croydon when shot down on 24 May 1940,P9374 / -J,and it landed on the beach at Calais, France. It was flown by Flying Officer Peter Cazenove, who survived the crash and was taken prisoner by the Germans. He was held inStalag Luft IIIand involved inthe Great Escape.[127]
  • Spitfire F Mk.VcAR614(N614VC). Owned by the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum in Everett, Washington. It was built in 1942 by Westland Aircraft and was delivered to312 (Czech) Squadron.In 1945 it became an instructional airframe and remained that way until sold to a Canadian Museum in 1963.[268]It became airworthy in the 1990s before joining FHCAM in 1999 in its 312 Squadron markings.[269]
BL628on display at Oshkosh 2008
  • Spitfire F Mk.VbBL628(N628BL). Owned byLewis Air Legendsand based in Encinal, Texas. It wears the markingsYO-Dof 401 (RCAF) Squadron at RAF Gravesend, which it wore during 1942 as the personal aircraft of G. B. "Scotty" Murray.BL628had the nameMarionpainted on the fuselage just forward of the cockpit after the pilot's girlfriend, and this detail has been faithfully replicated.[270]
  • Spitfire F Mk.VbEP122(N5TF). Owned by Comanche Fighters, Texas. This Spitfire was built in 1942 and saw service in Malta with249 Squadron,185 Squadronand1435 Squadron.[271]The aircraft crashed landed on 27 March 1943 on the cliffside ofDwejra Bay, Gozoand subsequently pushed over the cliff into the sea. The wreckage was recovered in the 1970s and flew in the UK with the civil register G-CISV.[272]It starred in the 2017 filmDunkirk.[132]The plane was exported to the United States in 2018 and registered N5TF.[140]
  • Spitfire F Mk.IXBR601(N64SQ). Built in 1942 and delivered toNo. 64 Squadron RAFthat year as SH-F. Over its time with the RAF, BR601 also served with453 Squadronas FU-S,129 Squadronas DV-S,316 Squadronas SZ-H before joining165 Squadronin 1944.[273]It survived the war and joined the SAAF with the serial 5631 (one number beforeRR232as5632,airworthy in the UK) in 1949. After SAAF service, it was used as a parts frame to restoreMA793(now in Brazil) before being "rebuilt" itself and on display at a scrapyard in 1976. 10 years later, the aircraft was removed from display and sold to the UK in storage, before becoming airworthy in the UK as G-CIYF, wearing its original 64 Squadron markings of SH-F. It was exported to the US later that year to join theCollings Foundationas N64SQ.[274]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXeMJ730(N730MJ). Owned by Jerry Yagen and based at theMilitary Aviation Museum,Virginia Beach, Virginia.In April 1944MJ730was assigned toNo. 417 Squadron RCAF,then operating inItaly.It flew 95 missions as an escort for American bombers over northern Italy. In June 1946, it was transferred to theItalian Air Force.In 1947,MJ730was used in the filmThunderbolt!,directed byWilliam Wyler.In 1951 it was sold to the Israeli Air Force, and after service ended up in anIsraelplayground. In the 1970s a collector transported it back to Britain for restoration.FedExfounderFred Smithbought it in 1986.[275][276][277]
MK959on display at Oshkosh 2005
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXcMK959(N959RT). Owned by theTexas Flying Legends Museum.[278]
  • Spitfire FR Mk.XIVeNH749(N749DP). Owned and operated by theCommemorative Air Force,based atCamarillo airport, Southern California.Built in late 1944,NH749was shipped to India in July 1945 to serve with the RAF'sSouth East Asia Command(SEAC) squadrons. Rendered surplus to requirements by the Japanese surrender in August 1945NH749was placed in storage and sold to theIndian Air Forcein late 1947. In 1978 it was rediscovered and transported to England by the Hayden-Bailey brothers. After restoration to flying conditionNH749was sold to Keith Wickenden with the civil registration G-MXIV.NH749was later sold to David Price'sMuseum of Flyingin the United States and was operated from 1985 to 2005 when it was once again sold, this time to the CAF. It wears a SEAC colour scheme with the markings-L.[279]
  • Spitfire F Mk.XIVeSM832(N54SF). Built in 1945 and served with the Indian Air Force. It was brought back to the UK and restored to flight in 1995 as G-WWII before going to France as F-AZSJ. In 2002 it was brought back to the UK as G-WWII. It was acquired in 2004 by Planes of Fame in Chino, California as N54SF. Currently registered to Comanche Fighters in Texas.[citation needed]
  • Spitfire FR MK.XVIeTB252(N752TB). Delivered toNo. 329 Squadron RAFon 1 March 1945 andNo. 341 Squadron RAFon the 15th of that month. It later served with No.350 Squadron of the Belgian Air Force in 1946 before it became a gate guardian in 1955. It remained as a monument until 1988 when it was acquired by Historic Flying, before undergoing restoration to fly by Avpsecs in Ardmore, New Zealand.[280]The aircraft made its first post-rebuild flight on 18 December 2020 as ZK-NLJ.[citation needed]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.XVIeTE392(N14TS). Owned by Condor LLc in Florida, United States. Was a gate guard at a number of RAF airfields, including RAF Kemble and RAF Hereford, between 1952 and 1984. Originally built as a low-back airframe with a 'bubble' canopy, it was restored into a high-back configuration and flew again in Florida on 24 December 1999 with the FAA register N97RW.[281]It was owned by theLone Star Flight Museum(LSFM) inGalveston, Texasand was in storage following damage sustained duringHurricane Ike.[282]It wore the markings and colours ZX-Z to represent the aircraft of Sqn LdrLance C. WadeNo. 145 Squadron RAF,aTexanwho flew with the RAF from 1940 to 1944 and went on to become an ace.[283]The FAA tail number was cancelled on 19 December 2018 and was sold to Bishopp Aviation Pty Ltd for Fighter Pilot Adventure Flights in Australia who restored the aircraft back to airworthy condition.[284]It made its first post-restoration flight on 13 January 2020 registered as VH-XWE (then VH-RAF), and flew in their 'Fly with a Spitfire' event once a month.[285]TE392was exported back to the States in May 2022 and assigned with the registration N14TS.[286]
SM969on static display at an airshow, Duxford UK
  • Spitfire FR Mk.XVIIIeSM969(N969SM). Built and delivered to the RAF before being delivered to the Indian Air Force with the tail numberHS877.It was brought back to the UK in 1978 with the restoration beginning in 2006. The aircraft became airworthy again in 2008 with the register G-BRAF. Later that year it was sent to the USA being registered N969SM.[287]
Static display
BL370on display at the National World War II Museum, New Orleans
  • Spitfire F Mk. VbBL370.Was built and delivered to the RAF before crashing in 1944. It was recovered in the 1980s and rebuilt for display at the National World War II Museum.[289]
EN474on display at the Smithsonian, Washington DC
  • Spitfire HF Mk. VIIcEN474.It was built in 1943 for the RAF but later allocated to the USAAF for evaluation. Was retired to theNational Air and Space Museumin 1947 and put on display in 1974, where it has been ever since.[292]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.VIIIcMT719(N719MT). Airworthy with theCavanaugh Flight MuseuminAddison, Texas.This aircraft served withNo. 17 Squadron(RAF) in both India and Burma during 1944/1945. It was transferred to the Royal Indian Air Force at the end of 1947 and served as an instructional airframe. Today it wears the markings and codes worn during its 17 Squadron service as YB-J.[293]Removed from public display when the museum indefinitely closed on 1 January 2024. To be moved toNorth Texas Regional AirportinDenison, Texas.[294]
  • Spitfire LF Mk.IXcMK923(N521R). On display at theMuseum of FlightinSeattle, Washingtonfollowing acquisition in 2000. This Spitfire was formerly owned by the late actorCliff Robertson.From 1972 until 1994, it was flown by Jerry Billing, a Canadian Second World War Spitfire pilot, until he retired from flying Spitfires at age 75. Billing set a record for most Spitfire experience while flying this Spitfire (521⁄2years).[295]During Robertson's ownership and Billing's pilot tenure with MK923, the aircraft was mainly based inWindsor, Ontario,Canada. It wears the markings and codes it wore when serving withNo. 126 SquadronatRAF Sawbridgeworth,Hertfordshire in mid to late 1944 as 5J-Z.[296]
  • Spitfire PR Mk.XIPA908.On display at theNational Museum of the United States Air Force,Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,nearDayton, Ohio.[297]
  • Spitfire FR Mk.XIVeMT847.On display at thePima Air and Space Museumin the USA.[citation needed]
  • Seafire FR Mk.47VP441(N47SF). The final variant of the Spitfire family. Owned by Jim Smith and based at his private facility in Montana following restoration by Ezell Aviation.[298]
Restoration or stored
  • Spitfire LF Mk.XVIeTE476(N476TE). Owned byKermit Weeksand under refurbishment at hisFantasy of Flightfacility, Polk City, Florida.[299]It wears the markings and colours GE-D to representTB900the personal mount of Sqn Ldr Lallemand OC,349 (Belgian) Squadron RAFin 1945–1946. The original aircraft,TB900,was a presentation Spitfire named "Winston Churchill" and the name is faithfully replicated on the Port side of the fuselage just below the cockpit along with the tally of aircraft kills and tank victories. Its Merlin engine fired up again on 14 January 2015 after 17 years of inactivity.[citation needed]
PR503on display at Oshkosh Air Show, 2010
  • Seafire F Mk.XVPR503(N503PR). Like all Seafire Mk.XVs, this aircraft was built too late for the war but served in the Royal Navy and Canadian Navy post-war. It sat in outdoor storage for many years and passed through many hands before being sold to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum until 1993. At some point, it was acquired by Jim Cooper who restored it to airworthy condition in 2010, resplendent with its original Royal Navy colour scheme.[300]

Zimbabwe

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PK355on display at Gweru, January 2006
Static display
  • Spitfire F Mk.22PK355.On display at the Gweru Military Museum, Gweru, Zimbabwe since 1993.PK355was built at the Castle Bromwich factory, Birmingham and delivered to the Southern Rhodesian AF asSR.65on 28 March 1951, it transferred to the Royal Rhodesian AF asRRAF65in October 1954. After its active servicePK355was initially displayed at the Bulawayo Museum from June 1955 to 1957, then went on to be displayed mounted on a plinth at Thornhill Air Base, Rhodesia between 1960 and 1981. Displayed between 1981 and 1990 at New Sarum Air Base in the Zimbabwe Air Force Museum before transferring to its current location.[4]

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