P7350 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Iia United Kingdom Battle Of Header image: bbmf spitfire mk iia p7350, photographed in 2006 with the 603 sqn code letters ‘xt w’, which it is thought it wore in october 1940. (photo: john dibbs) eighty years ago this month, on 25th october 1940, towards the end of the battle of britain, spitfire mk iia p7350 was almost lost for the first time. A brief history of spitfire p7350 (mk iia) p7350 is the oldest airworthy spitfire in the world and the only spitfire still flying today to have actually fought in the battle of britain. she is believed to be the 14th aircraft of 11,989 built at the castle bromwich ‘shadow' factory, birmingham. entering service in the august of 1940, she flew.
P7350 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Iia United Kingdom Battle Of Last info: 2013. history: ordered as part of contract b981687 39, april 12, 1938. built by supermarine aviation at the castle bromwich facility, birmingham, 1940. merlin xii fitted. believed to be the 14th spitfire built at castle bromwich. delivered to royal air force at p7350, 1940. boc, 6 mu, raf brize norton, august 13, 1940. From april 2019, p7350 represents 54 squadron’s spitfire mk 1 r6981, 'kl b', "kiwi iii", the personal aircraft of the then flt lt al deere dfc from 10 jul 1940. (the official start of the battle of britain) until 15 august (when it was lost after deere bailed out due to damage incurred in combat with me bf109s). max. Spitfire f mk.iia p7350. operated by the raf battle of britain memorial flight at raf coningsby in lincolnshire. 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. P7350 would have suffered similar damage after being shot down and force landed, wheels up, on 25th october 1940. in last month’s newsletter we reminded readers that bbmf spitfire mk iia p7350 was shot down 80 years ago on 25th october 1940, during the closing stages of the battle of britain.
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Spitfire P7350 Shot Down 80 Years Ago This Month During The Battle Of Spitfire f mk.iia p7350. operated by the raf battle of britain memorial flight at raf coningsby in lincolnshire. 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. P7350 would have suffered similar damage after being shot down and force landed, wheels up, on 25th october 1940. in last month’s newsletter we reminded readers that bbmf spitfire mk iia p7350 was shot down 80 years ago on 25th october 1940, during the closing stages of the battle of britain. P7350 is the oldest airworthy spitfire in the world and the only spitfire still flying today to have actually fought in the battle of britain. she is believed to be the 14th aircraft of 11,989 built at the castle bromwich ‘shadow' factory, birmingham. entering service in the august of 1940, she flew in the battle of britain serving with 266. Then, on 17 october 1940, p7350 was one of 13 mk iia spitfires transferred to no 603 (city of edinburgh) squadron (auxaf) at hornchurch. the aircraft’s code letters were changed to 603 squadron codes; the individual aircraft letter is not definitely known, but the best guess is that p7350 was coded ‘xt w’.
P7350 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Iia United Kingdom Battle Of P7350 is the oldest airworthy spitfire in the world and the only spitfire still flying today to have actually fought in the battle of britain. she is believed to be the 14th aircraft of 11,989 built at the castle bromwich ‘shadow' factory, birmingham. entering service in the august of 1940, she flew in the battle of britain serving with 266. Then, on 17 october 1940, p7350 was one of 13 mk iia spitfires transferred to no 603 (city of edinburgh) squadron (auxaf) at hornchurch. the aircraft’s code letters were changed to 603 squadron codes; the individual aircraft letter is not definitely known, but the best guess is that p7350 was coded ‘xt w’.
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