Spitfire P7350 Mk Iia Bbmf Raf Coningsby 20th Aug 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. Spitfire p7350 is a mk iia but is currently presented as spitfire mk 1a n3162, of no 41 squadron, coded ‘eb g’, the aircraft flown by the top scoring battle of britain fighter ace, pilot officer eric lock, on 5 september 1940, when he achieved 4 confirmed kills and one probable kill in a single day.
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Spitfire P7350 Shot Down 80 Years Ago This Month During The Battle Of 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. 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. P7350 departing raf coningsby this evening (7.9.2012) p7350 is the oldest airworthy spitfire in the world and the only spitfire still flying to have actually fought in the battle of britain. believed to be the 14th of 11,989 spitfires built at the castle bromwich ‘shadow’ factory in birmingham, ‘p7’ entered service in august 1940. Battle of britain memorial flight supermarine spitfire mk iia p7350 in the maintenance hangar at raf coningsby. and as you can see, the maintenance is absolutely meticulous! 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.
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