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Spitfire, where are they now?

How many countries have Spitfires flying?

I can think of the newest must be Neu Zeland? i think is how you spell their name? with a sale of a twin seater Spitfire there recently.

Sweden gained a single seat Spitfire i have read recently?

USA has i think 5? and the UK has the daddys lot - 54 which fly? and more to come?

What other countries does one find the Spitfire in?

New Zealand

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Oh sorry didnt know how it was meant to be spelt.

http://www.military-airshows.co.uk/spitaw.htm

Not sure when the link above was last updated.

Try using the WIX WARBIRDS REGISTRY it's very useful


http://www.warbirdregistry.org/


Steve

Here is a little spreadsheet I prepared for publication last year. It might need the gentlest of refreshing.

It lists all the Spitfires that have flown since the Battle of Britain film of 1969, and their current status.

PeterA

No. RAF Civil Reg. Mk. No. Owner/Cutodian Location Status
1 AR213 G-AIST F. Mk. Ia Sheringham Aviation Booker UK Fully airworthy
2 P7350 Military F. Mk. IIa MoD Coningsby, UK Fully airworthy
3 AB910 Military LF. Mk. Vb MoD Coningsby, UK Fully airworthy
4 AR501 G-AWII LF. Mk. Vc ShuttleworthTtrust Old Warden, UK Under major refurbishment
5 AR614 N614VC F. Mk. Vc Paul Allen / FHC Seattle, Washington USA Fully airworthy
6 BL628 N628BL F. Mk. Vb Rod Lewis Texas, USA Fully airworthy
7 BM597 G-MKVB F. Mk. Vb Guy Black / HAC Duxford, UK Fully airworthy
8 EE606 G-MKVC F. Mk. Vc David Arnold (Parts only) Total write-off. Crash
9 EP120 G-LFVB F. Mk. Vb Stephen Grey / TFC Duxford, UK Fully airworthy
10 JG891 N**** F. Mk. Vc (trop) Tom Blair / Spitfire Ltd Kissimee,USA Fully airworthy
11 MT719 N719MT LF. Mk. VIII Jim Cavanaugh / CFM Dallas, Texas, USA Fully airworthy
12 MT818 G-AIDN TR. Mk. VIII Paul Andrews UK Under major refurbishment
13 MV154 G-BKMI HF. Mk. VIII Rob Lamplough Filton, UK Fully airworthy
14 MV239 VH-HET HF. Mk. VIII David Lowy Temora, Australia Fully airworthy
15 NH631 Military LF. Mk. VIII Indian A/F Hist. Flight Palam India Flying suspended
16 MA793 N930LB F. Mk. IX TAM Museum Sao Carlos, Brazil Museum display
17 MH367 ZK-WDQ TR, Mk IX Doug Brooker Ardmore, New Zealand Fully airworthy
18 MH434 G-ASJV LF. Mk. IX Old Flying Machine Co Duxford, UK Fully airworthy
19 MH415 N415MH LF. Mk. IX Wilson Edwards Big Spring, Texas, USA Long term storage
20 MJ627 G-BMSB TR. Mk. IX Maurice Bayliss East Kirkby, UK Fully airworthy
21 MJ730 N730MJ LF. Mk. IX Jerry Yagen Suffolk, Virginia, USA Fully airworthy
22 MJ772 N8R TR. Mk. IX Doug Champlin Seattle, Washington USA Museum display
23 MK297 NXBL LF. Mk. IX * Hamilton, Canada Total write-off. Fire
24 MK356 Military LF. Mk. IX MoD Coningsby, UK Fully airworthy
25 MK732 PH-OUQ LF. Mk. IX RNethAF Hist Flight Gilze Rijen, Netherlands Fully airworthy/accident repair
26 MK912 C-FFLC LF. Mk. IX Ed Russell Niagara, Canada Fully airworthy
27 MK923 N521R LF. Mk. IX Craig McCaw / MoF Seattle, Washington USA Museum display
28 MK959 N959RT LF. Mk. IX Tom Duffy Milville, New Jersey, USA Fully airworthy
29 ML407 G-LFIX TR. Mk. IX Carolyn Grace Bentwaters, UK Fully airworthy
30 ML417 N2F LF. Mk. IX Tom Freidkin Chino, California, USA Fully airworthy
31 NH238 G-MKIX LF. Mk. IXe David Arnold Greenham Common Long term storage
32 PL344 G-IXCC F. Mk. IX Tom Blair Duxford, UK Fully airworthy
33 PT462 G-CTIX TR. Mk. IX Anthony Hodgson Bryn Gwyn Bach, UK Fully airworthy
34 PV202 G-CCCA TR. Mk. IX Karel Bos / HFL Duxford, UK Fully airworthy
35 TA805 G-PMNF HF. MK. IX Peter Monk Biggin Hill, UK Fully airworthy
36 TE213 Military HF. Mk. IXe SAAF Museum Flight Lanseria, South Africa Major accident - Stored
37 TE308 N308WK TR. Mk. IX Bill Greenwood Aspen, Colorado, USA Fully airworthy/accident repair
38 TE554 Military LF. Mk. IXe Israeli Air Force Musem Beersheba, Israel Fully airworthy
39 TE566 VH-IXT LF. Mk. IXe Aviation Australia Brisbane, Australia Major accident - Stored
40 PL965 G-MKXI PR. Mk. XI Peter Teichman North Weald, UK Fully airworthy
41 PL983 G-PRXI PR. Mk. XI Propshop / HFL Duxford, UK Under major refurbishment
42 MV293 G-BGHB FR. Mk. XIVe Stephen Grey / TFC Duxford, UK Fully airworthy
43 NH749 NX749DP FR. Mk. XIVe Commemorative Air Force Camarillo, California, USA Under major refurbishment
44 NH799 ZK-XIV FR. Mk. XIV Provenance Fighters Inc Ardmore, New Zealand Under major refurbishment
45 NH904 N114BP FR. Mk. XIV Bob Pond Palm Springs, Ca, USA Fully airworthy
46 RM689 G-ALGT F. Mk. XIVe Rolls Royce Bristol, UK Under major refurbishment
47 RN201 G-BSKP F. Mk. XIVe Tom Blair / Spitfire Ltd Kissimmi, Florida,USA Fully airworthy
48 SM832 N54SF F. Mk. XIVe Tom Freidkin Chino, California, USA Fully airworthy
49 TZ138 C-GSPT FR. Mk. XIVe Robert Jens Vancouver, Canada Airworthy, resting
50 RR263 Military LF. Mk. XVIe Musee de l'Air Paris, France Museum display
51 RW382 NX382RW LF. Mk. XVIe Steve Vizard I.O.W. UK Major accident - Stored
52 RW386 G-BXVI LF. Mk. XVIe Biltima Sweden Holdings AB Engelholm Sweden Fully airworthy
53 SL721 C-GVZB LF. Mk. XVIe Mke Potter Ottawa, Canada Fully airworthy
54 TB863 VH-XVI LF. Mk. XVIe David Lowy Temora, Australia Fully airworthy
55 TD248 G-OXVI LF. Mk. XVIe Tom Blair / Spitfire Ltd Duxford, UK Fully airworthy
56 TE184 G-MXVI LF. Mk. XVIe Paul Andrews Booker UK Under major refurbishment
57 TE356 N356EV LF. Mk. XVIe Evergreen Ventures McMinville, Oregan, USA Museum display
58 TE384 N384TE LF. Mk. XVIe Ken McBride Hollister, Ca, USA Long term storage
59 TE392 N97RW LF. Mk. XVIe Robert Waltrip / LSFM Galveston, Texas, USA Fully airworthy
60 TE476 N476TE LF. Mk. XVIe Kermit Weeks Polk City, Florida, USA Museum display
61 SM845 G-BUOS FR. Mk. XVIIIe Karel Bos / HFL Duxford, UK Fully airworthy
62 SM969 G-BRAF F. Mk. XVIIIe Stephen Grey / TFC Duxford, UK Under major refurbishment
63 TP280 N280TP FR. Mk. XVIIIe Rudy Frasca Urbana, Illinois, USA Fully airworthy
64 TP298 N41702 FR. Mk. XVIIIe Murray Gilchrist Brisbane, Australia Major accident - Stored
65 PM631 Military PR. Mk. XIX MoD Coningsby, UK Fully airworthy
66 PS853 G-RRGN PR. Mk. XIX Rolls Royce Bristol, UK Fully airworthy
67 PS890 F-AZJS PR. Mk. XIX Cristophe Jaquard Dijon, France Fully airworthy
68 PS915 Military PR. Mk. XIX MoD Coningsby, UK Fully airworthy
69 PK350 Military F. Mk. 22 * Harare, Zimbabwe Total write-off. Crash
70 SX336 G-KASX F. MKXII Sea. Tim Manna North Weald, UK Fully airworthy
71 VP441 N47SF FR. Mk47 Sea Jim Smith Crystal Lakes, Montana, USA Fully airworthy

That's a Big, BIG Wing- Bader would be proud!

Robbie

Wow. Thats's some list Peter. This site might be useful too http://www.spitfiresociety.demon.co.uk/flying.htm

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Here's two Seafires I saw and photographed just this last Friday (May 23rd) over in Columbia, Missouri. The first one is (I think) Seafire F. XV SR462 N462VX and i don't know what the other Seafire is.












Enjoy the Day! Mark

Nice shots Mark. Thanks for posting.

The camouflaged Seafire is PR503 and had its first engine runs a couple of weeks ago, so not too far away from flying.

Was it really 1972 that I supplied parts at the commencement of this restoration with the CWH?

Can anybody confirm that civil registration for SR462. I have it as N9413Z.

Peter

Single stage Griffon...Gasp! Almost a Spit XII but not quite! Cough! Oh for EN224! Must....win.....lottery.......

Beauty photos of those 2 Seafire XVs.

Dan

Someone has passed onto me in private, that in Australia there are 3 Spitfires that have just joined their flying registry recently - maybe a seafire and some spitfires are to fly down that way?


Anyone have confirmation on such rumours?

VH-CIP & VH-CIQ both registered a week ago.

VH-CIP & VH-CIQ

Pure guess?

VH-CIP 'Construction number 3074' so BS164
VH-CIQ 'Construction number: 5406 so MA353

Paul