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Supermarine Seagul Mk. V
SN: A2-4

Current Location: RAF Museum Hendon, London, England

Aircraft was built at the Vickers Supermarine, Woolston factory and delivered to RAAF on 21 February 1936 with No. 1 Aircraft Depot, Laverton, Victoria. On 09 March 1936, it was allotted to the No. 101 Fleet Co-Operation Flight, Point Cook for crew training. On 08 February 1937 it was assigned to the Cruiser HMAS Australia. On 11 July 1940 it was assigned to the Light Cruiser HMAS Perth. The aircraft was damaged by gun fire, and was repaired on the mainland.

 
Supermarine Stranraer
SN: 920

Current Location: RAF Museum Hendon, London, England

Aircraft was built in 1940 by Canadian Vickers, St. Hubert, Montreal, Quebec Plant. It flew anti-submarine patrols between 11 January 1941 and 16 September 1943 with the No. 5 Bomber-Recon Squadron, No. 7 Bomber-Recon Squadron and No. 9 Bomber-Recon Squadron.

 
Supermarine Spitfire F.24
SN: PK724

Current Location: RAF Museum Hendon, London, England

Aircraft was built at the Supermarine South Marston plant and delivered on January 1946. It served with No. 80 Squadron out of Hong Kong.

 
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a
SN: P9306

Current Location: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, USA

This aircraft is a Battle of Britain veteran that flew with No. 74 Squadron RAF.

It was built by Supermarine Aviation at the Woolston works, Southampton, 1939, and was the 508th Spitfire built. It's first flight was on 19 January 1940 at Eastleigh. It was then assigned to No. 74 Squadron at RAF Hornchurch on 06 July 1940. On 10 July 1940, while flown by Plt. Officer Stevenson, it shot down one Bf 109 and damaged another. On 11 August 1940, while flown by Pilot Sgt. Kirk, it shot down a Bf 110 near Harwich. On 29 September 1940, the aircraft was damaged in combat, and transferred to No. 4 MU at RAF Ruislip for repairs. On 15 October 1940, the aircraft returned to No. 74 Squadron at RAF Biggin Hill. Between November and December of 1940 the aircraft claimed 3 more kills while being flown by Plt. Officer St John. In 1944 it was transferred to No. 39 MU at RAF Colerne, and eventually shipped to Chicago on 02 August 1944 to be used as a museum aircraft.

 
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a
SN: R6915

Current Location: Imperial War Museum, London, England

This aircraft is Battle of Britain veteran, and was flown by aces Noel Agazarian and John Dundas.

The aircraft was built at the Supermarine Woolston Works and delivered on 07 July 1940. It was assigned to No. 609 Squadron at RAF Middle Wallop. Between 20 July 1940 and 07 October 1940, it flew 57 operational sorties. on 13 August 1940, Plt. Officer damaged one Bf 110 over Swanage. on 25 August 1940, Plt. Officer Ostaszewski damaged two Ju 87 Stukas over Portland. On 07 September 1940, Plt. Officer Agazarian claimed one Bf 110 killed, but also sustained damaged in the oil sump by defensive fire from a He 111, and was forced to emergency land the aircraft. On 25 September 1940, Plt. Officer Agazarian claimed one He 111 in it, and on 26 September 1940, he claimed one Bf 109, and two Do 17 "probables" over Bournemouth. On 27 September 1940, Plt. Officer Agazarian claimed one Bf 110, but again sustained damage when the Glycol tank was hit by defensive fire from a He 111. On 30 September 1940, the squadron moved to RAF Warmwell. On 02 October 1940, Plt. Officer John Dundas claimed on Bf 110, but was damaged himself by a Bf 109, and emergency landed the aircraft.

 
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb
SN: BL614

Current Location: RAF Museum Hendon, London, England

This aircraft is a veteran of Operation Jubilee, the landings at Dieppe.

Aircraft was built by Vickers-Armstrong at it's Castle Bromwich Plant, and delivered on 07 February 1942 to No. 611 Squadron at RAF Drem. It flew its first operational sortie on 18 February 1942 on a patrol over Queen May Isle. Between 18 February 1942 and 14 October 1943 it flew 84 combat operational sorties including bomber escort, ground attack, convoy patrol and recon.

On 19 August 1942, the aircraft sustained damage while covering the landings at Dieppe (Operation Jubilee).

 
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIIc
SN: EN474

Current Location: National Air & Space Museum, Washington DC, USA

The aircraft was built at the Eastleigh Facility, Southhampton, and delivered to the RAF on 06 March 1943. It was then allocated to the USAAF and shipped to the US on 10 April 1943. It arrived in New York on 02 May 1943, and flown for evaluation purposes. In 1945 it was allocated a museum aircraft.

 
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia
SN: X4590

Current Location: RAF Museum Hendon, London, England

This aircraft is a Battle of Britain veteran.

Aircraft was built the Southampton plant, and was delivered on 08 October 1940 to No. 609 Squadron, Middle Wallop, Hants. It's first operational sortie was flown on 10 October 1940, when it was flown by Plt. Officer S.J. Hill on a scramble to intercept 30+ German aircraft. On 21 October 1940, the aircraft was credited with a 1/2 credit for shooting down a Junkers Ju 88A-5 (werk nummer 8116, 9K+BH) of 1./KG 51. On 28 November 1940, the aircraft was damaged by a Bf 109 of JG 2 flown by Major Helmut Wick. In that same engagement Helmut Wick was in turn shot down and killed by a Spitfire flown by John Dundas, who in turn was then shot down by Wick's wingman. At the time of the engagement, Wick was credited with 56 kills, which was the most in the Luftwaffe at that time. Between 10 October 1940 and 19 April 1943, the aircraft flew 45 combat operational flights.

 
Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XIX
SN: PS890

Current Location: Dijon-Darois, France

Built in 1945 under construction number 6S/585110. Operated by No. 81 Squadron RAF in Singapore until 1951. It was later transferred to Thailand Air Force and flown until 1962. The aircraft was then donated by the King of Thailand to Ed Maloney and transported to Planes of Fame Air Museum in California. Rebuilt to static condition in 1968, and restored to airworthiness
between 1994-2002 at Chino, California. It was fitted with a Griffon 58A driving contra-rotating propellers from an Avro Shackleton. Purchased by Christophe Jacquard on 30 April 2005, and flown with the contra-rotating propeller until May 2009 when the engine was changed. On 11 June 2017, the aircraft was damaged in a take-off accident at Longuyon-Villette Airfield, France.

 
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