Turkish Airforce Spitfire Mk IX's recieved in 1947 (1 Viewer)

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tbolt

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Jun 3, 2010
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Anybody know what happened to the Turkish Airforce Spitfire Mk IX's that they recieved in 1947 and replaced in the early 1950s ?
 
Hi,
From "Spitfire International ".
Two Mk.IXe's, PV140 and RK803 were sold to Italy after they had emergency landed there on delivery from England to Turkey ( TuAF serial numbers would have been applied to these Spitfires upon arrivalinTurkey). Became Italian Air Force MM4286 & MM4287. All other surviving were scrapped when replaced in 1954 by F-86E Sabre's.

Scramble's "Turkish Military Aircraft Since 1912" has both of these Spitfires listed under Aircraft claimed delivered by RAF but not in TuAF archives.

Alex
 

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