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Some Spitfire Questions

Posted by Mike Henniger on Mon Feb 04, 2002 12:36:21 PM

Hi All,

I don?t have a good source of information for Spitfire, specifically their models, and serial and construction numbers. I was hoping people here could answer a few miscellaneous questions for me.

#1 MA793 is (or was) marked as EN398. What model was EN398?

#2 MH434 is owned by the Old Flying Machine Company. From what I can tell it had a number of paint schemes over the years including the markings ?ZD B?, ?AV H? and ?CK D?. Does anyone know the chronology of the schemes?

#3 MH592 is on display at the Yugoslav Aeronautical Museum. It is (or was) marked at JK808. Is JK808 a valid RAF Spitfire s/n? If so, what model was JK808?

#4 NH649 belongs to the War and Resistance Museum in the Netherlands. It once was belonged to, or was operated by, the Indian Air Force. What was the IAF serial number assigned to this airframe?

#5 NH799 was once operated by the Alpine Fighter Collection in New Zealand. It too once belonged to, or was operated by, the Indian Air Force. What was the IAF serial number assigned to this airframe?

#6 I have an old post card (Valentine's Post Card 38A-29C) that features Spitfire P9450. I don?t know if it survived the war or what it?s fate was. I assume it is a Mk II. What was the exact model of P9450? (Mk IIb for example)

If you have any answers to these questions please let me know?

Regards,

Mike

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