Spitfire!

Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1, Flight Officer JC Mungo-Park, 74 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch, May 1939

This particular aircraft was delivered brand new to the Squadron and was later flown by Pilot Officer Szezesny, who damaged the aircraft in a forced landing on 13th August, 1940. The aircraft then served with 57 OTU. It was then converted to a Mk.Va, serving with 53OTU, before acting as Air Service Trainer for 303 and then 81 Squadron. It then spent some time with Shorts, before returning to 51OTU and 53 OTU, with whom it crashed, sustaining serious damage. It was then struck off charge, although, interestingly, it was recategorised and transferred to 39 Maintenance Unit, before being finally struck off charge on 15th October, 1945. 

Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I

The fictitious Airfix classic...decals based on the earlier Aurora. 

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia

234 Squadron, Middle Wallop, 1940 

Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a, 92 Squadron, RAF, Manston, Kent, December 1940 

Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a, Squadron Leader FL White, 74 Squadron, Hornchurch, Essex, February, 1940.

This aircraft, K9867, was forced down in May after a dogfight and landed at Calais-Marck. Whilst Sqd.Ldr. White was rescued, his Spitfire was taken by German troops to a Luftwaffe air depot 

Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I. 74 Squadron, Hornchurch, Essex, May 1940.

This aircraft, K9867, is the same as that shown in its earlier guise, in February of the same year. 

Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.IIa, Pilot Officer John Freeborn, 74 Squadron, "Black Varieties", RAF Gravesend, May, 1941.

This Spitfire was delivered to the Tigers from No.6 Maintenance Unit.

Sadly, this particular aircraft was one of a pair which mistakenly engaged a pair of 56 Squadron Hurricanes, having been directed to do so by ground control. As a consequence, Pilot Officer M L Halton-Harrop was killed and the incident referred to as the Battle of Barking Creek. The aircraft itself later served with 152 Squadron, then 12 and 58 Operational Training Units, being involved in a relatively minor flying accident with the latter. Following this, the aircraft served with 1690 Flight, helping to train bomber crews for fighter defence. This aircraft was finally written off in December 1944. 

Italeri 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb, 222 (Natal) Squadron, RAF, August 1941 

Revell 1/72 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Vb, BL243, 74 Squadron, Llanber, Wales, October, 1942.

This aircraft was inherited from 133 Squadron and was later passed onto 232, 222 and then 64 Squadrons, before serving the USAF in 1944. It then spent some time with Westland, before serving with 58 Operational Training Unit and was finally struck off charge on 8th December, 1945. 

Hobby Boss 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Vb Tropical, EP692, 74 Squadron, Idku, Egypt, August 1943. 

Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Vc, RAF Nicosia, Cyprus and LG 105, Idku, Egypt, October 1943.

This Spitfire collided with another Spitfire, JL302, in December 1943. 

Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Vc, 307th Fighter Squadron, 12th Air Force, USAAF, La Sénia, Algeria, November/December 1942 

SMER (ex-Heller) 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire HF Mk.VI, 310 Squadron, Castletown, 1943 

Eduard (ex-Aero Team) 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII, JF630, flown by F/O Larry Cronin, shortly after his fourth victory, near Palel, India, on March 6th, 1944 

FROG 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII, 457 Squadron, RAAF, Morotai Island, 1945 

Eduard 1/144 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc, "Dorothy", flown by Jerry Billing, 401 Squadron, France, July 1st, 1944 

Eduard 1/144 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc, flown by Otto Smik, 312 Squadron, RAF, North Weald Air Base, Late August, 1944 

Brengun 1/72 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX Floatplane Prototype, RAF, 1944 

Matchbox 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX, No.443 squadron, RCAF of No.144 Canadian Wing at RAF Digby

Eduard 1/144 Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe, 2. letecká divize, skpt. Karel Posta, DFC, Ceské Budejovice, 1946-1948 

Eduard 1/144 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe, French Air Force, GC 1/4, French Indochina, ca 1947-1948 

Eduard 1/144 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe, flown by W/C Rolf Arne Berg, No.132 (Norwegian) Wing, Twente AB, the Netherlands, winter 1944-1945 

Eduard 1/144 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe, flown by W/C James "Stocky" Edwards, Schneverdingen AB, Germany, May 1945 

Eduard 1/144 Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXe, No.105 Squadron, Israeli Air Force, Ramat David AB, June 1953 

Italeri 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire, Mk.IXe, flown by Sqn. Ldr. JCF Hayter, 74 Sqn., RAF North Weald, April, 1944.

The Tigers received this aircraft fresh from No.8 Maintenance Unit.

After its service with 74 Squadron, the aircraft spent some time with a Repair and Salvage Unit, before serving with 332 and then 485 Squadron. It was then transferred to the Armée de l'Air. 

Attack Squadron 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire PRXI, 681 Squadron, RAF, Kuala Lumpur, 1945 

Attack Squadron 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire PRXI, 541 Squadron, RAF, RAF Benson, 1944 

Academy 1/72 Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XIVe, Squadron Leader Richard Newbery, 610 Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, RAF West Malling, June 1944 

Eduard 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVI, No.421 Squadron, (Royal Canadian Air Force), P/O A.F.McIntosh, B90 Airfield Petit Brogel, Belgium, March 1945 

Eduard 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire XVI, flown by AVM Sir James Robb, 1948 

Heller 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.XVIe, 74 Sqn., B.105, Drope, Germany, April, 1945.

74 Squadron inherited this aircraft from 84 Ground Support Unit and then 4 Squadron. When it left the Tigers, it served with 485 and 341 Squadrons, before returning to 84 Group Disbandment Centre. 29 and 34 Maintenance Units got to play with her and then she served with 103 Flight Refresher School, before finally serving with No.2 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit. She was struck off charge on 11th December, 1953. 

Heller 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe, Central Gunnery School, RAF, 1948 

Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire PRXIX, 81 Squadron, RAF, Malaysia, April 1954 

Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire F.22, 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, RAF, RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1951 

Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire F.Mk.22, No.607 (County of Durham) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, RAF Ouston, England. This aircraft took part in the Cooper Trophy race of 1948 

AZ Models 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire TR.9, in the markings of 441 Squadron, RCAF. This aircraft was later converted to the TR.9 standard and the aircraft depicted was flown by 93-year old Czechoslovak veteran, Gen.Emil Bocek, from Biggin Hill, in 2016. 

Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Seafire Mk.IIc, 885 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, aboard HMS Formidable, Mediterranean, February, 1943 

Sword 1/72 Supermarine Seafire Mk.IIc, 880 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Argus, Operation: Torch, North Africa/Mediterranean Sea, November 1942 

Sword 1/72 Supermarine Seafire Mk.III, 807 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Hunter, Singapore, August 1945 

Sword 1/72 Supermarine Seafire Mk.XV (Early), No.802 NAS, HMS Vengeance, Far East, early 1947 

Sword 1/72 Supermarine Seafire Mk.XV (Early), No.1 Training Air Group, Shearwater Air Base, Royal Canadian Navy, 1949

Special Hobby 1/72 Supermarine Seafire FR.47, No.804 Naval Air Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, HMS Ocean, November 1948  

AZ Models 1/72 Supermarine Seafang F32, FAA, Operation:Musketeer, Suez, 1950's (What-If?)

AZ Models 1/72 Supermarine Spiteful, Tiger Force, RAF, 1946 (What-If?)