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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire Vc
    Last Military Serial:9489 YAF
    Construction Number:CBAF-4690, 17-545
    Compressed ID:Supermarine Spitfire Vc sn 9489 YAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Belgrade Museum of Aeronautics, Beograd Airport, Beograd (Belgrade), Central Serbia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Spitfire Vc.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n JK808.

    1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Yugoslav Air Force with s/n 9489.

    Circa 1958

    Placed on display with Kalemegdan Fortress, Belgrade, Serbia.

    Markings Applied: 9486
    Actually this YAF serial belonged to another Spitfire Mk Vc that was ex-RAF MH592. This superficial identity change later caused confusion about aircraft true identity. To such extent that some sources still erroneously quotes MH592 as the aircraft original serial.

    Markings Applied: JK448
    Actually this RAF serial belonged to another Spitfire Mk Vc that crashed during the war.

    1973

    Restored.
    During thorough restoration work and detailed investigation of several previous paint layers the true identity of this aircraft was confirmed as RAF JK808 which later became YAF 9489.

    1973

    Markings Applied: JK808
    Original serial restored.

    To Belgrade Museum of Aeronautics, Beograd Airport, Beograd (Belgrade), Central Serbia.
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    July 2014


    Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
    Notes: At the Aeronautical Museum in Belgrade, Serbia.
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