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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire I
    Last Military Serial:K9942 RAF
    Construction Number:6S/30225
    Compressed ID:Supermarine Spitfire I sn K9942 RAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Royal Air Force Museum, Midland, Cosford, Shropshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1939

    Constructed as a Spitfire I.
    Built at Eastleigh, Southampton. This was the 155th Spitfire built by Supermarine at Southhampton.

    21 April 1939

    First flight.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n K9942.

    24 April 1939

    Transferred to 72 (Basutoland) Squadron, RAF Church Fenton.

    Flew thirty-two operational sorties with 72 Squadron before the Battle of Britain.

    Assigned to a number of RAF Squadrons.


    Photographer: Unknown

    May 1944

    Placed in storage.

    New serial number assigned: 8383M RAF
    Maintenance Serial.

    November 1971

    To RAF Museum.

    21 August 1976


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Spitfire IA with RAF Maintenance serial 8383M of the Royal Air Force Museum Hendon as displayed in the Summer of 1976.

    Restored.
    The work was carried out by the Medway Aircraft Preservation Society. Marked as originally delivered in 1939.

    Placed on display with Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
    Placed on display.
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    1 September 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At RAF MUSEUM in Cosford in the UK

    30 March 2016


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Taken at RAF Cosford, Shropshire, England

    To Royal Air Force Museum, Midland, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
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     John Bennett
    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
    Peter Nicholson
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