Vickers Supermarine

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I K9794

19 Sqn RAF, Duxford, Aug '38

(Airfix A02010 & Xtradecal X72085)

Only the 8th production Spitfire, shown as she would have looked Aug 1938   K9794 crashed in January 1939 see details below.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I K9794, WZ-T

19 Sqn RAF Duxford, Nov '38

(Airfix A02010)

Coded WZ-T from Oct '38 and wearing toned down national insignia following the Munich Crisis. K9794 as struck off charge in Aug 39 with only 36.35hrs total time when her undercarriage struck a fence on an overshoot and subsequently collapsed on landing at RAF Digby, Lincolnshire.

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a X4586 PR-D

609 Sqn, RAF Warmwell, October 1940 flown by Flt. Lt. John C Dundas

(Airfix A50135)

F/L Dundas was lost with X4586 28th Nov 1940 while flying near IoW shortly after shooting down ObLt Hulmut Wick

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a P9386 QV-K

19 Squadron, RAF Fowlmere, March to Sept 1940, flown by Sqn. Ldr Brian Lane.

(Airfix A50135)

P9386 & S/L Lane would not survive the war. P9386 was lost on 5 May 1944 2.5km from Cockburnspath. S/L Lane was is last seen chasing 2 FW190s in a Mk Vb 13th Dec 42

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a N3290 GR-U

92 Sqn, RAF Hornchurch April 1940.

(Airfix A010718)

N3290 was one of three 92 Sqn Spitfires lost on 23rd May 1940 crashing East of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Her pilot F/O John Gillies survived and spent the rest of the war as PoW 

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIa P8088 NK-K

118 Sqn RAF, Ivesley, May 1941.

(Airfix A02010)

Later in the war while assigned to 61 OTU, P8088 crashed Between Prees Green and Fauls, Shropshire, sadly her pilot F/S John C. Barry RAAF - was killed. It was suggested the most likely cause was probably loss of consciousness due to a failure of the oxygen system