I know there aren’t many of them, given that most would have been built too late to see combat, but which of the surviving Mk.XVI Spitfires has a proven combat record?
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/spitregistry.html#mk16
Out of this list, I’m fairly certain of three, possibly a fourth:
SM411 (?)
TB382
TB752
TB863
:confused:
By: Bob - 11th March 2011 at 23:29
Daz,
SM411 does have combat history while flying with No. 421 Sqd when Ed Mann (shared with Pat Langmuir of Toronto and Paul Murphy) shot down an FW190 north of Schwerin on May 1, 1945 while flying back to base.
The German pilot could possibly be Fähnrich Krüger of I./JG 11 that was reported missing following aerial combat with Spitfire fighters in Schwerin.
That is the only know aerial combat and she probibly has alot of grd targets hit!
Lee
Toronto
Have seen gun camera footage of Mann from 2/45 & 3/45 – will have a look if this combat report has a film to go with it!
By: DazDaMan - 11th March 2011 at 21:20
Many thanks for that, Lee. 🙂
Any more for any more? Or are those the only Spit XVIs with “form”?
By: walshlee - 11th March 2011 at 20:06
SM411 AU-E F/O Ed Mann of No. 421 Sqd
Daz,
SM411 does have combat history while flying with No. 421 Sqd when Ed Mann (shared with Pat Langmuir of Toronto and Paul Murphy) shot down an FW190 north of Schwerin on May 1, 1945 while flying back to base.
The German pilot could possibly be Fähnrich Krüger of I./JG 11 that was reported missing following aerial combat with Spitfire fighters in Schwerin.
That is the only know aerial combat and she probibly has alot of grd targets hit!
Lee
Toronto
By: DazDaMan - 3rd March 2011 at 18:12
Thanks for that 🙂
By: VoyTech - 3rd March 2011 at 10:38
SM411 (?)
That question mark is absolutely unnecessary.
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1363833#post1363833
By: DaveF68 - 3rd March 2011 at 09:30
Yes.
Good news!
Hopefully we’ll see her again one day then, as they get TE311 finished!
By: Mark12 - 3rd March 2011 at 08:51
Does TB382 count as a survivor?
Yes.
By: DaveF68 - 3rd March 2011 at 01:15
Does TB382 count as a survivor?
By: DazDaMan - 2nd March 2011 at 23:00
That’s what I thought.
To my shame, I’ve not yet put an order in for The Book, Vol. 1…! :rolleyes:
By: Mark12 - 2nd March 2011 at 22:52
I know there aren’t many of them, given that most would have been built too late to see combat, but which of the surviving Mk.XVI Spitfires has a proven combat record?
http://www.warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/spitregistry.html#mk16
Out of this list, I’m fairly certain of three, possibly a fourth:
SM411 (?)
TB382
TB752
TB863:confused:
All served with operational Squadrons in 1945 before VE day.
Images of said four Spitfires in operational service will appear in Vol II.
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