spitfire ix tb863

This aircraft was originally delivered to No. 19 Maintenance Unit at RAF St Athan on 27 February 1945. It was issued to No. 453 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force based at Matlask, Norfolk on 22 March 1945. After being struck-off as scrap in 1951 following a take-off incident, it was...

The aircraft started life with the RAF as MK959. Her first assignment was with 302 Squadron in 1944, flying a number of combat missions with the unit coded as WX-F before her last flight with them on May 30th, 1944. Then, the Spitfire then moved on to 329 Squadron, flying her first sortie with...