This Spitfire was taken on charge shortly after the end of WW2 in Europe and operated with 595 Sqdn, 695 Sqdn, 1 CAACU and 2 CAACU till January 1957 when an accident at RAF Little Snoring grounded it. After use as a gate guard at RAF Horsham St Faith (nowadays Norwich Airport) and a period at Duxford it took on similar duties at RAF Coltishall from 1966, remaining there till the end of 1988, after which it was sent to St Athan. Sold in the US, it was registered N2289J in 1994 and later moved to Canada and Germany. In 2019 it was said to be destined to return to the UK.

Coltishall gate guard 1966 to 1988.

Delivered to the RAF as SL542. Withdrawn from use in 1957 after an accident. Preserved at Duxford from 1957 then Horsham St.Faith from 1961 and Coltishall from 1963. Moved to St.Athan in 1989. Sold in 1993 and shipped to Bartow, FL for restoration. Registered as N2289J in 1994. Moved to St-Basile le Grand, Quebec in 1995. Reported to have been shipped to Enstone, UK then to Schwaebisch Hall, Germany in 2014.