Aircraft Photo of P7540 | Supermarine 329 Spitfire Mk2A | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #140117
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:P7540
Military Code:DU-W
Aircraft Original Type:Supermarine Spitfire
Aircraft Generic Type:Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire
Aircraft Version:Supermarine 329 Spitfire Mk2A
C/n (msn):Not known
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Unit Markings:312 (Czechoslovak) Sqn
Location
City / Airport:Dumfries (closed)Map
Region / Country:Scotland, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:None
Collection:Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum
 
Photo Date:6 April 2019
Photo by:Ian Howat
Photo ID: 140117
Photo Comment

Crashed into Loch Doon after putting a wing tip in the water during a training flight from RAF Ayr on 25th October 1941 and killing its pilot. Salvaged in 1982 and rebuilt with a set of replica wings.

This photo is copyright © Ian Howat, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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