| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N521R |
| Alternate Serial: | MK923 |
| Military Code: | 5J-Z |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF9C |
| C/n (msn): | CBAF.IX.1886 |
| Display Paint: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Seattle - Boeing Field / King County InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Washington, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KBFI IATA: BFI Local: BFI Other: - |
| Collection: | Museum of Flight |
| Photo Date: | 16 June 2016 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 287456 |
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On display at Museum of Flight. Powered by a 1,580-hp Merlin 66, this Spitfire with a 'c' wing capable of being fitted with bomb racks was built at Castle Bromwich in early 1944. The Spitfire wears the code '5J-Z' of No. 126 (Persian Gulf) Sqn RAF after the unit returned from the Mediterranean theatre to the UK in April 1944. It participated in D-Day and shot down two Bf-109s on 14 Aug 1944. By Dec 1944 it went to No. 32 MU and into storage. In 1947 the aircraft was transferred to KLu, being shipped to India and Java, flying combat ops. It went to the Belgian AF in 1953 and to the USA in 1963. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 October 2020, and has since been viewed 374 times. |