Aircraft Photo of BP888 | Supermarine 300 Spitfire PR4 (PR1D) | UK - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	BP888
Aircraft Original Type:	Supermarine Spitfire
Aircraft Generic Type:	Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire
Aircraft Version:	Supermarine 300 Spitfire PR4 (PR1D)
C/n (msn):	2582
Operator Titles:	UK - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	BensonMap
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EGUB IATA: BEX Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	April 1943
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	734465

Photo Comment
BP888 at the conclusion of its operational service with No. 543 Squadron RAF. The aircraft was flown to the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down, and subsequently passed to No. 8 Operational Training Unit, at Dyce, Aberdeen. There it suffered an undercarriage collapse after swinging on landing and was written off. Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 7 October 2024, and has since been viewed 151 times.

Photo Comment

BP888 at the conclusion of its operational service with No. 543 Squadron RAF. The aircraft was flown to the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at Boscombe Down, and subsequently passed to No. 8 Operational Training Unit, at Dyce, Aberdeen. There it suffered an undercarriage collapse after swinging on landing and was written off. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

This photo was added on 7 October 2024, and has since been viewed 151 times.

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