{"id":37682,"date":"2020-10-06T11:42:41","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T09:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/presentation-spitfires\/"},"modified":"2024-11-07T22:09:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T21:09:49","slug":"presentation-spitfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/fr\/presentation-spitfires\/","title":{"rendered":"Presentation Spitfires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RCAF-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7923-No-411-Squadron-1941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37655 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RCAF-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7923-No-411-Squadron-1941.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RCAF-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7923-No-411-Squadron-1941.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RCAF-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7923-No-411-Squadron-1941-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RCAF-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7923-No-411-Squadron-1941-750x293.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is an incomplete list and a work in progress, which will be updated progressively. Please feel free to make suggestions or corrections in the comments section !<\/p>\n<p>Typically, presentation names were painted in yellow capital letters with a height of four inches, but there were many exceptions to this \u00ab\u00a0rule\u00a0\u00bb. I&rsquo;ll be writing a summary of the most common styles for the names when time allows.<\/p>\n<p>N3164\u00a0EAST INDIA<\/p>\n<p>P7293 MANDOT<\/p>\n<p>P7319 LAHORE CITY<\/p>\n<p>P7344 HALESOWEN<\/p>\n<p>P7372 HYDERABAD<\/p>\n<p>P7445 AMANGABAD<\/p>\n<p>P7446 GULBUNGA<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>P7449 BIDAR<\/p>\n<p>P7490 CITY OF COVENTRY I<\/p>\n<p>P7491 CITY OF COVENTRY II<\/p>\n<p>P7492 CITY OF COVENTRY III<\/p>\n<p>P7493 THE FOXHUNTER<\/p>\n<p>P7494 MACKINNONS INDIA &#8211; Written on starboard side &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-P7494-MACKINNONS-INDIA.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P7610 JERSEY<\/p>\n<p>P7621 SPIRIT OF REDHILL<\/p>\n<p>P7625 GUILDFORD I<\/p>\n<p>P7626 OTAGO I<\/p>\n<p>P7665 RAJSHAHI<\/p>\n<p>P7666 &#8211; Mk IIa &#8211; OBSERVER CORPS (later ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P7666-Spitfire-MkIIa-RAF-41Sqn-EBZ-P7666-at-Hornchurch-1940-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo I<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/P7666-Spitfire-MkIIa-RAF-41Sqn-EBZ-P7666-at-Hornchurch-1940-web-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo II<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P7674 OTAHI II<\/p>\n<p>P7676 NADIA<\/p>\n<p>P7683 LONDONDERRY<\/p>\n<p>P7684 BELFAST<\/p>\n<p>P7685 HARLANDIE or HARLANDIC (Belfast Telegraph Fund) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-P7685-HARLANDIE-or-HARLANDIC-Belfast-Telegraph-Fund.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P7686 TYRONE<\/p>\n<p>P7697 ZANZIBAR I<\/p>\n<p>P7698 ZANZIBAR II<\/p>\n<p>P7699 ZANZlBAR III<\/p>\n<p>P7730 PEMBA I<\/p>\n<p>P7731 PEMBA II<\/p>\n<p>P7732 ROWLEY REGIS<\/p>\n<p>P7733 GUILDFORD II<\/p>\n<p>P7734 GILLINGHAM<\/p>\n<p>7735 FAIRWARP<\/p>\n<p>P7736 CAMBRIDGESHIRE<\/p>\n<p>P7737 WORKSOP<\/p>\n<p>P7738 CITY OF NOTTINGHAM<\/p>\n<p>P7739 ERIC<\/p>\n<p>P7740 BANKLINE<\/p>\n<p>P7741 FASHION FLYER<\/p>\n<p>P7742 N.E.M. (National Employers\u2019 Ins. Assoc.)<\/p>\n<p>P7743 BRENTWOOD<\/p>\n<p>P7744 Mk IIa BOW STREET HOME GUARD &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P7744-Supermarine-Spitfire-M.IIa-P7744-Bow-Street-Home-Guard.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P7745 H.R.H. THE NAWAB OF BAHAWALPUR<\/p>\n<p>P7746 CITY OF BRADFORD I<\/p>\n<p>P7747 CITY OF BRADFORD II<\/p>\n<p>P7748 CITY OF BRADFORD III<\/p>\n<p>P7749 CITY OF BRADFORD IV<\/p>\n<p>P7750 CITY OF BRADFORD V<\/p>\n<p>P7751 CITY OF BRADFORD VI<\/p>\n<p>P7752 THE WARDEN OF LONDON<\/p>\n<p>P7753 PAMPERO I \u00a0(British Community in Buenos Aires)<\/p>\n<p>P7754 PAMPERO II (British Community in Buenos Aires) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Spitfire-IIa-P7754-Pampero-II.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P7755 PAMPERO III (British Community in Buenos Aires)<\/p>\n<p>P7756 PAMPERO IV (British Community in Buenos Aires)<\/p>\n<p>P7757 SAYLES (Harold Arnold &amp; Son)<\/p>\n<p>P7815 WILFRUN<\/p>\n<p>P7820 PAGANAS<\/p>\n<p>P7823 DOWN (Northern Ireland)<\/p>\n<p>P7826 SIND I<\/p>\n<p>P7827 SIND II<\/p>\n<p>P7830 SIND IV<\/p>\n<p>P7832 ENNISKILLEN \/ BELFAST TELEGRAPH SPITFIRE FUND<\/p>\n<p>P7833 PORTADOWN \/ BELFAST TELEGRAPH SPITFIRE FUND &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wartimeni.com\/article\/the-portadown-spitfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P7834 MID ULSTER\u00a0 (Belfast Telegraph Fund)<\/p>\n<p>P7835 BALLYMENA J (Belfast Telegraph Fund)<\/p>\n<p>P7836 SIND V<\/p>\n<p>P7837 SIND III<\/p>\n<p>P7838 FERMANAGH (Belfast Telegraph Fund)<\/p>\n<p>P7839 CITY OF DERRY<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37659\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37659\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7840-No-340-Free-French-Squadron-winter-1941-1942.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37659 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7840-No-340-Free-French-Squadron-winter-1941-1942.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7840-No-340-Free-French-Squadron-winter-1941-1942.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7840-No-340-Free-French-Squadron-winter-1941-1942-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7840-No-340-Free-French-Squadron-winter-1941-1942-750x293.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk IIa, P7840, No 340 (Free French) Squadron, winter 1941-1942<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>P7840 MOUNTAINS OF MOURNE (Belfast Telegraph Fund) &#8211; Exact markings : \u00ab\u00a0MOUNTAINS O MOURNE \/ BELFAST TELEGRAPH SPITFIRE FUND\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>P7841 LARNE (Belfast Telegraph Fund)<\/p>\n<p>P7842 BANGOR (Belfast Telegraph Fund)<\/p>\n<p>P7843 ALDERGROVE<\/p>\n<p>P7844 NEWFOUNDLAND I<\/p>\n<p>P7845 NEWFOUNDLAND II<\/p>\n<p>P7846 NEWFOUNDLAND III<\/p>\n<p>P7849\u00a0ARMAGH (Belfast Telegraph Fund)<\/p>\n<p>P7855 EAST INDIA<\/p>\n<p>P7883 GRAHAME HEATH &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/FL-Barrie-Heath-of-611-Squadron-on-the-wing-of-Spitfire-IIa-P7883-Grahame-Heath-named-after-his-brother-1940.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The aircraft was purchased by the parents of Grahame Heath, who was killed on active service with the Royal Air Force in 1918. The photo is dated 1940 and shows Grahame&rsquo;s younger brother Barrie standing on the wing of P7883.<\/p>\n<p>P7887 SIND VI<\/p>\n<p>P7910 CITY OF BIRMINGHAM I<\/p>\n<p>P7911 CITY OF BIRMINGHAM II<\/p>\n<p>P7912 CITY OF BIRMINGHAM III<\/p>\n<p>P7913 CITY OF BIRMINGHAM IV<\/p>\n<p>P7918 NORTHAMPTON<\/p>\n<p>P7919 BAWCO (Basbee, Walker &amp; Co.)<\/p>\n<p>P7920 THE RED ROSE<\/p>\n<p>P7921 EVER READY<\/p>\n<p>P7922 MAN OF METAL<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37655\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37655\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RCAF-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7923-No-411-Squadron-1941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37655 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RCAF-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7923-No-411-Squadron-1941.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RCAF-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7923-No-411-Squadron-1941.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RCAF-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7923-No-411-Squadron-1941-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/RCAF-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7923-No-411-Squadron-1941-750x293.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RCAF, Spitfire Mk IIa \u00ab\u00a0Venture I\u00a0\u00bb, P7923, No 411 Squadron, 1941<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>P7923 VENTURE I &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P7923.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 1<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P7923-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-11\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P7924 VENTURE II<\/p>\n<p>P7925 WESTON-SUPER-MARE<\/p>\n<p>P7926 HEREWARD THE WAKE &#8211; Badge or logo above the text &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-P7926-HEREWARD-THE-WAKE-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-12\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P7928 DEVON<\/p>\n<p>P7929 THE TRANSPORT MEN-ACE<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37661\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37661\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7962-FO-Jan-Zumbach-No-303-Polish-Squadron-RAF-Northolt-9-May-1941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-13\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37661 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7962-FO-Jan-Zumbach-No-303-Polish-Squadron-RAF-Northolt-9-May-1941.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7962-FO-Jan-Zumbach-No-303-Polish-Squadron-RAF-Northolt-9-May-1941.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7962-FO-Jan-Zumbach-No-303-Polish-Squadron-RAF-Northolt-9-May-1941-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P7962-FO-Jan-Zumbach-No-303-Polish-Squadron-RAF-Northolt-9-May-1941-750x293.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk IIa, P7962, FO Jan Zumbach, No 303 (Polish) Squadron, RAF Northolt, 9 May 1941<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>P7962\u00a0INSPIRATION (Mrs. Fyfe-Jameson)<\/p>\n<p>P7964 CITY OF EXETER, DEVON<\/p>\n<p>P7966 MANXMAN<\/p>\n<p>P7969 PRIDE OF THE ISLE (Ely)<\/p>\n<p>P7983 LEYLAND, LEEDS CITY<\/p>\n<p>P8039 HEREWARD THE WAKE<\/p>\n<p>P8040 VENTURE II<\/p>\n<p>P8041 COUNTY OF NORTHAMPTON<\/p>\n<p>P8044 FIRST CANADlAN DIVISlON &#8211; Exact text : 1<sup>st<\/sup> CANADIAN DIVISION &#8211; Flag of the division above the text &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P8044-1st-Canadian-Division-EB-J-of-No.-41-Squadron-RAF.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P8045 CITY OF WORCESTER I<\/p>\n<p>P8046 CITY OF WORCESTER II<\/p>\n<p>P8047 THE MALVERNS<\/p>\n<p>P8048 KIDDERMINSTER, BEWDLEY AND STOURPORT<\/p>\n<p>P8074 GARFIELD WESTON I<\/p>\n<p>P8075 GARFIELD WESTON II<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37663\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P8078-No-303-Polish-Squadron-April-1941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-15\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37663 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P8078-No-303-Polish-Squadron-April-1941.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P8078-No-303-Polish-Squadron-April-1941.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P8078-No-303-Polish-Squadron-April-1941-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P8078-No-303-Polish-Squadron-April-1941-750x279.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk IIa, P8078, No 303 (Polish) Squadron, April 1941<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>P8078 GARFIELD WESTON III &#8211; Markings : \u00ab\u00a0GARFIELD WESTON LTD\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>P8080 HORWICH<\/p>\n<p>P8081 GARFIELD WESTON IV<\/p>\n<p>P8082 SKY SWEEPER (Hoover Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>P8083 GARFIELD WESTON V<\/p>\n<p>P8085 GARFIELD WESTON VII<\/p>\n<p>P8088 BOROUGH OF LAMBETH<\/p>\n<p>P8089 MINERS OF DURHAM I<\/p>\n<p>P8090 IDEAL<\/p>\n<p>P8091 MINERS OF DURHAM II<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37665\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37665\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P8092-John-Plagis-No-266-Squadron-summer-1941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-16\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37665 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P8092-John-Plagis-No-266-Squadron-summer-1941.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P8092-John-Plagis-No-266-Squadron-summer-1941.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P8092-John-Plagis-No-266-Squadron-summer-1941-300x112.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIa-P8092-John-Plagis-No-266-Squadron-summer-1941-750x279.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37665\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk IIa, P8092, John Plagis, No 266 Squadron, summer 1941<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>P8092\u00a0ELLAND<\/p>\n<p>P8093 HALIFAX I<\/p>\n<p>P8094 ON THE TARGET (A.A. Command)<\/p>\n<p>P8095 HALIFAX II<\/p>\n<p>P8098 ENFIELD SPITFIRE<\/p>\n<p>P8130 LUTON I<\/p>\n<p>P8131 LUTON II<\/p>\n<p>P8137 SARUM &amp; SOUTH WILTS<\/p>\n<p>P8138 THE NORFOLK FARMER<\/p>\n<p>P8139 ROBERT PEEL<\/p>\n<p>P8140 NUFLIER (Norwich Union Life Insurance)<\/p>\n<p>P8141 RUGBY AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>P8142 SOUTHPORT I<\/p>\n<p>P8143 SOUTHPORT II<\/p>\n<p>P8145 MABEL (Mrs. M. Crawford)<\/p>\n<p>P8147 CITY OF NORWICH<\/p>\n<p>P8148 THE BLACK HORSE<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Presented by Lloyds Bank<\/p>\n<p>P8149 LEWIS AND HARRIS FIGHTER<\/p>\n<p>P8160 P.J. (Pinchin Johnson Co. Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>P8161 LEYLAND LEEDS CITY<\/p>\n<p>P8162 D.S. &amp; G. WORTH VALLEY<\/p>\n<p>P8167 &#8211; Mk IIa &#8211; ASSAM ONE LAKHIMPUR &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/P8167.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-17\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P8168 ASSAM TWO LAKHIMPUR<\/p>\n<p>P8169 ASSAM THREE LAKHIMPUR<\/p>\n<p>P8170 ASSAM FOUR LAKHIMPUR<\/p>\n<p>P8172 BYDAND (Aberdeen)<\/p>\n<p>P8174 BALTIC EXCHANGE I<\/p>\n<p>P8175 BALTIC EXCHANGE II<\/p>\n<p>P8176 NORTH BORNEO I<\/p>\n<p>P8177 NORTH BORNEO II<\/p>\n<p>P8178 CABLE QUEEN<\/p>\n<p>P8179 MONTAGUE BEE<\/p>\n<p>P8180 ST. VINCENT (Windward Isles)<\/p>\n<p>P8181 TASMANIA I<\/p>\n<p>P8182 TASMANIA II<\/p>\n<p>P8183 TASMANIA III<\/p>\n<p>P8193 LA ROSALINDA (Lady Davidson)<\/p>\n<p>P8194 GOLDCOAST I<\/p>\n<p>P8200 WINGED VICTORY (F. J. Pearson)<\/p>\n<p>P8209 KERR<\/p>\n<p>P8238 BORNEO (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8254 TRANSPITTER<\/p>\n<p>P8278 ENFIELD SPITFIELD<\/p>\n<p>P8327 JAVA I (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8329 SUMBAWA (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8330 &#8211; Mk IIb &#8211; BATAVIA (N.E.I.) &#8211; Exact text : \u00ab\u00a0BATAVIA\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/P8330-Batavia.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-18\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P8331 SUMATRA (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8332 &#8211; Mk IIb &#8211; SOEBANG (N.E.I.) &#8211; Paid for by the State of Soebang, Netherland East Indies. Exact text on starboard side appears to be \u00ab\u00a0SOEBANG\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/P8332-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-19\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 1<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/P8332-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-20\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P8333 BANDA (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8335 SEMARANG (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8336 FLORES (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8338 BANDOENG (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8339 MADURA (N.E.l.)<\/p>\n<p>P8340 BALIKPAPAN (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8341 LUMBOK (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37667\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37667\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIb-P8342-Sgt-Machowiak-No-306-Polish-Squadron-RAF-Northolt-29-August-1941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-21\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37667 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIb-P8342-Sgt-Machowiak-No-306-Polish-Squadron-RAF-Northolt-29-August-1941.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIb-P8342-Sgt-Machowiak-No-306-Polish-Squadron-RAF-Northolt-29-August-1941.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIb-P8342-Sgt-Machowiak-No-306-Polish-Squadron-RAF-Northolt-29-August-1941-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIb-P8342-Sgt-Machowiak-No-306-Polish-Squadron-RAF-Northolt-29-August-1941-750x293.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37667\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk IIb, P8342, Sgt Machowiak, No 306 (Polish) Squadron, RAF Northolt, 29 August 1941<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>P8342\u00a0CERAM (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8343 MEDAN (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8344 ORKNEY<\/p>\n<p>P8346 OSSETT AND HORBURY<\/p>\n<p>P8347 RICHMOND JUBILEE<\/p>\n<p>P8348 ROCHDALE AND DISTRICT &#8211; Markings on left side: \u00ab\u00a0BRITISH AND FRIENDS \/ EX JAPAN\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P8348-Spitfire-IIa-NS-Y-P8348-British-and-Friends-Ex-Japan-of-the-52-OTU.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-22\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P8349 SUCABOEMI (N.E.l.)<\/p>\n<p>P8361 KRAKATAO (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8363 BANKA (N.E.[.)<\/p>\n<p>P8364 SURINAM (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8365 ROTTERDAM (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8366 PALEMBANG (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8367 BALI (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8368 SIBAYAK (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8369 TOBA (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8370 OLDHAM<\/p>\n<p>P8371\u00a0PALEMBANG OELOE (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8374 DULVERCOMBE<\/p>\n<p>P8375 CELEBES (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8376 BESOEKI (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8377 SIWABOONG (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8378 SOURABAYA (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8379 OLDHAM AND LEES<\/p>\n<p>P8380\u00a0BLACK VELVET (Gaumont)<\/p>\n<p>P8381 STROUD AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>P8382 &#8211; Mk IIb, Rugby Portland Cement Company &#8211; Exact text : \u00ab\u00a0CROWNCRETE\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P8382-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-23\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P8383 BRADFORD VII<\/p>\n<p>P8384 FEI YUE (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8385 IMPREGNABLE (Northants) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P8385.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-24\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P8387 BARTY<\/p>\n<p>P8389 METABOX (Metal Box Co.)<\/p>\n<p>P8390 BOSTONIAN<\/p>\n<p>P8392 MAGNET (G.E.C.)<\/p>\n<p>P8393 GARFIELD WESTON VI<\/p>\n<p>P8394 GIBRALTAR &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Spitfire-IIa-P8394-Gibraltar.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-25\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P8395 SPIRIT OF CREWE<\/p>\n<p>P8396 BERMUDA<\/p>\n<p>P8397 (Mk IIa) CHESHUNT &amp; WALTHAM &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P8397-Presentation-Spitfire-Mk-II-Cheshunt-Waltham.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-26\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P8398 CHEEPING WYCOMBE<\/p>\n<p>P8399 BENONI (South Africa)<\/p>\n<p>P8425 SPIRIT OF CREWE<\/p>\n<p>P8429 FRIMLEY AND CAMBERLEY<\/p>\n<p>P8435 MARVI<\/p>\n<p>P8436 MARVI<\/p>\n<p>P8438 CARDIFF III<\/p>\n<p>P8439 CROSBY<\/p>\n<p>P8440 CROSBY<\/p>\n<p>P8443 MOLUKKEN (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8444 M.E.S. (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8445 INDIAN TELEGRAPHS<\/p>\n<p>P8448 COUNTER ATTACK &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-P8448-COUNTER-ATTACK.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-27\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P8461 KALAHARI (Bechuanaland)<\/p>\n<p>P8463 CANADIAN SCOT<\/p>\n<p>P8465 F.E.F. (Ferranti Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>P8471 PUDUKALAI NAGARATHA<\/p>\n<p>P8479 &#8211; Spitfire Mk IIa &#8211; BRITISH GLUES AND CHEMICALS &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/P8479.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-28\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a> &#8211; B.G.C. Gryps badge on starboard side.<\/p>\n<p>P8501 N.W. FRONTlER V<\/p>\n<p>P8502 THE HEART OF ENGLAND I<\/p>\n<p>P8503 SKY SCRAPER<\/p>\n<p>P8504 BERMUDA IV<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37669\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIb-P8505-No-266-squadron-September-1941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-29\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37669 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIb-P8505-No-266-squadron-September-1941.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIb-P8505-No-266-squadron-September-1941.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIb-P8505-No-266-squadron-September-1941-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-IIb-P8505-No-266-squadron-September-1941-750x293.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk IIb, P8505, No 266 squadron, September 1941<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>P8505 J.G. (Cdr. and Mrs. A. M. Garlick) &#8211; Markings on starboard side : \u00ab\u00a0STAMFORD\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>P8506 FAVERSHAM<\/p>\n<p>P8507 BERMUDA I<\/p>\n<p>P8509 THE OLD LADY (Bank of England)<\/p>\n<p>P8510 N.W. FRONTIER I<\/p>\n<p>P8513 HECLA (Hadfields Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>P8515 N.W. FRONTIER III<\/p>\n<p>P8516 AMBOINA (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8517 BECHUANA<\/p>\n<p>P8518 NABHA III (Maharaja of)<\/p>\n<p>P8520 THE MENDIP SPITFIRE<\/p>\n<p>P8521 SULHAMSTEAD<\/p>\n<p>P8522 MELTON MOWBRAY AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>P8523 BANSI (Lucknow)<\/p>\n<p>P8525 LEIGH (Lancs)<\/p>\n<p>P8526 BREDBURY AND ROMILEY<\/p>\n<p>P8527 MAURITIUS II<\/p>\n<p>P8528 TOWNSHIP OF SHIPLEY<\/p>\n<p>P8530 THE CLAN (Clan Line)<\/p>\n<p>P8531 WHO\u2019S \u2018AFEARD (Blandford)<\/p>\n<p>P8532 THE HARRY LIVINGSTON<\/p>\n<p>P8534 HUNTER (Crawford\u2019s Biscuits)<\/p>\n<p>P8536 BARON (Borax Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>P8538 THE GEORGE PARBURY<\/p>\n<p>P8542 VIOLETTA (G. Armstrong, Esq.)<\/p>\n<p>P8543\u00a0ASSAM VI<\/p>\n<p>P8544 HEART OF ENGLAND III<\/p>\n<p>P8545 INDIAN TELEGRAPHS II<\/p>\n<p>P8547 INDIAN POSTS<\/p>\n<p>P8548 ASSAM III<\/p>\n<p>P8561 KALAHARI<\/p>\n<p>P8562 STIR-GAR (Carmarthenshire)<\/p>\n<p>P8563 CITY OF LEICESTER I<\/p>\n<p>P8565 CITY OF LElCESTER II<\/p>\n<p>P8567 PICTURE POST (Hulton Press)<\/p>\n<p>P8568 CITY OF STOKE ON TRENT I<\/p>\n<p>P8576 CITY OF BUNDABERG AND DISTRICT (Queensland) &#8211; Exact text : \u00ab\u00a0CITY OF BUNDABERG &amp; DISTRICT\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P8576.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-30\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P8580 STOKE ON TRENT II<\/p>\n<p>P8584 NABHA II<\/p>\n<p>P8585 TELING TINGGI (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8588 SCAEFELL<\/p>\n<p>P8589 MAKASSAR<\/p>\n<p>P8595 MIDDELBERG (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8596 RIOUW (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8597 KATWIJK (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8600 LADY LINLITHGOW<\/p>\n<p>P8601 DELHI I<\/p>\n<p>P8602 MALANG (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>P8603 NABHA I<\/p>\n<p>P8604 JAMSHEDPUR GOLMURI III<\/p>\n<p>P8606 DELHI II<\/p>\n<p>P8607 PALEMBANG OELOE II<\/p>\n<p>P8609 HEART OF ENGLAND II<\/p>\n<p>P8641 N.W. SURREY<\/p>\n<p>P8642 COURAGEOUS (Lady Harrowing)<\/p>\n<p>P8643 MARGERET HELEN (Hon. Mrs. Ronald Grenville)<\/p>\n<p>P8644 HUNTLEY COCK OF THE NORTH<\/p>\n<p>P8645 GAUMONT-BRITISH<\/p>\n<p>P8646 ROCHDALE AND DISTRICT II<\/p>\n<p>P8647 ARIEL (B.B.C.)<\/p>\n<p>P8649 BERMUDA III &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/P8649-Bermuda-III-shortly-after-completion-at-the-Supermarine-factory-at-Castle-Bromwich-Birmingham.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-31\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P8650 DEFENDAMUS (Taunton)<\/p>\n<p>P8651 ST. HELENS (Lancs)<\/p>\n<p>P8654 FLINT (County)<\/p>\n<p>P8655 NEWTONIA (Newton Abbot)<\/p>\n<p>P8656 NIPPY (J. Lyons &amp; Co.)<\/p>\n<p>P8657 CITY OF LEICESTER III<\/p>\n<p>P8658 BOROUGH OF MORLEY &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Spitfire-IIb-P8658-Borough-of-Morley-1941.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-32\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P8660 BUXTON<\/p>\n<p>P8661 L.T.R. FIGHTER<\/p>\n<p>P8662 FIRST CITY OF LONDON-TEXTILES<\/p>\n<p>P8665 BINGLEY (U.D.C.)<\/p>\n<p>P8666 CUBA (British Community)<\/p>\n<p>P8669 CORNWALL<\/p>\n<p>P8670 SECOND CITY OF LONDON-TEXTILES<\/p>\n<p>P8671 CAMBORNE-REDRUTH<\/p>\n<p>P8672 CARDIFF II<\/p>\n<p>P8675 CLIFTONIAN<\/p>\n<p>P8676 CEREDIGIAN II<\/p>\n<p>P8690 CAERNARVONSHIRE<\/p>\n<p>P8691 CEREDIGIAN I<\/p>\n<p>P8692 CRISPS (Smiths Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>P8693 GREBBEBERG<\/p>\n<p>P8695 N.W. FRONTIER IV<\/p>\n<p>P8696 DILWAR (New Delhi)<\/p>\n<p>P8714 SOUTH OF WARRINGTON<\/p>\n<p>P8715 WULFRUN (Wolverhampton)<\/p>\n<p>P8741 BHABNAGAR<\/p>\n<p>P8789 BOROUGH OF WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD (Transferred to AA882)<\/p>\n<p>P8797 SOUTH OF WARRINGTON<\/p>\n<p>R6722 ARKWRIGHT<\/p>\n<p>R6960 &#8211; Mk Ia converted to Mk Vb &#8211; Exact text : \u00ab\u00a0NIGERIA \/\/ OWERRI PROVINCE\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; Second line of text is unclear &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/R6960-Spitfire-RAF-316Sqn-SZN-Senior-Sgt-Stefan-forced-landed-Jan-8-1943-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-33\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>R7028 SUTHERLAND<\/p>\n<p>R7057 CAITHNESS<\/p>\n<p>R7058 R. J. MITCHELL<\/p>\n<p>R7059 SOUTHAMPTON I<\/p>\n<p>R7060 SOUTHAMPTON II<\/p>\n<p>R7061 EDGLETS (Brooke Bonds)<\/p>\n<p>R7062 THE BRID (Bridport)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37657\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37657\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Ia-R7063-Sgt-Demosthenes-Demades-57-OTU-1942-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-34\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37657 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Ia-R7063-Sgt-Demosthenes-Demades-57-OTU-1942-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Ia-R7063-Sgt-Demosthenes-Demades-57-OTU-1942-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Ia-R7063-Sgt-Demosthenes-Demades-57-OTU-1942-2-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Ia-R7063-Sgt-Demosthenes-Demades-57-OTU-1942-2-750x293.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk Ia, R7063, Sgt Demosthenes Demades, 57 OTU, 1942<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>R7063\u00a0D.S.G. WORTH VALLEY<\/p>\n<p>R7064 MERCURY (Sir Frederick Richmond)<\/p>\n<p>R7065 CHELMSFORD<\/p>\n<p>R7066 GALLEYWOOD<\/p>\n<p>R7067 HASTINGS<\/p>\n<p>R7068 WORTHlNG<\/p>\n<p>R7069 JASON (Sir Frederick Richmond and Family)<\/p>\n<p>R7070 PEGASUS (Sir Frederick Richmond and Family)<\/p>\n<p>R7071 PERSEUS (Sir Frederick Richmond and Family)<\/p>\n<p>R7072 SUNDERLAND I<\/p>\n<p>R7073 SUNDERLAND II<\/p>\n<p>R7074 SUNDERLAND III<\/p>\n<p>R7114 SUNDERLAND IV<\/p>\n<p>R7116 ST. AUSTELL AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>R7122 MIDDLESBROUGH<\/p>\n<p>R7123 CAPUT INTER NIBILA<\/p>\n<p>R7125 GATESHEAD<\/p>\n<p>R7126 VILLAE DE POOLE<\/p>\n<p>R7127 TURRIS JEHOVA<\/p>\n<p>R7128 NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME<\/p>\n<p>R7129\u00a0SECUNDUS DUBUSQUE RECTUS<\/p>\n<p>R7130\u00a0SWANSEA I<\/p>\n<p>R7131\u00a0PRESENTATION (I.O.M.)<\/p>\n<p>R7132\u00a0INDUSTRIA (West Hartlepool)<\/p>\n<p>R7134\u00a0SWANSEA III<\/p>\n<p>R7135\u00a0THE DAUNTLESS (Dudley)<\/p>\n<p>R7136\u00a0MERIONETH<\/p>\n<p>R7139 WALSALL II &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/R7139-Walsall-II.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-35\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>R7143\u00a0WALSALL I<\/p>\n<p>R7145\u00a0B.B. &amp; G.I. RAILWAY II<\/p>\n<p>R7151\u00a0VICTOR McLAGLEN, SEATTLE<\/p>\n<p>R7153\u00a0GOSPORT<\/p>\n<p>R7154\u00a0ACCRINGTON, CHURCH, AND OSWALDTWISTLE<\/p>\n<p>R7155\u00a0KUKUYUEMBU<\/p>\n<p>R7156\u00a0B.B. &amp; C.I. RAILWAY I [Note this is BB &amp; GI railway above]<\/p>\n<p>R7157\u00a0SOUTHERN BELLE (Brighton)<\/p>\n<p>R7158\u00a0CHESHIRE<\/p>\n<p>R7159\u00a0KAMBAMERU<\/p>\n<p>R7160\u00a0SYMC BRIGHTON &amp; HOVE<\/p>\n<p>R7161\u00a0MOMBASA<\/p>\n<p>R7162\u00a0TOBY (C. E. W. Charrington, Esq.)<\/p>\n<p>R7163\u00a0BRIDGWATER<\/p>\n<p>R7192\u00a0PETERBOROUGH AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>R7193\u00a0THE SILVER SNIPE<\/p>\n<p>R7194\u00a0BRISTOL CIVIL DEFENCE<\/p>\n<p>R7194\u00a0HOLMWOOD I<\/p>\n<p>R7196\u00a0HOLMWOOD II<\/p>\n<p>R7197\u00a0STAINBRIDGE AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>R7198\u00a0SHERWOOD FORESTER<\/p>\n<p>R7199\u00a0WOOLTON (Lewis\u2019s Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>R7200\u00a0FROME AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>R7201\u00a0LEST WE FORGET<\/p>\n<p>R7202\u00a0PRESTON AND DISTRICT I<\/p>\n<p>R7203\u00a0PRESTON AND DISTRICT III<\/p>\n<p>R7204\u00a0LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE<\/p>\n<p>R7205\u00a0PROVIDENT (P.C. &amp; S. Co.)<\/p>\n<p>R7206\u00a0CITY OF LIVERPOOL II<\/p>\n<p>R7207\u00a0PRESTON AND DISTRICT II<\/p>\n<p>R7208\u00a0CITY OF LIVERPOOL III<\/p>\n<p>R7209\u00a0CITY OF LIVERPOOL I<\/p>\n<p>R7210\u00a0CITY OF LIVERPOOL IV<\/p>\n<p>R7211\u00a0SPIRIT OF LEEK<\/p>\n<p>R7212\u00a0PUCK (John Laing &amp; Son Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>R7214\u00a0BATLEY<\/p>\n<p>R7215 &#8211; Spitfire Mk Ia &#8211; STOCKPORT &#8211; Donated by the Stockport Spitfire Fund, Cheshire. Carried the coat of arms and name of Stockport. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/R7215-Spitfire-July-1941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-36\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>R7216 WOOLWICH<\/p>\n<p>R7217\u00a0FLEETWOOD<\/p>\n<p>R7218\u00a0RETFORD AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>R7220\u00a0BOURNEMOUTH II<\/p>\n<p>R7229\u00a0B.R.C. STAFFORD I<\/p>\n<p>R7230\u00a0BRENDA (J. D. Burrows, Esq.)<\/p>\n<p>R7231\u00a0GRIMSBY II<\/p>\n<p>R7260\u00a0BRISTOL AIR RAID WARDEN<\/p>\n<p>R7261\u00a0BOLSOVER I<\/p>\n<p>R7262\u00a0BROMLEY (Kent)<\/p>\n<p>R7263\u00a0B.R.C. STAFFORD II<\/p>\n<p>R7264\u00a0BRYCHEINIOG (Breconshire)<\/p>\n<p>R7265\u00a0GRIMSBY I<\/p>\n<p>R7266\u00a0JAMSHEDPUR GULMARI II<\/p>\n<p>R7267\u00a0BURNLEY AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>R7268 THE SWAN (Bryant &amp; May) &#8211; Written on starboard side in cursive letters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-R7268-The-Swan-Bryant-May.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-37\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-R7268-The-Swan-Bryant-May-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-38\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 2<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-R7268-The-Swan-Bryant-May-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-39\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 3<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-R7268-The-Swan-Bryant-May-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-40\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>R7269\u00a0JAMSHEDPUR GULMARI I<\/p>\n<p>R7270\u00a0NAE BROTHER<\/p>\n<p>R7271\u00a0BURNLEY AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>R7272\u00a0G.H. (G. Chambers-Hughes, Esq.)<\/p>\n<p>R7273\u00a0BOMBAY GYMKHANA I<\/p>\n<p>R7274\u00a0WEST RIDING<\/p>\n<p>R7275\u00a0BOMBAY GYMKHANA II<\/p>\n<p>R7276 Bolsover II &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Spitfire-Vb-R7276-BOLSOVER-II.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-41\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>R7277\u00a0FOREMOST (H. J. Heinz &amp; Co.)<\/p>\n<p>R7278\u00a0BIRKENHEAD<\/p>\n<p>R7279\u00a0KING\u2019S MESSENGER<\/p>\n<p>R7290\u00a0DONNINGTONIAN<\/p>\n<p>R7291\u00a0TRUSTWORTHY (H. J. Heinz &amp; Co.)<\/p>\n<p>R7292\u00a0NEWBURY I<\/p>\n<p>R7293\u00a0SANS TACHE<\/p>\n<p>R7294\u00a0DERRICK (Wm. Laing &amp; Son)<\/p>\n<p>R7295\u00a0THE PASTURES (W. H. Holbert, Esq.)<\/p>\n<p>R7296\u00a0NEWBURY II<\/p>\n<p>R7297\u00a0IDEAL (H. J. Heinz &amp; Co.)<\/p>\n<p>R7298\u00a0ROTHERHAM AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>R7299\u00a0AITCH AITCH (Lord Hirst)<\/p>\n<p>R7333\u00a0THE KIRBY I<\/p>\n<p>R7334\u00a0PERFECT (H. J. Heinz &amp; Co.)<\/p>\n<p>R7335\u00a0THE KIRBY II<\/p>\n<p>R7336\u00a0HOMINIS VIS (Hovis Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>R7338\u00a0PAPYRUS (National Paper Trades)<\/p>\n<p>R7339\u00a0MAH-TAL (J. Latham Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>R7340\u00a0NAB (Nuneaton and District)<\/p>\n<p>R7343\u00a0HEXHAM AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>W3133\u00a0CAWNPORE I<\/p>\n<p>W3137\u00a0BRUM I (Birmingham)<\/p>\n<p>W3168\u00a0CAWNPORE II<\/p>\n<p>W3170\u00a0HENLEY-ON-THAMES<\/p>\n<p>W3171\u00a0HUDDERSFIELD I<\/p>\n<p>W3172\u00a0HUDDERSFIELD II<\/p>\n<p>W3173\u00a0BARWELL (and Hinckley U.D.C.)<\/p>\n<p>W3174\u00a0OSWALD FINNEY I<\/p>\n<p>W3181\u00a0CITY OF LEEDS I<\/p>\n<p>W3182\u00a0CITY OF LEEDS III<\/p>\n<p>W3185\u00a0LORD LLOYD I<\/p>\n<p>W3186\u00a0OSWALD FINNEY II<\/p>\n<p>W3187\u00a0LORD LLOYD II<\/p>\n<p>W3207\u00a0ABBOTSHAUGH FALKIRK<\/p>\n<p>W3208\u00a0EASTBOURNE<\/p>\n<p>W3209\u00a0EDMONTON-LONDON-ALBERTA<\/p>\n<p>W3210\u00a0MALTA (Anglo-Maltese League)<\/p>\n<p>W3211\u00a0NORMAN MERRETT<\/p>\n<p>W3212\u00a0GHAWDEX (Anglo-Maltese League)<\/p>\n<p>W3213\u00a0CECIL MACKAY<\/p>\n<p>W3214\u00a0METAL TRADE, AUSTRALIA<\/p>\n<p>W3215\u00a0MARKSMAN (Marks &amp; Spencer)<\/p>\n<p>W3216\u00a0MAIDENHEAD AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>W3236\u00a0LLANELLY<\/p>\n<p>W3238\u00a0THE LONDON BUTCHER<\/p>\n<p>W3239\u00a0BOB (R. Lowenstein, Esq.)<\/p>\n<p>W3240\u00a0CITY OF LEEDS II<\/p>\n<p>W3241\u00a0L.E.P. (London Provisions Exchange)<\/p>\n<p>W3242\u00a0CRISPIN OF LEICESTER<\/p>\n<p>W3243\u00a0THE FALKIRK BAIRN<\/p>\n<p>W3244\u00a0DEVON SQUADRON<\/p>\n<p>W3245 LINCOLN IMP <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/W3245-Lincoln-Imp-pre-delivery-picture.-With-485-Sqn-and-based-at-Drem-Scotland-from-14th-Nov-43-4th-Mar-44-when-it-was-transferred-to-Scottish-Aviation..jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-42\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>W3246\u00a0DEVON SQUADRON<\/p>\n<p>W3247\u00a0CITY OF HULL III<\/p>\n<p>W3248\u00a0LETCHWORTH<\/p>\n<p>W3249\u00a0BALTIC EXCHANGE III<\/p>\n<p>W3250\u00a0CENTRAL PROVlNCES BERAR II<\/p>\n<p>W3251\u00a0CENTRAL PROVINCES BERAR I<\/p>\n<p>W3252\u00a0CENTRAL PROVINCES BERAR III<\/p>\n<p>W3253\u00a0CENTRAL PROVINCES BERAR IV<\/p>\n<p>W3254\u00a0CENTRAL PROVINCES BERAR V<\/p>\n<p>W3308\u00a0WINDSOR LAD<\/p>\n<p>W3309\u00a0THE WILTSHIRE I<\/p>\n<p>W3313\u00a0NIKE (M. Embirious, New York)<\/p>\n<p>W3314\u00a0HOSIERY FLIGHT, LEICESTER<\/p>\n<p>W3315\u00a0STOCKTON, THORNABY, BILLINGHAM AND TEES<\/p>\n<p>W3316\u00a0CITY OF SALFORD<\/p>\n<p>W3317\u00a0NEWPORT HUNDREDS AND WOLVERTON URBAN DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>W3318\u00a0JEWELLERY, WATCH &amp; ALLIED TRADES<\/p>\n<p>W3319\u00a0WINCHESTER AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>W3320 The Darlington Spitfire &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Spitfire-Vb-W3320-The-Darlington-Spitfire.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-43\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>W3321\u00a0ELCARDO THE THISTLE<\/p>\n<p>W3322\u00a0HENDON GRIFFON<\/p>\n<p>W3323\u00a0THE NEW FOREST<\/p>\n<p>W3324\u00a0NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE II<\/p>\n<p>W3325\u00a0NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE I<\/p>\n<p>W3326\u00a0MESOPOTAMIA<\/p>\n<p>W3327\u00a0HORSHAM AND DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>W3328\u00a0THE FLYING FOX<\/p>\n<p>W3329\u00a0SPIRIT OF URUGUAY<\/p>\n<p>W3330\u00a0VECTIS (Isle of Wight)<\/p>\n<p>W3331\u00a0THE KING RUFUS<\/p>\n<p>W3332\u00a0HENDON GRIFFON<\/p>\n<p>W3333 HENDON PEGASUS &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/W3333.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-44\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>W3334\u00a0PROGRESS I (Blackpool)<\/p>\n<p>W3403\u00a0THE DOG FIGHTER (Kennel Club)<\/p>\n<p>W3405\u00a0MONMOUTH, CHEPSTOW AND FOREST OF DEAN<\/p>\n<p>W3408\u00a0MR. &amp; MRS. ALBERT EHRMAN<\/p>\n<p>W3409\u00a0THE PERUVIAN OILFIELDS<\/p>\n<p>W3410\u00a0LANCASTRIAN<\/p>\n<p>W3412\u00a0RHODESIAN PIONEER<\/p>\n<p>W3430 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT (see also BL590)<\/p>\n<p>W3431\u00a0KAAPSTAD III (Cape Town)<\/p>\n<p>W3432\u00a0CORDELL HULL<\/p>\n<p>W3434\u00a0ABERDARE AND MOUNTAIN AIR<\/p>\n<p>W3436\u00a0THE MIDLAND BAKER<\/p>\n<p>W3437\u00a0KAAPSTAD II (Cape Town)<\/p>\n<p>W3438\u00a0KAAPSTAD I (Cape Town)<\/p>\n<p>W3439\u00a0KAAPSTAD IV (Cape Town)<\/p>\n<p>W3440\u00a0TRENGGANU<\/p>\n<p>W3441\u00a0ALLOWAY (Montreal)<\/p>\n<p>W3442\u00a0PROGRESS II (Blackpool)<\/p>\n<p>W3443\u00a0CAPE TOWN I<\/p>\n<p>W3444 NEW YORKLIN (Montreal) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Maybe-W3444-Spitfire-Vb-RAF-92Sqn-with-Sqn-Ldr-RM-Milne-at-Digby-Lincolnshire-IWM-CH4162-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-45\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>W3445\u00a0CAPETOWN II<\/p>\n<p>W3446\u00a0JENNIFER (Montreal)<\/p>\n<p>W3447\u00a0CAPETOWN IV<\/p>\n<p>W3448\u00a0CAPE TOWN III<\/p>\n<p>W3449\u00a0BOROUGH OF ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE<\/p>\n<p>W3450\u00a0DUNOTTAR CASTLE<\/p>\n<p>W3451\u00a0PROGRESS III (Blackpool Corporation)<\/p>\n<p>W3452\u00a0MIDNIGHT SUN (Forces in Iceland)<\/p>\n<p>W3453\u00a0COUNTY BOROUGH OF READING<\/p>\n<p>W3454\u00a0HESTON AND ISLEWORTH<\/p>\n<p>W3455\u00a0SMETHWICK<\/p>\n<p>W3456\u00a0WATFORD<\/p>\n<p>W3457\u00a0CYNON VALLEY<\/p>\n<p>W3458\u00a0MIRFIELD<\/p>\n<p>W3459\u00a0CAPE TOWN V<\/p>\n<p>W3460\u00a0CAPETOWN VI<\/p>\n<p>W3461\u00a0KAAPSTAD V<\/p>\n<p>W3502\u00a0WOLDS AND BUCKROSE<\/p>\n<p>W3505\u00a0HENDON ENDEAVOUR<\/p>\n<p>W3506 HENDON LAMB &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/W3506.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-46\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>W3528 WDFUNZ \/ LEVIN &#8211; Women&rsquo;s Division of Farmers Union of New Zealand. Levin was the New-Zealand home town of W3528&rsquo;s regular pilot, Sgt Lyn Griffith. [h\/t to Zac Yates for the info about Levin &amp; Griffith] &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/W3528.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-47\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>W3529\u00a0CAITHNESS (replaced R7057)<\/p>\n<p>W3578 SOUTHLAND I<\/p>\n<p>W3579 SOUTHLAND II<\/p>\n<p>W3604 BLACK IMP<\/p>\n<p>W3626 RUANDA<\/p>\n<p>W3628\u00a0OMAN (Persian Gulf Forces)<\/p>\n<p>W3630\u00a0KUWAIT (Persian Gulf Forces)<\/p>\n<p>W3631 BAHRAIN II<\/p>\n<p>W3632\u00a0BAHREIN (Persian Gulf Residents)<\/p>\n<p>W3640 SOUTHLAND III<\/p>\n<p>W3644 LYTHAM ST.ANNES<\/p>\n<p>W3645 JOSEPH SNOOKA (Johannesburg) or JOSEPH SNOOKA later WAIKATO<\/p>\n<p>W3647 SADDLEWORTH<\/p>\n<p>W3648 WISBECH<\/p>\n<p>W3649 \u00ab\u00a0SHEPLEY\u00a0\u00bb (Mrs. Shepley) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Spitfire-Mk-Vb-W3649-Shepley.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-48\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbm.org.uk\/airmen\/Shepley.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">P\/O Douglas Shepley<\/a> of 152 Squadron was reported missing after combat against Ju 88s on 12 August 1940. He was only 22. His mother and widow raised \u00a35,700 in North Derbyshire and South Yorkshire to buy a Spitfire, which was to be Spitfire Mk Vb W3649. Tragically, his sister Jeanne had been killed on 17 October 1939 when the S Yorkshire was torpedoed, and his older brother George was killed on 31 May 1940 when his Lysander II of 16 Squadron was shot down in error over Dunkirk by Spitfires.<\/p>\n<p>W3650 SLAMANAC<\/p>\n<p>W3651\u00a0CARBINE (Victoria Racing Club)<\/p>\n<p>W3652 BLUE CHARM (Brig. Gen. Lindemann) <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/W3652-Presentation-Blue-Charm.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-49\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>W3653\u00a0DONCASTER<\/p>\n<p>W3654\u00a0MARCH BROWN (Brig. Gen. Lindemann)<\/p>\n<p>W3655\u00a0SILVER GREY (Brig. Gen. Lindemann)<\/p>\n<p>W3656\u00a0AFRIC SCOT (Caldedonian Society)<\/p>\n<p>W3657\u00a0PENDLE (Nelson, Lancs)<\/p>\n<p>W3697 HOWRAH<\/p>\n<p>W3704 QACHA&rsquo;S NEK<\/p>\n<p>W3756 JOHN STEVENS or JOHN STEPHENS<\/p>\n<p>W3757 BRUCE STEVENS or BRUCE STEPHENS<\/p>\n<p>W3761\u00a0BLUE NOSE (Halifax Chronicle, Nova Scotia)<\/p>\n<p>W3762\u00a0JUNAGARH (Nawab of)<\/p>\n<p>W3763 THANE OF FIFE \/ THE THANE OF FIFE<\/p>\n<p>W3764\u00a0FUN OF THE FAIR (Showmen\u2019s Guild)<\/p>\n<p>W3765\u00a0ROLLERS SPITFIRE (Hoffman Bearings)<\/p>\n<p>W3766\u00a0WANDSWORTH (Putney, Roehampton and Southfields)<\/p>\n<p>W3767\u00a0WANDSWORTH (Streatham and Central Division)<\/p>\n<p>W3768\u00a0HIGHAM FERRERS-IRTHLINGBOROUGH<\/p>\n<p>W3769\u00a0WEST INDIAN STATES<\/p>\n<p>W3722\u00a0MORAY (Elgin)<\/p>\n<p>W3773\u00a0LEYLAND (U.D.C.)<\/p>\n<p>W3774 SAMSON (A. McAlpine &amp; Son) <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/W3774-PO-W-V-Crawford-Compton-of-No-485-New-Zealand-Squadron-RAF-in-presentation-Spitfire-Mark-Vb-W3774-Samson-at-Kenley-Surrey.-IWM-CH-5064-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-50\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>W3775\u00a0RUSHDEN\u2019S HELL FOR LEATHER<\/p>\n<p>W3814\u00a0POPOCATEPETL (Mexico)<\/p>\n<p>W3815\u00a0SIERRA LEONE II<\/p>\n<p>W3816 (Mk Vb) DAILY TELEGRAPH \/ THE SHOPMATE (John White and Northampton Evening Telegraph) &#8211; Note: \u00ab\u00a0The Shopmate\u00a0\u00bb written on right side of the fuselage &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/W3816-Presentation-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-Daily-Telegraph-The-Shopmate-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-51\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>W3817 WELLINGBOROUGH (John White and Northampton Evening Telegraph)<\/p>\n<p>W3820\u00a0THE RHONDDA<\/p>\n<p>W3821\u00a0PEMBA III<\/p>\n<p>W3822\u00a0ZANZIBAR IV<\/p>\n<p>W3823\u00a0HOLT I (Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3824\u00a0HOLT II (Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3825\u00a0HOLT III (Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3826\u00a0HOLT IV (Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3827\u00a0HOLT V (Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3828\u00a0HOLT VI (Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3829\u00a0HOLT VII (Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3830\u00a0HOLT VIII (Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3831\u00a0HOLT IX (Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3832\u00a0HOLT X (Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3833\u00a0HOLT XI (Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3834\u00a0HOLT XII (Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3835\u00a0HOLT XIIA (Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3836\u00a0HOLT XIV\u00a0(Herbert Holt and Major Andrew Holt through the \u2018Who\u2019s For Britain Fund\u2019 of Canada)<\/p>\n<p>W3837\u00a0EVENING TELEGRAPH<\/p>\n<p>W3838\u00a0VALPARAISO (Chile)<\/p>\n<p>W3839\u00a0KETTERING DISTRICT<\/p>\n<p>W3840\u00a0JOHN PEEL\u2019S HUNTER (West Cumberland)<\/p>\n<p>W3842\u00a0ST. KITTS NEVIS I<\/p>\n<p>W3843\u00a0ST. KITTS NEVIS II<\/p>\n<p>W3844\u00a0COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY<\/p>\n<p>W3845\u00a0JOHN MACKINTOSH<\/p>\n<p>W3847\u00a0TRAVANCORE I<\/p>\n<p>W3848\u00a0TRAVANCORE, II<\/p>\n<p>W3850\u00a0WESTMORLAND I<\/p>\n<p>W3851\u00a0NYASALAND I<\/p>\n<p>W3852\u00a0USCO VEREENIGING<\/p>\n<p>W3853\u00a0NYASALAND II<\/p>\n<p>W3893\u00a0NYASALAND IV<\/p>\n<p>W3894\u00a0NYASALAND III<\/p>\n<p>W3895\u00a0NYASALAND V<\/p>\n<p>W3896\u00a0NYASALAND VI<\/p>\n<p>W3897\u00a0NYASALAND VII<\/p>\n<p>X4592\u00a0ST. GEORGE<\/p>\n<p>X4593\u00a0KERALA (Madras Mail)<\/p>\n<p>X4594\u00a0ANDHRADESA (Madras Mail)<\/p>\n<p>X4595\u00a0TOMILAND (Madras Mail)<\/p>\n<p>X4599\u00a0PLYMOUTH AND SOUTHSEA I<\/p>\n<p>X4600\u00a0PLYMOUTH AND SOUTHSEA II<\/p>\n<p>X4601\u00a0ARGONAUT (City of Hull)<\/p>\n<p>X4602\u00a0BAHAMAS I<\/p>\n<p>X4604\u00a0CEYLON II<\/p>\n<p>X4605\u00a0CEYLON III<\/p>\n<p>X4606\u00a0CEYLON V<\/p>\n<p>X4613 FALKLAND ISLANDS IX &#8211; (read comment by Bob L below)<\/p>\n<p>X4614 FALKLAND ISLANDS I &#8211; (read comment by Bob L below)<\/p>\n<p>X4615 FALKLAND ISLANDS II &#8211; (read comment by Bob L below)<\/p>\n<p>X4616 FALKLAND ISLANDS IV &#8211; (read comment by Bob L below)<\/p>\n<p>X4617 FALKLAND ISLANDS III &#8211; (read comment by Bob L below)<\/p>\n<p>X4619 FALKLAND ISLANDS VI &#8211; (read comment by Bob L below)<\/p>\n<p>X4620 FALKLAND ISLES VII\u00a0 &#8211; more probably FALKLAND ISLANDS VII (read comment by Bob L below)<\/p>\n<p>X4621\u00a0MARTIN EVANS BEVAN<\/p>\n<p>X4622 FALKLAND ISLANDS V &#8211; (read comment by Bob L below)<\/p>\n<p>X4623\u00a0SCILLONIA<\/p>\n<p>X4642 FALKLAND ISLANDS VIII &#8211; (read comment by Bob L below) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/aircrewremembered.com\/jones-george-douglas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>X4643 FALKLAND ISLANDS X &#8211; (read comment by Bob L below)<\/p>\n<p>X4644\u00a0SARKAR I TIRHUT<\/p>\n<p>X4664\u00a0F.A.N.Y. (Regimental Club)<\/p>\n<p>X4665 &#8211; Mk Va &#8211; EARL SHILTON &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/X4665-Mk-Va-Earl-Shilton.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-52\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>X4666\u00a0KAFFRARIA I<\/p>\n<p>X4667\u00a0HUDDERSFIELD III<\/p>\n<p>X4668\u00a0BURDAGE<\/p>\n<p>X4669\u00a0KAFFRARIA II<\/p>\n<p>X4670\u00a0THE BRIGHT VENTURA<\/p>\n<p>X4906\u00a0BATH<\/p>\n<p>X4907\u00a0MACCLESFIELD<\/p>\n<p>X4908\u00a0INVICTA (Southern Railway)<\/p>\n<p>X4909\u00a0KENSINGTON II<\/p>\n<p>X4910\u00a0KENSINGTON I<\/p>\n<p>X4911\u00a0BOURNEMOUTH<\/p>\n<p>X4912\u00a0SUTTON COLDFIELD<\/p>\n<p>X4913\u00a0FLYING SCOTSMAN (L.N.E.R.)<\/p>\n<p>X4914\u00a0COCK OF THE NORTH (L.N.E.R.)<\/p>\n<p>X4915\u00a0CITY OF HULL II<\/p>\n<p>X4916\u00a0CITYOFHULL I<\/p>\n<p>X4917\u00a0GREENOCK<\/p>\n<p>X4819\u00a0WEST BROMWICH<\/p>\n<p>X4820\u00a0VICTOR (Jas. Kerr, Johannesburg)<\/p>\n<p>X4821\u00a0NIX OVER SIX PRIMUS<\/p>\n<p>X4823\u00a0NIX OVER SIX SECUNDUS<\/p>\n<p>X4924\u00a0SIR HARRY AND LADY OAKES I<\/p>\n<p>X4925\u00a0SIR HARRY AND LADY OAKES II<\/p>\n<p>X4936\u00a0IN MEMORY OF R. J. MITCHELL<\/p>\n<p>X4941\u00a0SWANSEA II<\/p>\n<p>X4994\u00a0THEDERBYRAM<\/p>\n<p>AA862 BLACKBURN II<\/p>\n<p>AA864 DIRTY GIRTY VANCOUVER<\/p>\n<p>AA865 EUSTACE (Manchester Fund)<\/p>\n<p>AA866 MANCHESTER WEATHERPROOF<\/p>\n<p>AA871 ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Spitfire-Vb-AA871.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-53\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AA873 MANCHESTER AIR CADET<\/p>\n<p>AA874 MANCHESTER SCHOLAR<\/p>\n<p>AA875 MANCHESTER KILLER<\/p>\n<p>AA877 MANCHESTER CHAIRMAN<\/p>\n<p>AA878 MANCHESTER MERCHANT TRADER<\/p>\n<p>AA879 (Mk Vb) MANCHESTER CIVIL DEFENDER &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AA879-Presentation-Spitfire-Manchester-Civil-Defender-Mk-Vb-616-Squadron-YQ-U-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-54\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 1<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AA879-Presentation-Spitfire-Manchester-Civil-Defender-Mk-Vb-616-Squadron-YQ-U-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-55\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AA880 MANCHESTER SMITHFIELD MARKET<\/p>\n<p>AA881 (Mk Vb) MANCHESTER CORPORATION TRANSPORTER &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PO-Harold-Strick-Strickland-in-Presentation-Spitfire-AA881-Mk-Vb-Manchester-Corporation-Transporter.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-56\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 1<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AA881-Mk-Vb-Manchester-Corporation-Transporter.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-57\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AA882 BOROUGH OF WANSTEAD AND WOODFORD (Transferred ex P8789)<\/p>\n<p>AA926, Spitfire Mk Vb, JERSEY I<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Donated to the RCAF by W. A. Black, a Montral businessman and the president of Ogilvie Flour Mills who had retired to the island of Jersey but left when the Germans occupied it. AA926 carried the name JERSEY I on the starboard side. The aircraft was flown at No 401 Squadron (RCAF) by P\/O Ian Ormston, who painted his wife&rsquo;s name, Marguerite, on the port side. Source: <em>Spitfire II, the Canadians<\/em> by Robert Bracken <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AA926-Mk-Vbcoded-YO-E-Jersey-from-401-Squadron-flown-by-PO-Ian-Ormstorn.-Ian-had-his-wifes-name-Marguerite-painted-on-the-port-side..jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-58\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 1<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AA926-Mk-Vbcoded-YO-E-Jersey-from-401-Squadron-flown-by-PO-Ian-Ormstorn.-Ian-had-his-wifes-name-Marguerite-painted-on-the-port-side.2.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-59\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 2<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/AA926-Mk-Vbcoded-YO-E-Jersey-from-401-Squadron-flown-by-PO-Ian-Ormstorn.-Ian-had-his-wifes-name-Marguerite-painted-on-the-port-side.3.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-60\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AA967 INDIAN TELEGRAPHS<\/p>\n<p>AA968 BOMBAY &amp; BARODA CENTRAL INDIAN RAILWAY<\/p>\n<p>AA973 BIHAR V<\/p>\n<p>AA975 THE BOY DAVID (Lady Davidson)<\/p>\n<p>AA976 GRANDOTEL (Manchester)<\/p>\n<p>AA978 A.N. KENION<\/p>\n<p>AA979 YAUNDE (French Cameroon)<\/p>\n<p>AA980 KAAPSTAD VI<\/p>\n<p>AA981 KOLHAPUR I (Maharajah of)<\/p>\n<p>AA982\u00a0CITY OF LIVERPOOL<\/p>\n<p>AB167 KOLUAPUR II (Maharajah of)<\/p>\n<p>AB169 HOYLAKE AND WIRRAL<\/p>\n<p>AB177 I.S.P. (Incorporated Society of Planters, Malaya)<\/p>\n<p>AB181 ONEFROMAVRO<\/p>\n<p>AB184 CAMEROON FRANCAIS<\/p>\n<p>AB185 KOLHAPUR III<\/p>\n<p>AB188 FORESTRY COMMISSION<\/p>\n<p>AB192 (Mk Vb) ORGANILIL (N.E.I.) (Exact text: &lsquo;Organilil&rsquo;) <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/AB192-Presentation-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-Organilil-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-61\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AB198 CENTRAL PROVINCES OF BERAR VI<\/p>\n<p>AB199 MESPOTAMIA (Britons in Iraq)<\/p>\n<p>AB201 DOROTHY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE EMPIRE<\/p>\n<p>AB202 PUDOKKOTTAI NAGARATHURS<\/p>\n<p>AB206 BIHAR VI<\/p>\n<p>AB207 BIHAR VII<\/p>\n<p>AB208 LANCASTRIA AVENGER I<\/p>\n<p>AB209 LANCASTRIA AVENGER IV<\/p>\n<p>AB210 LANCASTRIA AVENGER V<\/p>\n<p>AB212 LANCASTRIA AVENGER III<\/p>\n<p>AB213 LANCASTRIA AVENGER II<\/p>\n<p>AB216 NIGERIA OYO PROVINCE <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AB216-SL-R-W-Oxspring-CO-91-Sqdn-from-January-to-July-1942-on-Spitfire-Mk-Vc-AB216-DL-Z-Nigeria-Oyo-Province-at-Hawkinge-Kent.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-62\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/AB216-Spitfire-Mk-Vc-AB216-DL-Z-of-No-91-Squadron-Hawkinge-May-1942.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-63\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AB453 KENYA DAISY<\/p>\n<p>AB489 HARROW BULLDOG<\/p>\n<p>AB842 STAFFORDIAN &#8211; Exact markings \u00ab\u00a0THE STAFFORDIAN\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>AB850 CANTERBURY<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37671\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37671\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-AB870-SL-Marcus-W.-B.-Knight-No-485-NZ-Squadron-August-September-1941.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-64\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37671 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-AB870-SL-Marcus-W.-B.-Knight-No-485-NZ-Squadron-August-September-1941.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-AB870-SL-Marcus-W.-B.-Knight-No-485-NZ-Squadron-August-September-1941.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-AB870-SL-Marcus-W.-B.-Knight-No-485-NZ-Squadron-August-September-1941-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-AB870-SL-Marcus-W.-B.-Knight-No-485-NZ-Squadron-August-September-1941-750x293.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37671\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk Vb, AB870, SL Marcus W. B. Knight, No 485 (NZ) Squadron, August-September 1941<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>AB870 HAWKES BAY I \/ DANNEWIRKE<\/p>\n<p>AB894 THE HALLOW SPITFIRE<\/p>\n<p>AB917 &#8211; Mk Vb &#8211; THE INSPIRER (Wolverhampton Express and Star) &#8211; Exact text on starboard and port sides : \u00ab\u00a0THE INSPIRER\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AB917-The-Inspirer-Spitfire-Mk.-Vb-AB917.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-65\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AB917-The-Inspirer-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-66\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AB918 WELLINGTON I &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AB918-CBAF-Mk-Vb-45MU-6-7-41.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-67\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AB935 GINGERBREAD<\/p>\n<p>AB965 PALEMBANG OELOE III<\/p>\n<p>AB974 B.B. &amp; C.I. RAILWAY<\/p>\n<p>AB983 SINGALANG (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>AB984 WEST BORNEO III (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>AB991 BRIERLEY HILL<\/p>\n<p>AB994 GINGERBREAD (Marquis of Donegal)<\/p>\n<p>AD116 TWICKENHAM I<\/p>\n<p>AD132 BIHAR III<\/p>\n<p>AD204 ANDOVERIAN (Andover)<\/p>\n<p>AD210 ARUBA (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>AD228 CHESHIRE COUNTY II<\/p>\n<p>AD230 PALEM BANG OELOE IV<\/p>\n<p>AD231 WEST BORNEO II<\/p>\n<p>AD232 BIHAR I<\/p>\n<p>AD233 WEST BORNEO I<\/p>\n<p>AD234 GERFALCON (Emmetts)<\/p>\n<p>AD236 BIHAR II<\/p>\n<p>AD237 DHANABAD JHARIA<\/p>\n<p>AD238 BOROUGH OF BARNES<\/p>\n<p>AD239 HOELOESOENGAI (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>AD241 TWICKENHAM II<\/p>\n<p>AD242 BIHAR IV<\/p>\n<p>AD243 TAPANOELI (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>AD246 RAJNA GAR<\/p>\n<p>AD248 CHESHIRE COUNTY I<\/p>\n<p>AD251 WILLENHALL (Council)<\/p>\n<p>AD257 BOROUGH OF WILLESDEN<\/p>\n<p>AD259 ILFORD (Essex)<\/p>\n<p>AD260 MlSS A.B.C. I (A.B.C. Cinemas)<\/p>\n<p>AD263 MISS A.B.C. II (A.B.C. Cinemas)<\/p>\n<p>AD264 PAISLEY (Thread Works)<\/p>\n<p>AD265 CHESHIRE COUNTY III<\/p>\n<p>AD292 THE CANNOCK CHASER<\/p>\n<p>AD294 MISS A.B.C. III (A.B.C. Cinemas)<\/p>\n<p>AD303 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION<\/p>\n<p>AD309 MISS A.B.C. IV (A.B.C. Cinemas)<\/p>\n<p>AD312 CAMBRIDGE (and Newnham)<\/p>\n<p>AD321 FIREFLY (Turner &amp; Newall Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>AD322 EVERlTE<\/p>\n<p>AD325 WESTMORLAND II<\/p>\n<p>AD327 SOLAIRE ROSS (Shire)<\/p>\n<p>AD328 SANGRE CHARR\u00daA (Spanish for \u00ab\u00a0Uruguayan Blood\u00a0\u00bb)<\/p>\n<p>AD331 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF HOSIERY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION<\/p>\n<p>AD348 ALAS BEL URUGUAY<\/p>\n<p>AD351 MONTEVIDEO<\/p>\n<p>AD356 THE BLACK EAGLE (Truman, Hanbury, Buxton &amp; Co.)<\/p>\n<p>AD357 LElCESTER DIVISION<\/p>\n<p>AD364 TURNALL (Turner &amp; Newall Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>AD366 WIGTOWNSHlRE<\/p>\n<p>AD368 PRESTWICK<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Gift by Walter Kennedy Whigham, a wealthy banker and named after one of his two favourite golf courses. See also AD372.<\/p>\n<p>AD369 KANO II<\/p>\n<p>AD370 ENDEAVOUR (Wates Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>AD372 SANDWICH<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Gift by Walter Kennedy Whigham, a wealthy banker and named after one of his two favourite golf courses. See also AD368.<\/p>\n<p>AD375 NORMANTON (Altofts and Whitwood)<\/p>\n<p>AD381 THE PLESSEY SPITFIRE<\/p>\n<p>AD384 GEO. S. PARKER (Pen Co.)<\/p>\n<p>AD387 NORTH STAR<\/p>\n<p>AD393 GOENTOER (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>AD396 ARDJOENO (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>AD417 YR HEN BONT (Pontypridd)<\/p>\n<p>AD420 KANO I<\/p>\n<p>AD424 ARDUA SPlTFIRE<\/p>\n<p>AD498 SOUTH WEST LANCASHIRE &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Spitfire-Mk-Vb-121-Squadron-AD498-named-South-West-Lancashire-1941-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-68\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AD504 NOTTS MINER<\/p>\n<p>AD505 CONDOR (La Paz Fund, Bolivia)<\/p>\n<p>AD506 MISS HERRlN<\/p>\n<p>AD540 BLUE PETER (Newmarket Stables)<\/p>\n<p>AD548 DELHI III<\/p>\n<p>BF474 CANADIAN PACIFIC<\/p>\n<p>BL238 SCOTT OF MAFETENG<\/p>\n<p>BL258 CANADIAN PACIFIC (Employees)<\/p>\n<p>BL439 ST. LUCIA (Windward Isles)<\/p>\n<p>BL463 BERAR I<\/p>\n<p>BL525 ELCARDO THE THISTLE<\/p>\n<p>BL538 AMBON (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL539 LANDSTURM (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL549 AMBARAWA (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL569 BERAR II<\/p>\n<p>BL581 MOESI-ILIR (N.E.I.) &#8211; Exact text : \u00ab\u00a0MOESI-ILIR\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/BL581-Czech-Spitfire-pilot-of-No.-313-Squadron-in-conversation-with-his-rigger-and-fitter.-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BL581-Moesi-llir-Hornchurch-8-April-1942-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-69\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BL589 LEGION OF IMPERIAL FRONTIERSMEN<\/p>\n<p>BL590 (Mk Vb) PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/BL590-Presentation-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-PRESIDENT-ROOSEVELT-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-70\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a> (see also W3430)<\/p>\n<p>BL613 I.M.C. (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL618 FRENCH HOPE THE FlRST<\/p>\n<p>BL621 POERWOKERTO (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL622 SERANG (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL629 GARONTALO (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL630 BLYTHE SPIRlT (Post Office Savings Bank) &#8211; Exact text : \u00ab\u00a0BLYTHE SPIRIT POST\u00a0\u00bb, written on staboard side &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-BL630-BLYTHE-SPIRIT-POST.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-71\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Early in World War II, Savings Bank staff raise more than \u00a35000 to buy this Spitfire for the RAF and named it after the HQ, Blythe House.<\/em><br \/>\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/nsandi-corporate.com\/about-nsi\/our-heritage-timeline#wartime_period_ww2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/nsandi-corporate.com\/about-nsi\/our-heritage-timeline#wartime_period_ww2<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>BL635 SALATIGA (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL636 BOROUGH OF ACTON<\/p>\n<p>BL637 STONE (and District)<\/p>\n<p>BL642 HAN OMAN (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL661 MENADO (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL664 TEGAL (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL670 &#8211; Mk Vb &#8211; EVER READY II &#8211; Funded by the Ever Ready Battery Company &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/BL670.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-72\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BL676 BANDOWOSO<\/p>\n<p>BL685 BRASTAGI (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL694 SAGLE (Wings for Britain Fund)<\/p>\n<p>BL709 ST. IVES, CORNWALL<\/p>\n<p>BL718 RINDSJANI (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL720 GEDEH (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL721 GARUT (N.E.I.)<\/p>\n<p>BL812 LlCHFlELD<\/p>\n<p>BL827 ELIZABETH (W. Anderson, Esq.)<\/p>\n<p>BL831 Mk Vb SKAGEN IND\u00a0\u00a0(Free Danish Community) &#8211; Exact text \u00ab\u00a0SKAGEN Ind.\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BL831prob-Spitfire-MkVb-RAF-234Sqn-AZG-Aksel-Svendsen-named-Skagen-Ind-BL924-Ibsley-Apr-1942-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-73\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BL855 NIELS EBBESEN (Free Danish Community)<\/p>\n<p>BL900 THE CANADIAN POLICEMAN &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BL900.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-74\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BL924 VALDEMAR ATTERDAG &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BL924-Spitfire-MkVb-RAF-234Sqn-AZG-Aksel-Svendsen-named-Skagen-Ind-BL924-Ibsley-Apr-1942-02.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-75\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BM116 THE RED ROSE (Lancashire Constabulary Wardens Service)<\/p>\n<p>BM124 QUEENSALOTE &#8211; Exact markings \u00ab\u00a0QUEEN SALOTE\u00a0\u00bb, with a rose or crown between the two words &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-BM124-Queen-Salote.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-76\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BM155 JOE AND ROY (Davies Bros. Ltd.)<\/p>\n<p>BM160 ASSAM IX<\/p>\n<p>BM161 BOTAFOGO (Rio de Janeiro)<\/p>\n<p>BM196 BOROUGH OF BRENTFORD &amp; CHISWICK<\/p>\n<p>BM197 LULU OF MAKETENG<\/p>\n<p>BM202 FLYING SCOTSMAN (L.N.E.R.) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BM202-Spitfire-MkVb-RAF-222Sqn-ZDH-named-Flying-Scotsman-BM202-Essex-25th-May-1942-01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-77\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/BM202-Spitfire-Mk-V-BM202-ZD-H-Flying-Scotsman.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-78\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BM205 NOVA SCOTIA<\/p>\n<p>BM229 SILVER BLUE (Brig. Gen. Lindemann)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37673\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM230-Saisi-No-350-Belgian-Squadron-August-September-1942.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-79\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37673 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM230-Saisi-No-350-Belgian-Squadron-August-September-1942.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM230-Saisi-No-350-Belgian-Squadron-August-September-1942.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM230-Saisi-No-350-Belgian-Squadron-August-September-1942-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM230-Saisi-No-350-Belgian-Squadron-August-September-1942-750x293.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk Vb, BM230, Saisi, No 350 (Belgian) Squadron, August-September 1942<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BM230 GERFALCON (C. W. Boise, Esq.) &#8211; Appears to have been the presentation name \u00ab\u00a0RUANDA\u00a0\u00bb (partially erased on photos)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37675\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM233-FO-David-J.-V.-Henry-No-485-NZ-Squadron-1942.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-80\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37675 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM233-FO-David-J.-V.-Henry-No-485-NZ-Squadron-1942.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM233-FO-David-J.-V.-Henry-No-485-NZ-Squadron-1942.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM233-FO-David-J.-V.-Henry-No-485-NZ-Squadron-1942-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM233-FO-David-J.-V.-Henry-No-485-NZ-Squadron-1942-750x293.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37675\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk Vb, BM233, FO David J. V. Henry, No 485 (NZ) Squadron, 1942<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BM233 B.B. &amp; C.I. RAILWAY &#8211; Markings : \u00ab\u00a0B. B. &amp;. C. I. \/ RAILWAY No. FIVE\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>BM234 HOPE OF CHEADLE<\/p>\n<p>BM236 FELLOWSHIP OF BELLOWS (Columbia)<\/p>\n<p>BM240 CLIFTON CINEMAS &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-BM240.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-81\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BM241 EL CONQUISTADOR (Columbia)<\/p>\n<p>BM244 SPEN VALLEY<\/p>\n<p>BM247 DELHI<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37677\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37677\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM252-Bombay-City-4-No-122-Squadron-May-1942.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-82\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37677 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM252-Bombay-City-4-No-122-Squadron-May-1942.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM252-Bombay-City-4-No-122-Squadron-May-1942.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM252-Bombay-City-4-No-122-Squadron-May-1942-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM252-Bombay-City-4-No-122-Squadron-May-1942-750x293.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk Vb, BM252, Bombay City 4, No 122 Squadron, May 1942<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BM252 BOMBAY CITY &#8211; Markings : \u00ab\u00a0BOMBAY CITY 4\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-BM252-Bombay-City.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-83\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BM256 DOROTHY MARY (Canada)<\/p>\n<p>BM260 POPEYE\u2019S PAL (G. Wimpey &amp; Co.)<\/p>\n<p>BM262 LINCOLNSHIRE POACHER<\/p>\n<p>BM263 THE LORD MAYOR<\/p>\n<p>BM264 SHETLANDER<\/p>\n<p>BM265 PRIDE OF NEWPORT<\/p>\n<p>BM270 PRIDE OF PUERTO RICO<\/p>\n<p>BM301 ADMIRATION (Mrs. Fyfe-Jamieson)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37679\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM321-Bombay-City-6-No-122-Squadron-April-1942.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-84\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37679 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM321-Bombay-City-6-No-122-Squadron-April-1942.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM321-Bombay-City-6-No-122-Squadron-April-1942.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM321-Bombay-City-6-No-122-Squadron-April-1942-300x117.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/UK-Spitfire-Mk-Vb-BM321-Bombay-City-6-No-122-Squadron-April-1942-750x293.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk Vb, BM321, Bombay City 6, No 122 Squadron, April 1942<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BM321 BOMBAY CITY 6<\/p>\n<p>BM399 UPPER WARD OF LANARKSHIRE<\/p>\n<p>BM420 SPIRIT OF KENT (Lord Cornwallis)<\/p>\n<p>BM634 O BANDEIRANTE<\/p>\n<p>BR168 HAMADRYAD (Guthie &amp; Co.)<\/p>\n<p>BS227 MAGIC CARPET (Hampton &amp; Sons)<\/p>\n<p>BS545 BRAZIL No. I<\/p>\n<p>BS546 O GUARANG (Bellows Fellowship)<\/p>\n<p>EE602 CENTRAL RAILWAY URUGUAYAN STAFF<\/p>\n<p>EE613 PERMANENT WAVE<\/p>\n<p>EE641 EE641 BOROUGH OF FALMOUTH<\/p>\n<p>EN137(?) BAHRAIN-III &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Spitfire-MkIX-RAF-126Sqn-5K-named-Bahrain-III-in-a-line-up-at-Bradwell-Bay-on-11-Dec-1944.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-85\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a> &#8211; Note: the aircraft seen on this photo is most likely not EN137. EN137 was an early-production Mk IX Spitfire with the earlier-style small carburettor intake. In addition, the aircraft appears to carry the 5J of No 126 Squadron. EN137 is not recorded as having served with No 126 Squadron. The actual serial number for \u00ab\u00a0BAHRAIN-III\u00a0\u00bb is unknown at this point but almost certainly not EN137.<\/p>\n<p>EN138 BAHRAIN IV<\/p>\n<p>EN180 ALDABRA<\/p>\n<p>EN525 CENTRAL URUGAYAN RAILWAYS URUGAYAN STAFF<\/p>\n<p>EN582 MARYLEBONE<\/p>\n<p>EN620 MAIDUGURI PRVINCE<\/p>\n<p>EN764 KENTISH MAN<\/p>\n<p>EN769 ALBERTVILLE (Belgian Congo)<\/p>\n<p>EN780 MAORI I<\/p>\n<p>EN781 MAORI II<\/p>\n<p>EN791 WEALD OF KENT<\/p>\n<p>EN794 USOKE<\/p>\n<p>EN796 LUVUNGI STANLEYVILLE (Belgian Congo)<\/p>\n<p>EN830 CHISLEHURST &amp; SIDCUP &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-EN830-CHISLEHURST-SIDCUP.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-86\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EN831 MARY P. LYLE LONDON<\/p>\n<p>EN851 LIMA CHALLENGER &#8211; Written on starboard side &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Spitfire-EN851-Lima-Challenger.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-87\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>EN852 MARYLEBONE<\/p>\n<p>EN893 BEXLEY<\/p>\n<p>EN905 KENYA DAISY later SCHIPHOL<\/p>\n<p>EN915 S.M.M.T.<\/p>\n<p>EN944 BROMLEY<\/p>\n<p>EN953 HOLDSWORTHY<\/p>\n<p>EN957 LONDON TRANSPORT<\/p>\n<p>EN961 CITY OF WELLS<\/p>\n<p>EN966 FIDUCIA (Royal Army Pay Corps)<\/p>\n<p>EP118 MIDDLEBOROUGH<\/p>\n<p>EP119 THE CITY OF WAKEFIELD or CITY OF WAKEFIELD<\/p>\n<p>EP121 RED LICHTIE<\/p>\n<p>EP166 O BANDEIRANTE<\/p>\n<p>EP183 HILVERSUM<\/p>\n<p>EP233 FAVERSHAM<\/p>\n<p>EP288 CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY<\/p>\n<p>EP395 FAVERSHAM<\/p>\n<p>EP463 ALSACE-LORRAINE<\/p>\n<p>EP491 ALBERTVILLE<\/p>\n<p>EP499 URUGUAY IX<\/p>\n<p>EP503 GOLD COAST<\/p>\n<p>EP506 GOLD COAST<\/p>\n<p>EP507 GOLD COAST V ??<\/p>\n<p>EP509 GOLD COAST V ??<\/p>\n<p>EP540 GUJARAT AGENCY<\/p>\n<p>EP641 EDINBURGH I<\/p>\n<p>EP642 EDINBURGH II<\/p>\n<p>EP688 BABS<\/p>\n<p>EP768 LORD AUSTIN<\/p>\n<p>EP970\u00a0ARGENTEUIL (Quebec)<\/p>\n<p>ER174\u00a0FORWARD ONE\u00a0(Mrs. Stuart, New Jersey)<\/p>\n<p>ER176\u00a0FORWARD TWO (Mrs. Stuart, New Jersey)<\/p>\n<p>ER194 KOOINOO<\/p>\n<p>ER196 FLT.\/LT. B. MORELAND DENNY<\/p>\n<p>ER197\u00a0ALLCIA (C.I.A, M.O.S.)<\/p>\n<p>ER206 BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ER206-Borough-of-Islington.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-88\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ER213\u00a0COULSDEN AND PURLEY<\/p>\n<p>ER220 BOROUGH OF EALING<\/p>\n<p>ER476 CANADIAN LADIES GOLF UNION or CANADIAN LAD<\/p>\n<p>ER614\u00a0WAD MEDANI\/BLUE NILE<\/p>\n<p>ER624 WILLIAM and LEWES or WILLIAM | (WILLIAM (W. Anderson, Esq.)<\/p>\n<p>ER636 PERSIAN GULF SPITFIRE or P.G. SPITFIRE<\/p>\n<p>ER637 LEWES<\/p>\n<p>ER722 NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY I<\/p>\n<p>ER734 EL LIBERTADOR<\/p>\n<p>ER762 NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY | N.W. RAILWAY II PUNJAB<\/p>\n<p>ER762 N.W. RAILWAY II PUNJAB<\/p>\n<p>ER771\u00a0ALBRINA (A. Ehrman, Esq.)<\/p>\n<p>ER778\u00a0SPIRIT OF BEVERLEY<\/p>\n<p>ER782 ASSAM X or ASSAM X DIGBOI ASSAM<\/p>\n<p>ER783\u00a0LIMA CHALLENGER II<\/p>\n<p>ER787 HISSAR IV PUNJAB or HISSAR IV<\/p>\n<p>ER810\u00a0INCA (Lima, Peru)<\/p>\n<p>ER811 B.B. &amp;C.I. RAILWAY No. VI or B.B. &amp;C.I. RAILWAY<\/p>\n<p>ER815 NORTH WESTERB RAILWAY III or N.W. RAILWAY III PUNJAB<\/p>\n<p>ER816\u00a0DHANBAD JHARIA II<\/p>\n<p>ER818 BANGALORE III<\/p>\n<p>ER819 GURDASPUR I<\/p>\n<p>ER822\u00a0AMBALA III PUNJAB<\/p>\n<p>ER823\u00a0GURDASPUR II PUNJAB<\/p>\n<p>ER824\u00a0NIGERIA KABALA PROVINCE<\/p>\n<p>ER825 GURGAON IV or GURGAON, PUNJAB<\/p>\n<p>ER829 BENIN PROVINCE<\/p>\n<p>ER830 GURDASPUR III<\/p>\n<p>ER833\u00a0NIGERIA BENUE PROVINCE<\/p>\n<p>ER834 KYNSNA<\/p>\n<p>ER846 RICKMANSWORTH<\/p>\n<p>ER852 SPIRIT OF URUGUAY II<\/p>\n<p>ER855\u00a0BIHAR VIII<\/p>\n<p>ER859 SPIRIT OF URUGUAY III<\/p>\n<p>ES359 BIHAR VIII<\/p>\n<p>JG687 A.V.B. THE FIRST<\/p>\n<p>JG720 Lt.COL. SIR EMMANUEL HOYLE Bt.,O.B.E.,J.P.<\/p>\n<p>JG738\u00a0EL OBEID KURDOFAN<\/p>\n<p>JG806 PORT SUDAN\/KASSALA<\/p>\n<p>JG836 LAKE ST. JOHN<\/p>\n<p>JG875 BEM-TE-VI (Rio de Janeiro)<\/p>\n<p>JG916 OMDURMAN\/KHARTOUM<\/p>\n<p>JG950 KASSALA TOWN AND PROVINCE<\/p>\n<p>JK132 EL FASHER\/DARFUR PROVINCE<\/p>\n<p>JK134 JUBA PROVINCE<\/p>\n<p>JK188 KHARTOUM CITY AND PROVINCE<\/p>\n<p>JK191 MALAKAL\/UPPER NILE<\/p>\n<p>JK255 BARAKAT\/BLUE NILE<\/p>\n<p>JK260 ATBARA<\/p>\n<p>JK400 PERSIANGULF<\/p>\n<p>JK509 WADIHALFA<\/p>\n<p>JK975 THE SCOTTISH JAMES<\/p>\n<p>JK981 BOROUGH OF WOOD GREEN<\/p>\n<p>MA747 &#8211; Mk IX &#8211; \u00ab\u00a0HEH Nizam&rsquo;s State Railway No. 2&prime;. The Spitfire was very likely funded by the Nizam&rsquo;s Guaranteed State Railway in the Hyderabad State, India. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MA747.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-89\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MA819 BARNSLEY CHOP<\/p>\n<p>MH473 &#8211; Mk IX &#8211; \u00ab\u00a0Royal Eltham and New Eltham Spitfire\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; purchased by the town of Eltham, Kent. &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MH473-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-90\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 1<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/MH473-2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-91\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MH489 \u00ab\u00a0RED ROSE II\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MH489-Czech-pilot-FS-Spacen-on-Spitfire-LF-Mk-IXB-MH489-Red-Rose-II-at-Squires-Gate-airport-Blackpool-before-flying-it-to-Biggin-Hill-to-join-485-Sqd.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-92\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MH819 \u00ab\u00a0RED ROSE III\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MH819-SL-J-G-Sanders-Spitfire-LF-Mark-IXB-MH819-Red-Rose-III-at-Squires-Gate-airport-Blackpool-before-flying-it-to-Biggin-Hill-to-join-485-Sqdnn-RNZAF.-IWM-CH-11364.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-93\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MJ502 PRINCE TUNGI TONGA No.II <a href=\"https:\/\/gaetanmarie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/MJ502-LF.IX-Prince-Tungi-Tonga-II-at-No-33-MU-Lyneham-Wiltshire-shortly-before-delivery-to-485-Sqdn-RAF-at-Drem-Scotland.IWM-EMOS-1323.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-94\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\">Photo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ML117 EL QUEQUEISQUE<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo sources<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All the photos on this page are included for reference and are believed to be in the public domain (Crown Copyright or US Federal Government photos). If you believe one of the photos is subject to copyright, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaetanmarie.com\/fr\/contact\/\">contact me<\/a> for removal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources and links :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fyldebbmfund.wordpress.com\/gifts-of-war-presentation-spitfires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gifts of War \u2013 Presentation Spitfire\u2019s \u2013 Did your town have one?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spitfiresite.com\/2010\/04\/presentation-spitfires.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Presentation Spitfire | The Spitfire Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/spitfiresite.com\/2010\/04\/el-quequeisque-the-story-of-a-football-spitfire.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Quequeisque, The Story of a Football Spitfire | The Spitfire Site<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"font-size: 0.7em; color: grey;\">\n<p><strong>Update history<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>06 Oct 2020 : Page created, added Falklands Islands presentation aircraft thanks to comment by Bob L (see comments)<\/li>\n<li>09 Oct 2020 : + W3528 +AB918<\/li>\n<li>26 Oct 2020 : exact markings for AB842<\/li>\n<li>14 Oct 2020 : exact markings for BL581 + photo added<\/li>\n<li>16 Oct 2020 : + P8576<\/li>\n<li>18 Oct 2020: Added AB216 + MH489 + MH819 + photos<\/li>\n<li>December 2020 : Added AD498 (5th) || Added R6960 (10th)<\/li>\n<li>June 2021 : Corrected AD264 to \u00ab\u00a0SANGRE CHARR\u00daA\u00a0\u00bb and BM161 to \u00ab\u00a0BOTAFOGO\u00a0\u00bb. Thanks to Juan for these corrections (see comments). Added photo and corrected text for P8397. Added photos for AA879, AB192. Added BL590. Added photo for W3816. (4th)<\/li>\n<li>September 2021 : Added AB918 photo (14th) || added info and photo for W3649 (16th) || added P8649, P8479, P8330, AB917 photos (18th) || + X4665 photo (20th)<\/li>\n<li>October 2021 : Added photos &amp; correct text for AA881 (thanks to Michael Teicheira) (5th) ||<\/li>\n<li>AD368 &amp; AD372 info. Email from J. Whigham, 31 Jan 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an incomplete list and a work in progress, which will be updated progressively. Please feel free to make suggestions or corrections in the comments section ! Typically, presentation names were painted in yellow capital letters with a height of four inches, but there were many exceptions to this \u00ab\u00a0rule\u00a0\u00bb. 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