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keith A

21st April 2018 09:02

Spitfires ER597and JG476

Can anyone tell me whether either of these Spitfire Vs was tropicalised or had its wings clipped? Bother were flown by 111 Squadron in early 1943.

regards

Keith

Alex Smart

22nd April 2018 01:19

Re: Spitfires ER597and JG476

Hello Keith,
AB's RAF serial number series has
Spitfire V - ER597 - 93 - NFT Oct 43.
Spitfire VIII - JG476 - 601/145 - SOC 31.12.46
Alex

Kutscha

22nd April 2018 02:38

Re: Spitfires ER597and JG476

Don't know if this will help you Keith, http://www.airhistory.org.uk/spitfire/home.html

Graham Boak

23rd April 2018 00:13

Re: Spitfires ER597and JG476

ER597 will certainly have been tropicalised, but probably not had its wings clipped - but might have done. Most photos of this time show Spitfires with the wingtips still on.

JG476 is an incorrect serial, belonging to a MK.VIII which wasn't delivered until November 1943. Perhaps a Mk.V JG746? In which case the same comments apply.

keith A

23rd April 2018 16:43

Re: Spitfires ER597and JG476

sorry chaps, I was having a "senior" moment (i.e. a moment of confusion). The serial was JG746, a Spitfire Vc.

On the clipped wing issue there do appear quite a few photos of 145, 601 and 40 SAAF with these but there are no photos of 111 Squadron Spitfire Vs in Tunisia that I have found.

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