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Re: Spitfire IX BS125 SAAF
Hello,
Acording to "85 years o SAAF" she was one of 83 a/c shipped out to Cape Town in 1948( except one to Durban, ML628).
BS125 - Spitfire F.IXc (Merlin 61); Became SAAF No. 5??? (range 5555-5637); TOC/RAF 24.7.42; Arrived South Africa, Cape Town (via Birkenhead[79] and Liverpool [4= BS538 arr 4.12.48, EN345 arr14.5.49, PL203 arr19.6.49,TB569 arr 4.12.48] ) 28.4/48 - SAAF fate unknown.
BS125 - Desp 9.4.48; Arrival 28.4.48; Ship - "Clan Forbes"; one of 7 aircraft; RAF Serials: BS125,LZ842,MJ220,MJ224,ML145(became 5557),PT614(became5555),SM506(became 5556).
Seems lowest number - Of those shipped to Cape Town ( in 1948) was 5555 and the highest number was 5607, some 53 a/c. The rest were to arrive in 1949.
Alex
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