Spitfire IX MH693

[Col Bruggy]

Originally Posted by Laurent Rizzotti

According to the book "Spitfire Dive-Bombers versus the V2", the Spitfire MH693 was used by 303 (Polish) Sqn in UK on 31 March 1945. I guess it is a typo (the books also list MA683 in the list of aircraft for the squadron, so possibly is it a typo/bad decoding for this).

Check the Google preview here:
https://books.google.fr/books?id=s9a...Spitfire+MH693

Hello,

Might I suggest Spitfire F.IX MH692:RF-K, possibly a better alternative:

25-26 February 1945.

During the third armed recce that day (25th), Flying Officer (Julian) Krok recovered so violently from a dive in Spitfire F.IX MH692 RF-K that the rear fuselage skin was badly wrinkled and some rivets popped out of the wing skin.

See:
303 Squadron The Complete Illustrated History Volume Three 13 November 1943 - Present Day.
Matusiak,Wojtek
Walton-on-Thames:Red Kite,2015.
p.76

Col.