Identity of a captured Spitfire?

[Karoband]

I downloaded these photos from eBay a couple of years ago and have just now tweaked and enlarged them. I would like to know the Spit's identity, but any information or observation would be most welcome.

Thanks,

Jim

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1112

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1113

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/album....pictureid=1114

[Revi16]

Seems to be missing its radiator.

[kaki3152]

I think these are pictures of one of the Spitfires captured in the in the Battle of Britain in 1940. I have seen many pictures of this plane which appears to have had it British markings overpainted.

[Alex Smart]

This was Spitfire Ia X4260 of 603 Sqdn, coded "XT⊙D".

[Buckeye30]

This was P/O J. R. Caister DFM shot down over the channel 6 Sept. 1940 by Hptm. von Bonin I./JG54 and landed in France. Caister was one of the older pilots born 1906.
Von Bonin was killed in Russia 15 Dec. 1943.


Regards
Nick

[Karoband]

Revi, good eye! kaki, Alex and Nick, thank you for the ID and background information,

Jim

[Alex Smart]

There are other pictures of this Spitfire that show the odd Luftwaffe markings. This was on the old LEMB website.

[Buckeye30]

Alex. Michael Payne did some research on X4260 some years ago; she was sent to the Test Centre at Rechlin from JG54 re-painted Grey 02, the "sqiggles" probably one of the Greys 71/74. JG54 had some unusual colour schemes thru the war including in Russia.
I./Gruppe were mottled and II. had criss-crossing lines. The Spitfire came down near the airfield at Guines.

Nick

[Faenor]

hi all,

some of the imagines of this plane:

http://modelari.org/viewtopic.php?p=44206#p44206

Sorted like : crash - JG 54 airport - repainting - final german camo

Faenor