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SerialPicModel,
Factory
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VN483 F24,
VAHPk
test flown L R Colquhoun 15min SM 23-7-47 6MU 7-8-47 VASM mods 3-3-48 FEAF 27-3-50 SHQ Kai Tak 24-5-50 80Sq 26-7-50 390MU 1-3-52 SOC 1-7-53
VN484 F24,
VAHPk
test flown L R Colquhoun 20min SM 19-6-47 6MU 7-8-47 VASM mods 28-2-49 FEAF 27-3-50 MBFE Kai Tak 14-8-50 80Sq 'W2-H' 27-10-50 390MU 1-3-52 SOC 1-7-53
VN485 F24,
VAHPk
test flown SqLdr Derry 25min SM 27-8-47 9MU 4-9-47 RNAS Renfrew 9-49 Seletar SHQ Kai Tak 3-10-50 80Sq 5-9-51 Hong Kong AAF 13-5-52 last flt 15-1-55 FH241:40 to 7326M Kai Tak 10-4-56 extant IWM London
VN486 F24,
VAHPk
test flown L R Colquhoun 10min SM 15-7-47 6MU 7-8-47 VASM mods 3-3-49 FEAF 27-3-50 80Sq Kai Tak 24-5-50 390MU 1-3-52 SOC 10-2-53
VN487 F24,
SM
test flown L R Colquhoun 10min 2-9-47 9MU 11-9-47 RNAS Renfrew 11-9-47 Seletar 12-8-48 ? MBFE stalled on approach crashed Seletar CB 7-12-49 SOC scrap 7-12-49
VN301 F22,
KEA
test flown L R Colquhoun 14-3-46 33MU 3-4-46 VAHPk 6-5-46 Cv F24 80Sq 'W2-A' 15-1-48 nea 13-2-54 sold scrap Lawsons Metals 15-5-56
VN302 F24,
KEA
test flown L R Colquhoun SM 14-3-46 Middle Wallop 19-9-46 CRD VA 30-11-46 VAHPA 22-1-47 hand tests with various external stores AAEE 3-1-47 CFE 20-4-48 SOC 24-5-54
VN303 F24,
KEA
33MU 10-7-46 80Sq BAFO 23-2-48 AC 20-7-48 VA nes 13-12-54 sold scrap RJ Coley 17-2-56
VN304 F24,
KEA
test flown L R Colquhoun 20-3-46 33MU 30-4-46 VAHPk 6-5-46 80Sq BAFO 18-2-48 VA 15-10-48 FEAF 2-7-49 Kai Tak 20-9-50 SOC 4-10-50
VN305 F24,
KEA
33MU 12-7-46 80Sq Wunstorf 29-9-48 FEAF 2-7-49 80Sq 'W2-P' eng fail abandoned into sea off Hong Kong CE 28-12-49 F/O KR Rosewell+
VN306 F24,
KEA
VAHPA 17-4-46 VA KEE mods and Cv 28-9-46 80Sq 16-8-48 flew into ground 5ml NW Gutersloh CE 7-3-49 P3 RA Clements+
VN307 F24,
KEA
33MU 26-4-46 VAHPk 6-5-46 80Sq 'W2-T' BAFO 23-2-48 FEAF 2-7-49 FAC3R 24-1-51 SOC scrap 5-7-51
VN308 F24,
KEA
33MU 30-4-46 VAHPk 6-5-46 80Sq 'W2-L' 15-1-48 FEAF 2-7-49 Kai Tak 13-12-49 HKAAF 15-5-52 FAC3R 15-6-52 SOC 11-12-53
VN309 F24,
KEA
33MU 30-4-46 VAHPk 6-5-46 1BRSD BAFO 20-1-49 80Sq 'W2-D' 17-1-50 ? FEAF 2-7-50 ? SOC 22-8-51
VN310 F24,
KEA
33MU 26-7-46 80Sq 15-1-48 FEAF 15-8-49 Control lost in cloud crashed in sea off Hong Kong 12-1-51
VN311 F24,
KEA
33MU 26-7-46 80Sq 'W2-C' 15-1-48 nea 13-12-54 sold scrap Lawsons Metals 15-5-56
VN312 F24,
KEA
33MU 26-7-46 80Sq 'W2-B' BAFO 9-2-48 FEAF 15-8-49 Blown into Harvard KF369 by gust while taxying Kai Tak FAC3R 9-6-50 SOC 7-7-50
VN313 F24,
KEA
test flown L R Colquhoun 28-2-46 33MU 14-8-46 Reserve Pool BAFO 2-5-49 80Sq 10-6-49 FEAF 2-7-49 FAC4 13-12-49 Kai Tak 13-12-49 HKAAF 15-3-52 SOC 3-10-53
VN314 F22,
KEA
test flown L R Colquhoun 20-3-46 Aldermanston 33MU 30-4-46 VAHPk 6-5-46 Cv F24 80Sq 'W2-W' BAFO 28-3-49 FEAF 15-8-49 SOC 12-2-51
VN315 F22,
KEA
AAEE 9-7-46 HdlgSq Hullavington 11-6-47 80Sq 6-2-48 Tailwheel collapsed on landing Wunstorf AC 10-2-48 P2 I Cameron safe VASM Cv F24 12-10-48 80Sq 6-2-49 nea 14-12-54 GBEE fitment 10-11-55 Thum Flt Woodvale 24-1-56 nea 2... ...
Source: Andrew Pentland's Spitfire Production Site (with permission). Status is our own field - we rely on users to modify