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RAN Supermarine Spitfire Vc & VIII

     
 

 RAN Spitfire Image Gallery

  
     
(See also A58 Supermarine Spitfire and 451, 452, 453 & 457 Sqn Supermarine Spitfires)
     
  Introductory Notes:

1.   In October 1948, 15 RAAF Supermarine Spitfires were transferred to the RAN and trucked to Nowra for use as deck handling training aids.

2. The Spitfire's were taxiied around the dummy deck at Nowra and used to train ground handling staff.

3. The aircraft are known to have carried numbers in the "AH" range (E.g. AH.4) for Aircraft Handling but the serials tie ups to their RAAF/RAF serials is not known.

4. After the end of the useful lives, the aircraft were all used on the fire ground in the 1950's and remains reported to have been bulldozed into the ground.

  
     
 
RAN Serial Aircraft Serial Model RAF Serial Aircraft History
AH? A58-211 F.VC LZ834 Arrived in Australia on SS Brisbane Star 30/06/43.
Delivered to 1 AP 07/07/43.
To 1 AD 13/07/43.
To 1 FW 15/07/43.
To 452 Sqn 18/07/43.
To 14 ARD 24/09/43 for modification.
To 452 Sqn 30/09/43.
Crashed Strauss Strip 02/10/43.
To 7 RSU 03/10/43.
To 457 Sqn 22/12/43.
To 6 AD 04/08/44 for repair and overhaul.
To 85 Sqn 23/08/45.
To 6 AD 08/10/45 for storage.
To 2 AD for Storage 26/02/46.
Issued to RAN 06/10/48, but believe it arrived at Nowra on 07/10/48.

Spitfire A58-211
AH? A58-673 HF.VIII MV468 Rec 2AD ex UK 28/11/44.
A/c renumbered A58-series 09/12/44.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48.
Issued to RAN 12/10/48
AH? A58-686 HF.VIII MV487 Rec 2AD ex UK 26/12/44.
A/c renumbered A58-series 27/12/44.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48.
Issued to RAN 20/10/48.
AH9 A58-691 HF.VIII MV510 Rec 2AD ex UK 26/12/44.
A/c renumbered A58-series 27/12/44.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48.
Issued to RAN 12/10/48.

Spitfires at NowraA68-691 (MV510) in backgroundPhoto by Bernie Delaney via Kim Dunstan
AH? A58-698 HF.VIII MV509 Rec 2AD ex UK 26/12/44.
A/c renumbered A58-series 27/12/44.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48.
Issued to RAN 14/10/48.
AH? A58-700 HF.VIII MV512 Rec 2AD ex UK 26/12/44.
A/c renumbered A58-series 27/12/44.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48.
Issued to RAN 12/10/48.
AH? A58-733 HF.VIII MT914 Rec 2AD ex UK 10/04/45.
A/c renumbered A58-series 11/04/45.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48.
Issued to RAN 25/10/48.
AH? A58-734 HF.VIII MV181 Rec 2AD ex UK 28/04/45.
A/c renumbered A58-series 20/04/45.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48.
Issued to RAN 25/10/48.
AH? A58-736 HF.VIII MV186 Rec 2AD ex UK 28/04/45.
A/c renumbered A58-series 23/04/45.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48.
Issued to RAN 25/10/48.
AH? A58-745 HF.VIII MV206 Rec 2AD ex UK 28/04/45.
A/c renumbered A58-series 23/04/45.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48.
Issued to RAN 27/10/48.
AH? A58-748 HF.VIII MV344 Rec 2AD ex UK 28/04/45.
A/c renumbered A58-series 23/04/45.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48.
Issued to RAN 14/10/48.
AH? A58-750 HF.VIII MV188 Rec 2AD ex UK 11/05/45.
A/c renumbered A58-series 17/05/45.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48.
Issued to RAN 20/10/48.
AH3 A58-752 HF.VIII MV203 Rec 2AD ex UK 14/05/45.
A/c renumbered A58-series 17/05/45.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48.
Issued to RAN 27/10/48.

Spitfire MV203 A58-752 "AH3" 1949 via Gordon Birkett
AH? A58-753 HF.VIII MV204 Rec 2AD ex UK 14/05/45.
A/c renumbered A58-series 17/05/45.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48. Issued to RAN 20/10/48.
AH? A58-754 HF.VIII MV207 Rec 2AD ex UK 11/05/45.
A/c renumbered A58-series 17/05/45.
Rec at 2AD Storage 07/05/46 ex 2AD.
Merlin 70 Series Engine allocated for use after modification in CAC Mustang manufacture due to short fall in supply along with 88 other stored MkVIII HFs.
Approval to transfer to RAN FAA 11/06/48.
Issued to RAN 25/10/48.
 
     
 

Spitfire "AH4" deck handling trainers Nowra via Batman  Spitfire deck handling trainers Aerial view at Nowra via Phil Thompson  Spitfire deck handling trainers Aerial view of dummy deck at Nowra via Phil Thompson

  
     
The Author of this page is Brendan Cowan with help from the crew.

Sources: RAAF E/E.88 Aircraft Status Cards, adf-serials.com.au/2a58.shtml ,

Emails: Messageboard Discussion , Batman, Phil Thompson, Gordon Birkett, Joe Barr, Martin Edwards, Bernie Delaney, Kim Dunstan

Converted to CMS 15th September 2025

Updated 20 August 2014