Aircraft Photo of 41-401 | Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF9C | Denmark - Air Force | AirHistory.net #503640
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:"41-401"
Aircraft Original Type:Supermarine Spitfire
Aircraft Generic Type:Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire
Aircraft Version:Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF9C
C/n (msn):CBAF.4347
Operator Titles:Denmark - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:StauningMap
Country:Denmark
Airport Codes:ICAO: EKVJ   IATA: STA   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Danmarks Flymuseum
 
Photo Date:6 July 2022
Photo by:Peter Vercruijsse
Photo ID: 503640
Photo Comment

Taken on charge by the RAF in May-1943 as MA298. It later became an instructional airframe as 6462M. In Jul-1948 it went to the Danish Air Force as instructional airframe at Værløse with serial FMSm4. In 1951 it went to the Tojhusmuseet in Copenhagen and painted as "41-401". It was also displayed at the Danske Tekniske Museum in Helsingør (noted 1975/76), in store at Værløse (noted 1978), Egeskov Veteranmuseum (noted 1982/85) and Danmarks Flyvemuseum in Billund before going in Jul-1998 to the Dansk Veteranflysamling at Stauning, changing name in Jun-2007 to Danmarks Flymuseum.

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