Aircraft Photo of BM186 | Supermarine 349 Spitfire Mk5B | Soviet Union - Air Force

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	BM186
Aircraft Original Type:	Supermarine Spitfire
Aircraft Generic Type:	Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire
Aircraft Version:	Supermarine 349 Spitfire Mk5B
C/n (msn):	[ BM186 ]
Operator Titles:	Soviet Union - Air Force

Location
City / Airport:	AbadanMap
Country:	Iran
Airport Codes:	ICAO: OIAA IATA: ABD Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	24 April 1943
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	586282

Photo Comment
British ground crews working on Soviet Spitfires in Iran - they were shipped to Basra and transferred to the Russians in nearby Abadan. The Russians didn't like the Spitfire very much. It seems they didn't get the best airframes as BM186 and BL625, the third aircraft, had both met with accidents in RAF service during 1942 and the second, AD236, was a 1941 veteran. These three had already arrived in Basra before the end of 1942. Photo by: Sgt Neill / Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 16 July 2023, and has since been viewed 302 times.

Photo Comment

British ground crews working on Soviet Spitfires in Iran - they were shipped to Basra and transferred to the Russians in nearby Abadan. The Russians didn't like the Spitfire very much. It seems they didn't get the best airframes as BM186 and BL625, the third aircraft, had both met with accidents in RAF service during 1942 and the second, AD236, was a 1941 veteran. These three had already arrived in Basra before the end of 1942. Photo by: Sgt Neill / Imperial War Museums

This photo was added on 16 July 2023, and has since been viewed 302 times.

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