| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | PT672 |
| Military Code: | WR-RR |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 361 Spitfire HF9E |
| C/n (msn): | [ MA793 ] |
| Display Paint: | South Africa - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Pretoria - WaterkloofMap |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: FAWK IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 18 November 1983 |
| Photo from: | Kjell O Granlund Collection |
| Photo ID: | 845451 |
| Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the USAAF as MA793 in 1944. To the South African Air Force as 5601 in 1948. In a children's playground at Pretoria from 1954. Removed in 1967 and restored to airworthy condition. Flew again marked as PT672 in 1975 carrying the SAAF's WW2 roundel where the centre is orange as opposed to the RAF's red as this photo shows. Sold as N930LB in 1986. Later marked as EN398. To Rolls-Royce in 1999 then to the TAM Museum, Sao Carlos, Brazil in 2000. Flew again in 2002. Cancelled from the register in 2013. Photographer unknown This photo was added on 11 September 2025, and has since been viewed 45 times. |