Aircraft Photo of PP972 | Supermarine 358 Seafire LF3c | UK - Navy | AirHistory.net #862875
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:PP972
Military Code:D-6M
Aircraft Original Type:Supermarine Spitfire
Aircraft Generic Type:Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire
Aircraft Version:Supermarine 358 Seafire LF3c
C/n (msn):[ PP972 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Navy
Unit Markings:809 Sqn
Location
City / Airport:Vannes - MeuconMap
Country:France
Airport Codes:ICAO: LFRV   IATA: VNE   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:26 September 1988
Photo from:Gordon Riley Collection
Photo ID: 862875
Photo Comment

PP972 restored in the wartime markings of No. 809 Sqdn, FAA, a unit with which it served at Trincomalee, Ceylon, in 1945. These marks were carried on the port side only. Photo from Jean Frelaut.

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