The TB752 Pilots
20,351
The number of Spitfires manufactured between 1936 and 1948.
More Spitfire Mk V aircraft were built (6,487) than any other type.
1,054 Spitfire Mk XVI's rolled off the production line at Castle Bromwich.
The Mk XVI was developed with clipped wings to attain higher speed.
TB752 shows the Wolf insignia of 403 (Wolf) Squadron RCAF.
Fifteen pilots are known to have flown TB752 during wartime sortees, firstly with 66 Squadron (RAF) with code LZ-F and later with 403 Squadron (RCAF Wolf Squadron) coded as KH-Z.
No 66 Squadron (RAF) Code LZ-F
No 403 Squadron (RCAF Wolf Squadron) Code KH-Z
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Our Spitfire has four crosses painted on the side, denoting four German aircraft shot down in combat. What is unusual is these four combat 'kills' were by four different pilots. Coded as Z and designated the 'scratch aircraft of the squadron, this Spitfire was used as the spare for any pilot needing an aircraft.
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A number of pilots flew TB752 during World War Two.
> The Spitfire Mk XVI Specification.
TB752 In Combat
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