+ Currently listed numbers of surviving Spitfires Condition Number Airworthy 78 Static display 64 Restoration / stored 66 Total 208

The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft formerly used by the Royal Air Force along with many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War and afterwards into the 1950s as both a front-line fighter and also in secondary roles.

Many smaller countries purchased Spitfires as the major industrial nations phased out propeller-powered aircraft in favour of new jets. When these smaller nations started to update their air forces, many of their Second World War aircraft were sold on the open market to individuals or for scrap.

Museums and private collectors began to acquire these Spitfire and Seafire aircraft, and today many survive in these collections around the world.

This article lists surviving Spitfires and Seafires, according to their geographical location and their condition.

Surviving aircraft Australia

Airworthy Spitfire Mk.VIIIc MV154 (VH-A58). It is based at Archerfield in Brisbane, Queensland. Painted in the colors of A58-484, the personal mount of Australia's highest scoring pilot Clive Caldwell. Built at Supermarine Southampton in 1944, it was delivered by famous ATA pilot Mary Wilkens to 6 Maintenance Unit before it was shipped to Australia for the RAAF as A58-671. It never saw service and remained in storage until 1994, when it was rebuilt to fly with the UK civil register G-BKMI and wears the markings of Spitfire Mk.VIII MT928, a Spitfire which served with No. 154 Squadron. It was later sold to Meier Motors in Germany and subsequently re-registered as D-FEUR. The aircraft suffered a prop strike in 2019 during the Battle of Britain Airshow at Duxford in September. The aircraft was repaired by the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo), re-registered as G-BKMI and was flown in the UK. in early 2024 it was sold to Archerfield, making her return to Australia on October 18, 2024. Spitfire HF Mk.VIIIc MV239 (VH-HET) at Temora Aviation Museum in Temora, New South Wales. Flew with the RAAF as A58-758, it now wears the markings of the mount of Robert 'Bobby' Gibbes DSO DFC as A58-602, RG-V (RAF serial MV133). Gibbes was Wing Commander 80 Wing RAAF, Morotai, 1945. Temora Aviation Museum (AU). Retrieved: 29 September 2011. Ownership was transferred to the RAAF in July 2019 and it is operated by the Air Force Heritage Squadron (Temora Historic Flight). Spitfire F Mk.IX MH603 (VH-IXF). Owned by Ross Pay (son of Col Pay) and registered to Pay's Air Service Pty Ltd. Ex. South African Air Force machine MH603 was sold as scrap in 1955 and restored to airworthy condition at Scone, NSW. Completed in 331 (Norwegian) Squadron colours as based at North Weald (UK) in early 1944. MH603 took to the air on 11 December 2021 out of Scone for the first time after the restoration.Aviation Spotters Online. Australia's Newest Spitfire. Article published 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021 Spitfire LF Mk.IXe PL344 (VH-IUK). Served with 602 Squadron, 442 Squadron and 401 Squadron during the war then 130 Squadron and finally No. 129 Squadron RAF before suffering a wheels-up landing in 1946. Rebuilt to airworthy condition in 1991 with the registration G-CCIX. Kermit Weeks acquired the Spitfire in 1992 and was rebuilt again to near-original condition. Completed in 2000 and registered as N644TBFAA Registry N644TB, Retrieved 27 January 2020 as a birthday gift for Tom Blair from his wife, Alice Blair, who bought it from Kermit Weeks. Airworthy until it was exported to the UK in 2007. Rebuilt for a third time including the fitting of fuel tanks in the wings before a post-rebuild first flight in 2007. Returned to America some time after,Historic Flying Limited . Retrieved 27 January 2020 UK registration was cancelled in September 2020 and the aircraft was exported to Australia in 2021 and registered as VH-IUK.RegoSearch | VH-IUK Australian Aircraft Registration Details Last updated 14 September 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021 After some time in restoration, the aircraft was repainted in its 401 Squadron markings of YO-K and flew in Australia on 11 June 2022. Spitfire LF Mk.IXe SL633. Owned by Fighter Pilot Adventure Flights and based at Archerfield in Brisbane, Queensland. This aircraft has served with the Royal Air Force, the Czechoslovak Air Force, the fledgling Israeli Air Force, and finally the Burmese Air Force. It wears its markings of the Czechoslovak Air Force as JT-10 of the 4th Air Regiment. The Spitfire suffered a landing accident on 7 July 2023, sustaining damage to the propeller, gear and underside of the aircraft. This would see the aircraft sold to Australia to have its rebuild take place for a new owner. It returned to flight on October 22, 2024. Spitfire LF Mk.XVIe TB863 (VH-XVI). At Temora Aviation Museum in Temora, New South Wales. It wears 453 Squadron RAAF codes FU-P, which it wore in the UK during 1945."Spitfire XVI." Temora Aviation Museum (AU). Retrieved: 29 September 2011. Ownership was transferred to the RAAF in July 2019 and it is operated by the Air Force Heritage Squadron (Temora Historic Flight).

Static display Spitfire Mk.IIa P7973. This Spitfire was flown on 24 operations by several Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) squadrons in 1941. Assigned to No. 452 Sqn (RAAF) (RAF Kenley and RAF Hornchurch), it was flown by a number of pilots, including Australian pilot Keith "Bluey" Truscott. In July 1945 it was shipped to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for display. The aircraft has not been repainted since WWII and bears the markings of the RAF's Central Gunnery School (coded R-H). One of the few Spitfires still in its original paint, it has been displayed in the Australian War Memorial in Canberra since 1950."Spitfire P7973." warbirdregistry.org. Retrieved: 30 August 2009. Spitfire F Mk.Vc/Trop BS231. Partial airframe on display at the Australian Aviation Heritage Centre, Darwin, Northern Territory. Former Australian Spitfire A58-92 was recovered in 1983 at low tide from the wartime water crash-site, Point Charles NT. Display incorporates parts from both BS178 / A58-70 & JG731 / A58-172.Vickers Supermarine. Last updated 10 March 2020"A58 Spitfire Page", "ADF Serials website" Retrieved 21 November 2014 Spitfire F Mk.Vc/Trop EE853. Displayed at the South Australian Aviation Museum, Port Adelaide, South Australia. This aircraft was manufactured in 1942 by Westlands in the UK. It was shipped to Australia as A58-146 and became part of No. 79 Squadron RAAF at Milne Bay. On 28 August 1943, it crashed on Kiriwina Island and was transported back to Goodenough Island. In 1971, Langdon Badger found the aircraft and in 1973, he had it shipped to Adelaide. After four years of restoration at Parafield Airport, Langdon displayed the Spitfire at his Adelaide home. In August 2001 the aircraft was put on display in the museum.

Spitfire F Mk.22 PK481. Displayed at the RAAF Association Aviation Heritage Museum, Bull Creek, Western Australia. The aircraft was acquired from the Brighton & Hove Branch of the Royal Air Force Association in the UK in 1959 and was initially displayed outside on a pole before being brought into the museum and refurbished in 1977.

Restoration or stored Spitfire F Mk. Ia X4009 (G-EMET). Under restoration to fly by Hunter Fighter Collection Incorporated. It was built in 1940 and was sent to No. 234 Squadron RAF on 18 August 1940 as AZ-Q. It was flown by Paterson Clarence Hughes, who was credited with 9 kills and 1 probable in X4009. He was killed in this aircraft while attacking a Dornier Do 17 and unsuccessfully bailing out on 7 September 1940. The remains were recovered years after and was later on registered G-EMET. Ross & Ann-Maree Pay acquired the wreckage in 2021 and donated X4009 to Hunter Fighter Collection Incorporated, an Australian registered charity. The aircraft is being restored to airworthiness by Vintage Fighter Restorations at Scone, NSW Australia.Warbirds Online - Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1a X4009 to Australia Article published 32 February 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021 Spitfire F Mk.Vc/Trop BR545. Owned by the Royal Australian Air Force Museum and in storage at Point Cook, Victoria. Served with the RAAF as A58-51. Former No. 54 Squadron RAF machine, marked DL-E. Force landed on mudflats at low tide, Prince Regent River, near Truscott WA 22 December 1943. The wreck was recovered by the RAAF Museum in November 1987. The Merlin engine and sections of the airframe were recovered. Spitfire F Mk.Vc/Trop BS164 (VH-CIP). Under restoration by Vintage Fighter Restorations. Delivered to the RAAF as A58-63 with No. 54 Squadron RAF in Australia in 1942 as DL-K before being wrecked in a collision with Spitfire LZ845/A58-214 in 1944 while in service with No. 452 Squadron RAAF. The wreckage was recovered in 1975 and later acquired by Peter Croser and Michael Aitchison in 1982 before Michael G. Aitchison solely acquired it in 2008, who had it registered as VH-CIP. Ross Pay of Vintage Fighter Restorations acquired the wreckage in 2019, and is restoring it to airworthy condition.Warbirds News - RAAF Combat Veteran Spitfire Under Restoration in Australia Article published 12 December 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2020 Spitfire F Mk.Vc/Trop MA353 (VH-CIQ). Under restoration by Vintage Fighter Restorations. Delivered to the RAAF as A58-232 with No. 54 Squadron RAF as DL-A before joining No. 452 Squadron RAAF as QY-Z. The aircraft disappeared in 1944 during operations which took the life of its pilot, Sergeant Colin William Dunning. The aircraft was found in 1946, which was when the pilot's remains were recovered from the wreck and buried. The aircraft was recovered in 1969, with the fuselage going to John Haslett while the Merlin engine and wings were put on display at the Darwin Air Museum. The wreckage eventually came together in the hands of Peter Croser and Michael Aitchison from Melbourne in 1982 before becoming Michael Aitchison's sole ownership in 2006, being registered as VH-CIQ. Vintage Fighter Restorations later acquired the wreck in 2019. Spitfire LF Mk.IXb MJ789. Owned by the Royal Australian Air Force Museum and in storage at Point Cook, Victoria. Ex-453 (RAAF) Squadron, it wore the markings MJ789 / FU-B. Crashed in River Orne, near Caen, France, on 11 June 1944 as a result of anti-aircraft fire, claiming the life of pilot Flight Lieutenant Henry 'Lacy' Smith. Both F/L Smith and MJ789 were recovered from the riverbed in November 2010. Subsequently, F/L Smith was buried with full military honours in Normandy and the wreckage of MJ789 was transferred to the RAAF Museum and transported to Australia for conservation with a view to eventual display."Arrival of Historic WWII Spitfire Wreckage Arrives in Australia for preservation" "Defence Australia website" Retrieved 21 November 2014 Spitfire LF Mk.IXe SL633. Owned by John Sessions with the Historic Flight Foundation and based at Felts Field, Spokane Washington. A historic machine that has served with the Royal Air Force, the Czechoslovak Air Force, the fledgling Israeli Air Force, and finally the Burmese Air Force. It wears its markings of the Czechoslovak Air Force as JT-10 of the 4th Air Regiment.SL633 BackstoryHistoric Flight Website - SL633 Page Retrieved: 15 May 2014. The Spitfire suffered a landing accident on 7 July 2023, sustaining damage to the propeller, gear and underside of the aircraft.ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316585 Spitfire N633VS Retrieved 12 July 2023 This would see the aircraft sold to Australia to have its rebuild take place for a new owner.Spitfire SL633 sold to Australia Article published 27 December 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2024 Seafire F Mk.XV SW800 (VH-CIH). In storage, Adelaide area, South Australia. Recovered from Brownhills scrapyard in the UK circa 1991, and shipped to Melbourne VIC.

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