Air_Supermarine Spitfire_SM520

G-AIDN and the two-seat Supermarine Spitfires
SM520 was built in the Castle Bromwich factory in 1944 as single seat Mark H.F.IXe high level fighter, with firewall construction number CBAF 10164. It was delivered to the RAF on 23 November 1944 at 33 Maintenance Unit at RAF Lyneham but with the European conflict tapering off it was retained in storage until being either shipped or flown with 135 other Spitfires to the South African Air Force (SAAF) in 1948.

SM520 was built in the Castle Bromwich factory in 1944 as single seat Mark H.F.IXe high level fighter, with firewall construction number CBAF 10164. It was delivered to the RAF on 23 November 1944 at 33 Maintenance Unit at RAF Lyneham but with the European conflict tapering off it was retained in storage until being either shipped or flown with 135 other Spitfires to the South African Air Force (SAAF) in 1948.