Supermarine 361 Spitfire HF.Mk.IXE

Supermarine 361 Spitfire HF.Mk.IXE

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This Spitfire was built at Castle Bromwich, England, in 1943 and delivered to the RCAF as MJ730. In 1944 it was transferred to the RAF and served throughout the Mediterranean. On June 27, 1946 it was delivered to the Italian AF, overhauled by Aermacchi at Varese, Italy and served till January 1955, s/n MM4094. Transferred to Israeli AF s/n 0606, later s/n 20-66, struck off charge in 1956. In 1978 it was recovered from an Israeli playgroundand transferred to the UK for restoration. Registered as G-BLAS it was flown for the second maiden flight by Dave Moore, a Rolls-Royce test pilot, on November 12, 1988. Reregistered as G-HFIX on August 22, 1989, it was sold to the US in January 2000 were it was registered as N730MJ.

The aircraft is shown in colors of 32 Squadron RAF, stationed in Greece, 1944. The partly visible code is 'GZ-?' ('The CO's Query').


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This Spitfire was built at Castle Bromwich, England, in 1943 and delivered to the RCAF as MJ730. In 1944 it was transferred to the RAF and served throughout the Mediterranean. On June 27, 1946 it was delivered to the Italian AF, overhauled by Aermacchi at Varese, Italy and served till January 1955, s/n MM4094. Transferred to Israeli AF s/n 0606, later s/n 20-66, struck off charge in 1956. In 1978 it was recovered from an Israeli playgroundand transferred to the UK for restoration. Registered as G-BLAS it was flown for the second maiden flight by Dave Moore, a Rolls-Royce test pilot, on November 12, 1988. Reregistered as G-HFIX on August 22, 1989, it was sold to the US in January 2000 were it was registered as N730MJ. The aircraft is shown in colors of 32 Squadron RAF, stationed in Greece, 1944. The partly visible code is 'GZ-?' ('The CO's Query').