Jun 17, 2020 · Civil Aviation Authority and Royal Air Force grant permission for Spitfire MkIIb G-KOSC to wear original military markings of 303 Squadron P8331 RF-M “Sumatra”

Supermarine Spitfire P8331 ‘Sumatra’ (presentation aircraft) was among the first batch of ten Mk lIB aircraft that were delivered to No.303 Tadeusz Kościuszko City of Warsaw’ Squadron at …

As a MKIIb Spitfire, the aircraft becomes an extremely rare example as only 170 were made, with only one other known to exist, ironically sister Spitfire P8332 non flying. This now officially …

Apr 21, 2020 · Łaguna’s Spitfire Legacy (LSL) are extremely proud to announce that the “Spitfire P8331 Restoration Project” whom loan LSL the recovered items of P8331 have been issued …

Nov 25, 2020 · Having amassed significant parts and obtained permission from the CAA, we also continue to work on our project to ultimately restore his 303 Squadron Spitfire MKIIB P8331 to …

Spitfire IIb P8331: Squadron Leader P Laguna (Polish): killed; aircraft hit by enemy anti aircraft fire over Coquelle aerodrome, France, Spitfire P8331, 303 Squadron, 27 June 1941. With …

History: 12MU 14-4-41 303S 13-5-41 Shot down by flak on ground attack mission to Hardelot 27-6-41 * for acronyms please see Spitfire Production

A list of all squadrons known to have flown Spitfire IIb P8331. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. Squadron: Info: No.303 Sqn RAF Country : UK Founded : 22nd …

Dec 9, 2020 · The original “RF-M” was serial P8331 and adorned with the name “Sumatra”. The name indicates ties with the Netherlands East Indies as will be explained below. Spitfire P8331 …

The project’s theme is Polish at heart given the history of both its Spitfire P8331 and the Pilots that flew it. However, we predominantly aim to tell the story of the 18,000 Polish Pilots and …