WV908 Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Afternoon all, My Eduard 1/48 Spitfire Story double-boxing has just turned up and whilst perusing which schemes of the 10 available to build, I note that half the options do not have serial numbers on the aircraft. Was this a common practice with early Spitfires and did these aircraft eventually gain serials, or did they have them and they were removed before combat? Thanks, WV908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Seems to be an early war practice for security reasons: regards, Jack 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Or more prewar, in 1939? You will also find the serial repeated in small letters at the top of the fin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Serials were removed from many home-based fighter types in 1938. I can't offhand speak for other parts of the Empire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WV908 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Thanks for the replies everyone, Reading the linked thread, it does seem to be a bit of a minefield with nothing official attached to it. Cheers, WV908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WV908 Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 Hi again all, Further to this, looking though the instructions, N3180 (Kiwi) and K9953 (ZP-A) have neither fuselage or tail serials. Marking option B (41sqn PN-M 1939) doesn't even have a serial listed in the description, never mind not having one actually on the aircraft. K9831 and K9832 are mentioned in the bio for the scheme but it is not mentioned which it is. Is anyone able to elaborate on these three aircraft please? Cheers, WV908 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 The removal and reducing of serials was to do with the Munich crisis period, Part of the toning down of markings as per the red blue only roundels. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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