Supermarine Spitfire ('?')
Two LF.IX assembled from crashed Egyptian aircraft during June 1948. Fifty-nine LF.IXe purchased from Czech AF 7 Oct 1948. First 21 delivered by air (Operation Velveta I Sept 1948 & Velveta II Dec 1948) but only 15 arrived safely - 3 more arrived later. Remaining aircraft delivered by ship in Dec 1948, Feb 1949 and Nov 1949. Thirty LF.IX acquired from Italian AF in 1951 and delivered by air 1951-52. Total of 90 Spitfires acquired. Thirty sold to Burma in mid-1954. Last Israeli aircraft withdawn Feb 1956.

Mostly LF.IXe version with clipped wings. Used by 101, 105 and 107 sqns for interceptor, fighter-bomber and advanced training roles. Hebrew name means Merlin.

Serial	c/no.	Prev. Identity	Delivered	Fate/Notes
2001/10			July 1948	LF.IX, initially D-130, rebuilt from wreck, full span wings, converted to photo-recon, w/o 12 Aug 1951 electrical fire
2002/11			Oct 1948	LF.IXc, initially D-131, rebuilt from wreck, w/o 11 Oct 1949
2003/12			27 Sept 1948	LF.IXe, initially D-132, ex-Czech, crashed 25 Dec 1953
2004/14			27 Sept 1948	LF.IXe, initially D-133, ex-Czech, w/o 4 Jan 1949
2005			27 Sept 1948	LF.IXe, initially D-134, ex-Czech, crashed 16 Oct 1948
2006/22		TE555	Nov 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, belly landed Niksic 24 Sept 1948, delivered by C-46, soc 1952
2007			1950	LF.IX, ex-Egyptian, damaged 18 June 1950, soc 1952
2008/15			23 Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 3 Oct 1954 UB422, but belly landed in Iraq and abandoned
2009			23 Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 3 Oct 1954 UB423
2010/25			26 Dec 1948	LF.IXc, ex-Czech, to Burma 29 June 1955 UB433
2011/26		SL632	23 Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 3 Nov 1949
2012/16		TE558?	23 Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 4 Jan 1955
2013/18			26 Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 2 Mar 1955 UB449
2014/24			26 Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 13 Dec 1949
2015/23			30 Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, landed Niksic 19 Dec 1948, delivered by C-46, w/o 5 July 1949
2016/21			26 Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 28 Sept 1949
2017/20			26 Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 9 Dec 1954
2018/17			26 Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma UB435 but w/o 22 Aug 1955 before delivery
2019/19			30 Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, landed Niksic 19 Dec 1948, delivered by C-46, soc 1952
2020		ML119	Dec 1948	LF.IXc, ex-Czech, to Burma 15 Feb 1955 UB441, restored in UK
2021/21			Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 27 Nov 1951
2022/29			Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 21 June 1950
2023/37			Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 14 Apr 1955 UB438
2024			Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 13 Nov 1954 UB421, preserved Burma
2025/31			Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 23 Sept 1953
2026			Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 29 Nov 1954 UB431, preserved Burma
2027		TE527	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 16 Dec 1953
2028		TE578	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to UB425 but not delivered, soc Feb 1956, Hatzerim Museum '2011'
2029			Dec 1948	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, wfu ? date
2030			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, soc 1953
2031			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, soc 1954
2032		TE566	Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, soc Feb 1956, restored in UK G-BLCK, to ZU-SPT
2033			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 1955 UB4??
2034			Feb 1949	LF.IXc, ex-Czech, to Burma 29 June 1955 UB426
2035		TE575	Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, soc Feb 1956
2036			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 1955 UB4??
2037			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 3 Jan 1955
2038			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 1953
2039			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 13 Nov 1954 UB427
2040			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, wfu ? date
2041			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 3 Nov 1954 UB428
2042			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 14 Aug 1955 UB425, preserved Burma, to USA
2043			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 15 Feb 1955 UB432
2044			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, wfu ? date
2045/17			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o early 1954
2046		TE517	Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, soc Feb 1956, restored UK G-BIXP, to G-CCIX
2047			Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 1952
2048		TE559	Feb 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, soc Aug 1954, broken for spares
2049		TE564	10 Dec 1950	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, force-landed Rhodes 27 Sept 1948 & interned, soc 27 July 1954, to Burma 1956?
2050			Nov 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 29 Nov 1954 UB436
2051		TE516	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 7 Oct 1953, to GI airframe Haifa
2052			Nov 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 29 Nov 1954 UB446
2053			Nov 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, damaged Mar 1952
2054			Nov 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 10 May 1953
2055		TE567	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, soc Feb 1956
2056			Nov 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, w/o 8 Jan 1954
2057		TE554	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, soc Feb 1956, preserved Hatzerim Museum
2058			Nov 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 15 Feb 1955 UB439
2059			Nov 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, to Burma 2 Mar 1955 UB430
2060			24 Apr 1951	LF.IXc, ex-Italy MM 4123, w/o 28 Sept 1955
2061			25 Mar 1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, w/o 17 Apr 1956
2062		ML416	19 Apr 1952	LF.IXc, ex-Italy MM 4125, w/o 9 Dec 1954
2063		MJ830	16 Apr 1952	LF.IXc, ex-Italy MM 4070, w/o 1 June 1955
2064			22 Apr 1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, soc Feb 1956
2065		MJ673	20 Apr 1952	LF.IXc, ex-Italy MM 4059, soc Feb 1956
2066		MJ730	25 Apr 1952	LF.IXc, ex-Italy MM 4094, soc Feb 1956, restored UK G-HFIX
2067		PT462	25 Apr 1952	HF.IXe, ex-Italy MM 4100, soc Feb 1956, restored UK G-CTIX
2068		MJ571	11 June 1952	FR.IXc, ex-Italy MM 4102, soc Feb 1956
2069			25 May 1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to Burma 14 Aug 1955 UB429
2070			Aug 1951	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to Burma Mar 1955 UB440
2071			17 July 1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, w/o 1 Aug 1954
2072			Aug 1951	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to Burma Apr 1955 UB4??
2073			1951?	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, soc Feb 1956
2074			May 1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to Burma 14 Aug 1955 UB437
2075			7 Oct 1951	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, soc Feb 1956
2076			1951?	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to Burma 2 Mar 1955 UB444
2077			1951?	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to Burma 15 Feb 1955 UB434
2078		EN145	1951?	F.IXc, ex-Italy MM 4116, soc Feb 1956, Hatzerim Museum
2079			10 July 1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to Burma 14 May 1955 UB448
2080		PV270	14 May 1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy MM 4014, to Burma 29 June 1955 UB424, preserved
2081		MA617	6 Dec 1951	F.IXc, ex-Italy MM 4044, w/o 4 Apr 1954
2082		PT481	1951?	HF.IXe, ex-Italy MM 4126, soc Feb 1956
2083		EN632	29 May 1952	LF.IXc, ex-Italy MM 4051, w/o 20 Sept 1955, broken for spares
2084			1951?	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, soc Feb 1956
2085			1951?	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to Burma 14 Apr 1955 UB447
2086		MA453	1951?	F.IXc, ex-Italy MM 4031, soc 1954
2087			7 July 1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to Burma 29 Nov 1954 UB443
2088			1951?	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, soc Feb 1956
2089			May 1951	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, soc Feb 1956
2090			1948	LF.IXe, rebuilt Egyptian a/c (REAF 664?), to Burma 14 Apr 1955 UB445
		SL594	Sept 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta I
		TE531	Sept 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta I
		TE532	Sept 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta I
		TE555	Nov 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta I, belly landed Yugoslavia, to Israel Nov 1948 as 2006
-		TE557	n/a	LF.IXe, Velveta I, force-landed Rhodes, interned 27 Sept 1948, not delivered, crashed by Greek pilot 1950, w/o
		TE564	1950	LF.IXe, Velveta I, force-landed Rhodes, interned, to Israel 1950 as 2049
		MH750	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta II, to 2010
		NH174	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta II
		SL628	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta II
		SL629	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta II force-landed, by ship Nov 1949
		SL630	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta II
		SL632	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta II, to 2011
		SL649	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta II
		SL655	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta II
		SL656	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta II
		SL657	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta II
		SL664	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta II
		TE512	n/a	LF.IXe, Velveta II, crashed Yugoslavia 18 Dec 1948 wrecked
		TE519	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta II
		TE558	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, Velveta II, to 2012
		TE572	n/a	LF.IXe, Velveta II, crashed Yugoslavia 18 Dec 1948 wrecked
		ML119	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, by ship, to 2020
		PL250
		PT621
		PV205
		SL625
		SL627
		SL633
		SL634
		SL648
		SL650
		SL652
		SL653
		TE513
		TE517	Feb 1949	LF.IXe, by ship to 2046
		TE518
		TE522
		TE523
		TE524
		TE527	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, by ship to 2027?
		TE551
		TE559	Feb 1949	LF.IXe, by ship to 2048
		TE560
		TE561
		TE566	Feb 1949	LF.IXe, by ship to 2032
		TE569
		TE573
		TE575	Feb 1949	LF.IXe, by ship to 2035
		TE576
		TE578	Dec 1948	LF.IXe, by ship to 2028
		MJ752	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, by ship
		MK257	Nov 1949	LF.IXc, by ship
		SL629	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, Velveta II, force-landed, by ship
		SL651	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, by ship
		SL654	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, by ship
		SL662	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, by ship
		TE515	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, by ship, to 2058
		TE516	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, by ship, to 2051
		TE554	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, by ship, to 2057
		TE567	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, by ship, to 2055
		EN145	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2078
		EN632	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2083
		MA453	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2086
		MA617	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2081
		MA618	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2084
		MH785	1952	LF.IXc, ex-Italy MM 4066
		MH985	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy MM 4128
		MJ571	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2068
		MJ673	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2065
		MJ730	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2066
		MJ830	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2063
		MK207	1952	LF.IXc, ex-Italy, MM 4120
		MK679	1952	LF.IXc, ex-Italy, MM 4135
		ML410	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2060
		ML416	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2062
		NH242	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, MM 4095
		NH431	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, MM 4027
		PL127	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, MM 4099
		PT462	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2067
		PT481	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2082
		PT625	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, MM 4048
		PV270	1952	LF.IXe, ex-Italy, to 2080
		RR191	1952	FR.IXe, ex-Italy, MM 4119
		RR251	1952	HF.IXe, ex-Italy, MM 4113
		TE556	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, for spare-parts only
		TE574	Nov 1949	LF.IXe, ex-Czech, for spare-parts only

References:

• Spitfire International (Air-Britain)
• Air Enthusiast No.63 & 65
• Air Enthusiast No.78 & 79
• Spitfire - Star of Israel (Yolfe)
• Spitfires Over Israel
• Wings Over Suez