Certainly, after WWII, RAF didn't need that many aircraft anymore. Thus, 136 Spitfire MK IXs were sold to South African Air Force in 1948, and TD134, the bird you see here, was among them.

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A valuable Spitfire once stored at RAF Cosford has been lost to the nation following a deal by the RAF Museum to exchange it for the recovery of another aircraft that it is unlikely to ever receive.

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Spitfire found in scrapyard to sell for £2 million. ... The TR MK IX, with the serial number SM250, which was originally a single-seater but has been refitted to take a passenger, ...

The newly upgraded Spitfire Mark IX had a 1,720 horsepower engine and featured both 20mm cannons and .50 calibre machine-guns. These fighters gave important air support for the D-Day landings, ...

The Spitfire’s Surprising Role in World War II: More Than Just a Fighter Apart perhaps from the B-17 “Flying Fortress,” no other World War II aircraft is as famous as the Supermarine Spitfire.

The spitfire is the most famous plane of WW2. ... The latest Spitfire Mark IX had a 1,720 horsepower engine and was equipped with both 20mm cannons and .50 calibre machine-guns.

Matt Jones, 45, from Exeter, Devon and Steve Brooks, 58, from Burford, Oxfordshire, are flying a single-seater Mk IX Spitfire, which was originally built in 1943 in Castle Bromwich, West Midlands.

TWO BRITISH pilots have taken off in their challenge to fly around the world in a newly restored Spitfire. Here is the route map of their 27,000-mile journey.

An actual Spitfire will be taking off from Exeter Airport next week, with passengers offered the incredible chance to take to the skies in the historic aircraft. The Mk IX Spitfire BS410, G-TCHI ...