The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force along with many other Allied countries throughout the Second World War and afterwards into the 1950s as both a front-line fighter and also in secondary roles.
Many smaller countries purchased Spitfires as the major industrial nations phased out propeller-powered aircraft in favour of new jets. When these smaller nations started to update their air forces, many of their Second World War aircraft were sold on the open market to individuals or for scrap.
Museums and private collectors began to acquire these Spitfire and Seafire aircraft, and today many survive in these collections around the world.
This article lists surviving Spitfires and Seafires, according to their geographical location and the condition that they are in.
Australia
Airworthy
Spitfire HF Mk.VIIIc MV239 (VH-HET). At Temora Aviation Museum in Temora, New South Wales. Flew with the RAAF as A58-758, it now wears the markings of the mount of Robert 'Bobby' Gibbes DSO DFC as A58-602, RG-V (RAF serial MV133). Gibbes was Wing Commander 80 Wing RAAF, Morotai, 1945. Ownership was transferred to the RAAF in July 2019 and it is operated by the Air Force Heritage Squadron (Temora Historic Flight). Spitfire F Mk.IX MH603 (VH-IXF). Owned by Ross Pay (son of Col Pay) and registered to Pay's Air Service Pty Ltd. Ex. South African Air Force machine MH603 is under active restoration to airworthy condition at Scone, NSW. When completed the Spitfire will wear 331 (Norwegian) Squadron colours as based at North Weald (UK) in early 1944. MH603 took to the air on 11 December 2021 out of Scone for the first time after the restoration. Spitfire LF Mk.IXe PL344 (VH-IUK). Served with 602 Squadron, 442 Squadron and 401 Squadron during the war then 130 Squadron and finally No. 129 Squadron RAF before suffering a wheels-up landing in 1946. Rebuilt to airworthy condition in 1991 with the registration G-CCIX. Kermit Weeks acquired the Spitfire in 1992 and was rebuilt again to near-original condition. Completed in 2000 and registered as N644TB as a birthday gift for Tom Blair from his wife, Alice Blair, who bought it from Kermit Weeks. Airworthy until it was exported to the UK in 2007. Rebuilt for a third time including the fitting of fuel tanks in the wings before a post-rebuild first flight in 2007. Returned to America some time after, UK registration was cancelled in September 2020 with the reason listed by the CAA as "Exported to Australia" and registered in September 2021 as VH-IUK in Australia. After some time in preparation, the aircraft was repainted in its 401 Squadron markings of YO-K and flew in Australia on 11 June 2022. Spitfire LF Mk.XVIe TB863 (VH-XVI). At Temora Aviation Museum in Temora, New South Wales. It wears 453 Squadron RAAF codes FU-P, which it wore in the UK during 1945. Ownership was transferred to the RAAF in July 2019 and it is operated by the Air Force Heritage Squadron (Temora Historic Flight).