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2003 (ex TE531), 105. Tajeset, Ramat David AB, Izrael, September 1953
An exception among the Spitfires delivered
by Czechoslovakia to Israel was the TE515
which was unpainted and had a distinctive red
lightning bolt on both sides of the fuselage.
TE515 was flown to Czechoslovakia with the
fuselage designation DU
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W. In the ranks of
LP 5, it bore the designation MP-11. At the
turn of May and June 1946 it was modified
to the form with red lightning bolt and was
the command aircraft of Colonel Jaroslav
Hlaďo, who was the head of the Air Division
2. In December 1948, this Spitfire became
a part of the research squadron at Letňany in
Prague under the designation V-20, retaining its
colors. However, it was not used for research
tasks but for training flights of local test pilots.
The aircraft retained its livery even after it was
sold to Israel, where it arrived with the last
land and sea delivery in 1950. In its “silver” form,
it served for three years with the 105 Training
Squadron at Ramat David serialled 2058 with
the tactical number 58. It then underwent
a revision and paint job at Bedek and in February
1955 was delivered by air, already as UB439, to
Rangoon, Burma, as part of Operation Orez B
from February 15 to 22, 1955.
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