History of Spitfire MK IX NH188
NH188 is a Spitfire IX and part of a batch of Spitfire's delivered to
the RAF between April and June 1944 by Vickers-Armstrong at Castle
Bromwich. It did in fact serve with 416 Squadron RCAF and was handed
over to the RNAF's 308 Squadron on May 16, 1947. With the RNAF, it was
registered as H-64 and then H-109. Thereafter it served with the Belgian
Air Force from March 1952 till 1954, struck off charge after an accident
on April 12, 1954. It was registered as OO-ARC between May 25, 1956 and
August 1961. Sold to John N. Paterson of Ontario Canada it was
registered CF-NUS, first flight in Canada 1962. Mr. Patterson donated
the Spitfire to the Canadian National Aviation Museum in Ottawa in June
of 1964. Jerry Billing was the pilot that delivered NH188 to the museum
and did a 10 min aerobatic display before landing at the museum. NH188
has been on static display ever since, Jerry being the last pilot to fly
NH188.
Spitfire
NH188 on display in the Canadian National Aviation Museum 2005