Burma

 
Now known as Myanmar, a total of 53 Spitfires were exported to Burma. Three Spitfire F.XVIIIe from Air Command South East Asia (ACSEA) arrived in Burma during April 1948 for strafing actions against the Communist North.
In 1951 the Burmese Government ordered 20 de-navalised, reconditioned Seafire F.XV's from Vickers Armstrong They were extensively modified and given a very similar appearance to the Spitfire XII and delivered by ship to Burma towards the end of 1952.
Burma also purchased 30 Spitfire LF.IXs with Merlin 66 engine from Israel with delivery in 1954/1955. A number of these aircraft encountered problems with the Israeli ferry pilots finding themselves in difficulties resulting in forced landings. (Read the book for details!)
Eventually 29 Spitfire LF.IX arrived in Burma (some being replacements for those that crash landed) but the Union of Burma Air Force had a high accident rate and the maximum strength was never more than 23 Mk IX.
In summary, Burma purchased 53 aircraft from 1948 to 1954:
30 Spitfire LF.IXc/e
20 Seafire F.XVc(e)
3 Spitfire F.XVIIIe
 
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14 December 2007