<P> Post-war the Spitfire was to continue to serve as a front line fighter and in secondary roles for several air forces well into the 1950s . The last offensive sorties made by RAF Spitfires were flown by 60 Squadron Mk XVIIIs over Malaya on 1 January 1951 . </P>
<P> Post-war the Spitfire was to continue to serve as a front line fighter and in secondary roles for several air forces well into the 1950s . The last offensive sorties made by RAF Spitfires were flown by 60 Squadron Mk XVIIIs over Malaya on 1 January 1951 . </P>
when did the spitfire go out of service with the raf
when did the spitfire go out of service with the raf
1951
1951