Spitfire Mk IX (Kabala)

The scattered remains of an RAF Spitfire Mk IX lie on sand at about 32 m close to Kabala point near Rose. It was one of two Spitfires hit by German anti-aircraft fire on 7 March 1944 while attacking the seaplane base between Kumbor and Zelenika; the engine sits at the centre of a debris field about 40 m across, with tail parts, a wing and machine guns around it. The wreck was found in 2006 by a Herceg Novi diver and is part of the WRECKS4ALL digitised heritage set.

Facts

• Region: Montenegro – Coast
• Area: Bay of Kotor (Boka Kotorska)
• Depth: 32 m
• Level: advanced
• Current: low
• Type: wreck
• Coordinates: 42.41747, 18.54578 (approximate)
• Highlights: WWII RAF Spitfire Mk IX, Merlin engine at centre of debris field, tail with rudder and tail wheel, machine guns
• Tips: War-related heritage: look, photograph, take nothing. Deep sand bottom at 32 m.

Sources

• https://web.archive.org/web/2021/http://www.divemontenegro.com/dive-locations/spitfire-mk9-supermarine/
• https://divernet.com/scuba-news/labma-opening-doors-to-diving-montenegro/
• https://divingmontenegro.com/index.php/en/locations-diving-montenegro-herceg-novi/wrecks-diving-montenegro-herceg-novi
• https://zalozba.upr.si/ISSN/2350-5443/1-2017/files/basic-html/page77.html