Miles M.9 Master. Part one. Some Foreign Users

 

The Miles M.9 Master was a British two-seat monoplane which was used as an advanced trainer. It was designed by Frederick G. Miles and manufactured by his own company, Miles aircraft Ltd. The Royal Air Force and the Fleet Air Arm were its main users, but the type was also used by many other countries, among them, the following ones:

• Egypt: The Royal Egyptian Air Force employed no less than 23 and no more than 26 Miles Master II (an improved variant powered by Bristol Mercury engines) in 1944. As we couldn't find graphical evidence, the drawing and markings should be considered as speculative.
• South Africa: The Miles Master II was one of the main trainer aircraft of the South African Air Force (SAAF) as 453 machines were supplied. Twenty-five Masters were lost at sea and didn't arrive to their destination.
• Turkey: The Turkish Undersecretariat of Military Aviation (forerunner of the Turkish Air Force which was officially formed in 1944) planned to order 100 Master II aircraft in the early 1940s. However, as their American-made Curtiss-Wright CW-22 were still working fine, the ordered number decreased to 27. In July 1943 the first 8 Master II were shipped to Turkey and two years later 12 additional machines were sent. They were used as target-tows in various air-regiments and were kept in active duty until 1948 when they were replaced by the North-American Texan.
• United States: Many United States Army Air Force (USAAF) units stationed in Great Britain during World War 2, employed a total of 44 Master II machines as target tugs and communication aircraft. As we couldn't find graphical evidence, the drawing should be considered as speculative.

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Master

2. Scale Aircraft Modelling - vol.19 nº08 (1997.10) - Miles Military Trainers

3. http://www.tayyareci.com/digerucaklar/turkiye/1923ve50/miles-master.asp