The Hurricane Mk.I entered service with the RAF in January 1938, when No.111 Squadron began converting onto the type from its Gloster Gauntlets. The variable-pitch propeller and metal-winged upgrade became operational during the last few months before the beginning of the war, although many two-bladers were still in service; the same prop mod was made to the Spitfire during the same period. By the outbreak of war, 18 RAF squadrons were fully equipped with the Hurricane.
The first service Spitfire Mk.I was delivered on 4th August 1938 to No.19 Squadron RAF at Duxford, where that illustrious unit was flying Gloster Gladiators. The squadron was up to its full strength of sixteen Spitfires by the end of the year. Up to 3rd September 1939 the RAF had accepted delivery of 306 Spitfires, of which 187 formed the full equipment of ten squadrons (Nos. 19, 41, 54, 65, 66, 72, 74, 602, 603 and 611) and part of the equipment of one more (No.609).
The Griffon-engined Spitfire Mk.XIV entered service with the RAF in Spring 1944; No.610 Squadron at Exeter re-equipped during January and February, quickly followed by No.91 and 322 (Dutch) Squadrons. All three were fully operational by June, when the Germans opened the V-1 bombardment of London; together with No.41 Squadron flying Mk.XIIs, these became the most successful Spitfire units combating the 'doodle-bug' flying bombs.
Sources:
Hurricane At War by Chaz Bowyer; 1974, Ian Allan Ltd., Shepperton, ISBN 0 7110 0564 8.
Spitfire, A Complete Fighting History by Alfred Price, a collected reprint of
Spitfire at War Vols. 1 and 2 published by Ian Allan Ltd;
Bookmart Ltd., Leicester, ISBN 1 85648 015 1.
The Spitfire Story by Alfred Price; 1982, Jane's, London, no ISBN.
Might be able to find the time for the others, I'll see.
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