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Serial #: AB910 Construction #: CBAF.1061 Civil Registration: G-AISU |
Model: Spitfire LF Mk. Vb Name: None Status: Restoration Last info: 2015 |
Built at Castle Bromwich, 1941.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as AB910, 1941.
- Assigned to 222 Squadron, August 22, 1941.
- Subsequently serving with 130 Sqn, 133 (Eagle) Sqn,
416 Sqn (RCAF), No. 3501 Support Unit, 402 Sqn (RCAF),
53 OTU, 527 Sqn, and the RWE.
- Transferred to 29 MU on May 30, 1945.
-- Put into storage.
Allen H. Wheeler, October 25, 1946-1955.
- Registered as G-AISU
- Flew as race #82.
Vicker-Armstrong Ltd., Weybridge, May 1955-1965.
- Donated to RAF, September 1965.
RAF Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight, September 15, 1965-2013.
- Flew in movie Battle of Britain
, 1968.- Damaged during landing, Duxford, June 1976.
- Badly damaged in ground collision with Harvard, Bex, Switzerland, August 21, 1978.
- Rebuilt and returned to Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight, October 26, 1981.
- Flew as AB910/AE-H.
- Restored to airworthy, Audley End.
- First flight, March 3, 1997 as AB910/XR-A.
- Airfreighted to Nellis AFB, NV for airshow, April 1997.
-- Flew as AB910/C-ZD.
- Restored, Duxford, UK, 2002-2003.
- Flew as AB910/IR-G, 2003.
- Flew as AB910/RF-D, 2007.
- Overhauled, 2009-2010.
- Restoration by Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford, circa 2014-2015.
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Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2013. |
Photo Source(s): Dave McDonald. Unknown. Research Assistance: - |
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