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Serial #: MH434 Construction #: CBAF IX552 Civil Registration: OO-ARA G-ASJV |
Model: Spitfire LF Mk. IXb Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2003 |
Delivered to Royal Netherlands AF as H-105 (later H-68).
- BOC: February 19, 1947.
- SOC: 1953
- Shipped to Java, N.E.I., May 1947-1950.
- Crash landed, Semarang, Java, May 7, 1949.
- Shipped to Halland, rebuilt, 1950.
- First flight March 10, 1953.
Delivered to Royal Belgian AF as SM-41.
- BOC: October 9, 1953.
- SOC: 1954.
- Retired after accident, March 19, 1954.
COGEA Nouvelle, Keerbergen (later Ostend), March 26, 1956-1963
- Registered as OO-ARA.
Tim A. Davies, Elstree, June 29, 1963-1967.
- Registered as G-ASJV.
Gp Capt. T. G. Mahaddie/Film Aviation Services, Elstree, November 1967-1969.
- Flew in movie Battle of Britain
, 1968.Adrian C. Swire, Booker & duxford, February 1969-1983.
Ray G. Hanna/Nalfire Aviation Ltd, Duxford, April 14, 1983-1987.
Ray G. Hanna/The Old Flying Machine Co., Duxford, UK, 1987-2002.
- Flew as MH434/ZD-B (later SZ-G, PK-E).
- Operated by Brietling Fighters Team, 2001-2003.
- Flown as MH434/ZD-B, 2002.
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.
Photo Source(s):
Tom Clayton via Rod Bearden
Nigel Roling - Pentavia Digital Imaging, http://website.lineone.net/~roling46/, 2002
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