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In it's new scheme as "MT928", Duxford, 2001.
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Serial #: MV154 Construction #: 6S/583793 Civil Registration: G-BKMI |
Model: Spitfire HF Mk. VIIIC Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2002 |
Built at Supermarine's Southampton Factory, 1944(?).
Delivered to Royal Air Force as MV154.
- BOC: September 1944.
- Assigned to 6 MU, September 1944.
Delivered to RAAF as A58-671
- BOC: December 9, 1944.
- SOC: October 6, 1948.
- Stored, crated, RAAF Richmond, NSW, 1944-1949.
Sydney Technical College, Ultimo, NSW, September 1949-1961.
Anthony J.R. "Titus" Oates, Sydney, NSW, 1961.
Sid Marshall, Bankstown, NSW, 1963-1975.
- Open storage in yard, Bankstown Airport.
Jack P. Davidson, Bankstown, NSW, 1975-1977 Brian A. Simpson, May 1977-1979.
Robs J. Lamplough, Duxford, UK, September 1979-1982.
- Shipped to UK from Sydney, September 18, 1979.
- Stored off airfield, pending restoration.
Fighter Wing Display Team Ltd, Duxford, December 23, 1982.
- Registered as G-BKMI.
Robs J. Lamplough/The Air Museum (North Weald) Ltd, North Weald, 1982-2002.
- Rebuilt to airworthy.
- First flight May 28, 1994.
- Flown as MT928/ZX-M.
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):
Howard Cargil
Nigel Roling - Pentavia Digital Imaging, http://website.lineone.net/~roling46/, 2002
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