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Serial #: PL965 Construction #: 6S/504719 Civil Registration: G-MKXI N965RF Model: PR Mk. XI Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2005 |
History: Built at Aldermaston, 1944. Delivered to RAF as PL965. - BOC: Oct. 1944 at RAF Cosford. - SOC: - Accepted by 9 MU for installation of service equipment. - Allocated to 1 PRU at RAF Benson. - Transfered to 34 Wing/2nd Tactical Air Force/16 Squadron. -- Flew 33 sorties accumulating 75 hours 25 minutes. Delivered to Royal Netherlands AF, July 8, 1947. - Instructional airframe at RNAF School Of Technical Training, Deelen AFB, July 22, 1947-1952. - Displayed at Deelen AB, 1952-1960. National War & Resistance Museum, Overloon AB, Nov. 1960-1986. - Displayed as RNAF "3-W". E. Nick Grace, Chichester, UK, Mar. 1987. - Swapped for Spitfire. Chris Horsley/Medway Aircraft Preservation Society, 1987-1989. - Arrived at Rochester for rebuild, Feb. 1987. Chris Horseley, Chichester, Nov. 1989-1997. - Registered as G-MKXI. - Rebuild complete. - First flight, at Rochester Airport, Dec. 23, 1992. - Flew as USAAF/PL965/R. - Operated by Old Flying Machine Company, Duxford, 1993-1995. Robert A. Fleming & Anthony J.E. Smith/The Real Aeroplane Company, Breighton, July 6, 1997-2002. - Flown in pink scheme. - Damaged during landing, Woodchurch, Aug. 2, 1998. -- Repaired. - Shipped to USA, Sept. 2001. First flight, Bartow, Oct. 19, 2001. - Based Leward Air Ranch, FL. Robert Fleming/Spitfires Inc, Wilmington, DE, Aug. 20, 2002. - Registered as N965RF. Hangar 11 Collection, North Weald, Essex, England, 2004-2005. |
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): Chuck Gardner - Warbirds Resource Group, www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org, 2003 Howard Cargill. Nigel Roling - Pentavia Digital Imaging, http://website.lineone.net/~roling46/, 2002 Han De Ridder.
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