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FAIREY BATTLE/P3950

Fairey Battle P3950

Serial #: P3950
Construction #: -
Civil Registration:
  None
Model(s):
  Battle Mk. I TT
Name: None
Status: Displayed
Last Info: 2012

History:
Built by Austin Motors in Longbridge, UK, 1939.
Delivered to Royal Canadian AF as 1899.
- BOC: April 7, 1941.
- SOC: February 16, 1945.
- Sold as surplus, RCAF Macdonald, Mantoba, February 16, 1945
Peel James, MacDonald, Alberta, Canada, 1945-1969.
Thomas Voll, MI, 1970-1972.
- Planned restoration to airworthy.
Strathallan Aircraft Collection, Auchterader, Scotland, November 1972-1987.
Charles Church, Winchester, circa 1987-1989.
- Loaned to Imperial War Museum, Duxford, October 15, 1987-1988.
Tim Roustis/Historic Aircraft Collection, 1989-1990.
- Exchanged with Musee Royal de l'Armee for Spitfire/RN201.
Musee Royal de l'Armee, Brussels, Belgium, 1990-2012.
- Delivered by C-130 Hercules, May 3, 1990.
- Displayed as R3950/HA-L.
- Later displayed as RCAF1558.
- Laster displayed as Belgian AF/70/

Source(s):
Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989.
Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-5th Edition, 2008.
Photo Source(s):
Luc Winace

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