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SPITFIRE/MK732

History:
Built at Castle Bromwich, Early 1944.
Delivered to RCAF as MK732, March 1944.

• Accepted by 39 MU, RAF Colerne.
• Installed military equipment.
• Allocated to 485 Squadron (NZ).

Delivered to RNAF as H-25 (later 3W-17).

• BOC: June 24, 1947.
• SOC: June 4, 1954.
• Moved to Eindhoven AB for decoy use, June 30, 1954-1956.
• Military equipment removed and aircraft abandoned.

RAF Oldenburg, West Germany, 1956-1957.

• "Acquired" by No 14 Squadron and moved by truck to RAF Oldenburg, apparently without permission.
• Restored for static display.
• Presented to No. 124 Wing as a wing trophy.
• Displayed as RAF Oldenburg.

RAF Aldorn, West Germany, 1957-1960.
RAF Gutersloh, West Germany, 1960-1969.

• Dismantled and airfreighted to RAF Brize Norton, June 27, 1969.
• Moved by road from RAF Brize Norton to RAF St. Athan.

RAF St. Athan, July 10, 1969-1970.

• Stored by No. 71 MU, awaiting restoration.

RAF Bicester, December 3, 1970-1974.

• Assigned instructional airframe No. 8633M.

RAF Cotishall, October 23, 1974.

• Stored for use as BBMF parts source.

RAF Coninsby, 1978.
RAF St. Athan, August 1979.
RAF Abingdon, September 1980.

• Stripped and parts used in rebuild of AB910.

RNAF 322 Squadron, Gilzen-Rijen AB, August 30, 1983-1986.

• Arrived Schipol, April 13, 1984.
• Displayed Schipol, 1984-1985.
• Started restoration, November 29, 1985.

Dutch Spitfire Flight Ltd, Guernsey, 1989-1993.

• Registered as G-HVDM, Jan 18, 1991.
• Restored to airworthy.
• First flight, Lydd, June 10, 1993.
• Flew initially as H-25/MK732/Baby Bea V.
• Later flown as MK732/OU-U/Baby Bea V.
• 50% interest sold to Dutch Government, December 8, 1993.

Dutch Government, Oct 4, 1994-1998.

• Acquired remaining 50% interest from DSF.
• Major damaged from landing accident August 25, 1995.
• Repaired.
• Minor Damaged from landing accident at RNLAF Volkel, May 19, 1956.
• Repaired.

RNLAF Historical Flight/Stichting Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historiche, Gilze-Rijen AB, October 28, 1998-2002.

• Prop damaged in take-off accident, March 31, 1999.
• Blades replaced.
• Repainted in RNLAF colors and fitted with "clipped" wing.
• Registered as PH-OUQ.
• Flown as RNLAF/3W-17 in silver scheme.

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