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Serial #: NH799 Construction #: 6S/648269 Civil Registration: G-BUZU ZK-XIV |
Model: Spitfire FR Mk. XIV Name: None Status: Restoration Last info: 2002 |
Delivered to 9 MU, 1945.
Delivered to Indian AF as ??, December 31, 1947.
Doug Arnold/Warbirds of GB, Blackbushe, UK, Circa 1981-1985
- Recovered from India, arrived disassembled.
- Stored disassembled Blackbushe & Bitteswell, 1981-1985.
Stephen Grey/The Fighter Collection, Duxford, 1986-1993.
- Restoration started, continued at Audley End, 1986-1994.
Alpine Fighter Collection, New Zealand, January 1994-2002
- Restored to flight worthy status by Historic Flying limited.
- Registered as G-BUZU.
- First flight in January 21, 1994.
- Shipped to New Zealand, February 14, 1994.
- Registered as ZK-XIV.
- Damaged in take-off accident, January 2, 1996.
-- Pilot Sir Tim Wallis seriously injured.
-- NH799's starboard wing torn off.
-- Fuselage badly damaged.
Pacific Aerospace Corp, Hamilton, NZ & Peter Page & Partners, Colorado, USA, March 1996-1999.
Aviation Trading Company Ltd, Cambridge, NZ, October 1999-2002.
- Under restoration to airworthy by AvSpecs Ltd, Rotorua, NZ.
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):
Rob Neil.
Alex Mitchel.
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