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Serial #: PM627 Construction #: 6S-699626 Civil Registration: None |
Model: Spitfire PR Mk. XIX Name: None Status: Display Last info: 2012 |
History:
Delivered to Royal Air Force as PM627.
- BOC: 1945.
- SOC: 1951.
Transferred to Indian AF as HS964.
- BOC: 1953.
- SOC: 1957.
Indian AF Museum, Palam AB, New Dehli, 1957-1971.
- Stored, unrestored.
John Weir/Canadian Fighter Pilots Association, Downsview, Ontario, February 3, 1971-1982.
- Arrived disassembled in a C-130.
- Static restoration, displayed as PM627/YO-X & DB-X.
Canadian National Exhibit Grounds, Toronto, 1972-1973.
Ontario Science Center, Toronto, Ontario, November 1973-1978.
- Displayed.
Canadian Warplane Heritage, Mount Hope, Ontario, 1980.
David C. Tallichet/MARC, Chino, CA, 1982.
Flygvapenmuseum, Malmslatt, Sweden, October 1982-2012.
- Acquired in trade for one Tp79 (DC-3), one J34 (Hawker Hunter),
one AD-4 Skyraider and two and a half SAAB A32 Lansen attack jets!
- Fully restored for static display.
- Displayed as RSwAF as Fv31051.
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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. Federal Aviation Administration |
Video/Photo Source(s): Eric Dumigan Photography, www.airic.ca, 2002 Rolf Lundh. Brian Johnstone Research Assistance: - |
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