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Serial #: SM969 Construction #: 6S/663052 Civil Registration: G-BRAF N969SM |
Model: Spitfire FR Mk. XVIIIe Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2013 |
Delivered to Royal Air Force as SM969.
- Arrived at Karachi, , February 11, 1946.
Transferred to Indian Air Force as HS877, July 21, 1949.
Indian AF Western Air Command HQ, Delhi Cantonment, 1972-1978.
- Displayed as IAF/HS877.
Douglas W. Arnold, Blackbushe, UK, May 1978.
- Shipped, crated, to UK, July 1978.
Douglas W. Arnold/Warbirds of Great Britain Ltd, Blackbushe, (later Bitteswell), Biggin Hill, UK, December 29, 1978-1995.
- Registered as G-BRAF.
- Restored Blackbushe, UK.
- First flight, October 12, 1985.
- Flew as SM969/D-A
- Delivered to Biggin Hill-Bournemouth for storage, November 20, 1992.
David Arnold/ Wizzard Investments Ltd/Flying A Services, North Weald, UK, 1995-2005.
- Stored, 1995-2004.
Tony Raftis, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2005.
- Not delivered.
Patina Ltd/The Fighter Collection, Duxford, UK, February 15, 2006-2008.
- Arrived dissasembled.
- Restoration to airworthy begun.
Jim Beasley, Philadelphia, PA, 2008.
- Restoration completed at Duxford.
- Repainted as SM969/S, March 2008.
- Removed from British civil register, October 24, 2008.
Jim Beasley/HMB P51C LLC, Coatesville, PA, November 12, 2008-2013.
- Registered as N969SM.
- Shipped disassembled, reassembled in Chester County, PA.
- First flight December 21, 2008.
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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. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-6th Edition, 2013. |
Photo Source(s): Nigel Roling/Pentavia Digital Imaging John Benton. Research Assistance: - |
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