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Serial #: TE384 Construction #: CBAF. 11485. Civil Registration: VH-XVI |
Model: Spitfire LF Mk. XVIe Name: None Status: Airworthy? Last info: 2002 |
Delivered to Royal Air Force as TE384.
- BOC: August 1945
- SOC: ?
- Accepted by 6 MU.
- Served with 603, 501, and 612 Squadrons.
RAF Wymeswold, August 1955.
- Instructional airframe.
RAF Syerston, November 1957-1967.
- Used as instructional airframe.
RAF Henlow, 1967-1968.
- Used in taxy scenes in movie Battle of Britain
, 1968.RAFM Store, Henlow, October 1968-1972.
Hockey Treloar, Sydney, NSW, 1972-1983.
- Airfreighted to Australia by RAF Belfast, December 1972.
- Open storage, Canberra, 1973-1983.
H. Treloar/Jim Czerwinski, Toowoomba, Queensland, September 1983-1988.
Jim F. Czerwinski, toowoomba, Queensland, October 5, 1988-1998.
- Registered as VH-XVI.
- First flight, Toowoomba, October 6, 1988.
- Flew as TE384/XVI.
Ken McBride, San Martin, CA, 1998-2002.
- Restored to airworthy.
- Engine destroyed by contaminated oil.
- Grounded but airworthy, except for engine.
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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. Photo Source(s): Unknown. |
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