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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Seafire III
    Last Military Serial:PP972 RN
    Construction Number:AIR/2605/C23(C)
    Last Civil Registration:G-BUAR
    Compressed ID:Supermarine Seafire III sn PP972 RN...
    Latest Owner or Location:Bentwaters Cold War Museum, Bentwaters Park, Rendlesham, Suffolk, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a Seafire III.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n PP972.

    From 21 January 1992 to 26 November 1993

    To Precious Metals Ltd, 7 New Street, Saint Peter Port, Guernsey with new c/r G-BUAR.

    From 26 November 1993 to 9 August 2004

    To Wizzard Investments Ltd PO BOX 702 Jersey keeping c/r G-BUAR.

    17 July 2012

    To Air Leasing Ltd, The Cangle, Colne Engaine Road, Halstead, CO9 2QG keeping c/r G-BUAR.

    17 July 2012

    To Air Leasing Ltd, The Cangle, Halstead with new c/r G-BUAR.

    To Bentwaters Cold War Museum, Bentwaters Park, Rendlesham, Suffolk, England.
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    4 June 2015

    Markings Applied: N-11-5

    4 September 2015


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Attended the 2015 Light Aircraft Association Rally at Sywell in the UK

    4 September 2015


    Photographer: John Yates
    Notes: At Sywell - LAA Fly-In

    25 September 2015


    Photographer: Fred Taylor
    Notes: G-BUAR photographed at Duxford, UK on 25 September 2015.

    10 July 2016


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: Flying Legends Air Show
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