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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire HF.VIII
    Last Military Serial:A58-758 RAAF
    Construction Number:6S-581740
    Last Civil Registration:VH-HET
    Compressed ID:Supermarine Spitfire HF.VIII sn A58...
    Latest Owner or Location:Commonwealth of Australia Represented By Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Base Point Cook, VIC

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a Spitfire HF.VIII.

    1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n MV239.

    20 June 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A58-758.
    The final Spitfire delivered to the RAAF - and stored.

    6 September 1949

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Australian Air Force.

    1949

    Placed on display.
    With Sydney Technical College, NSW.

    1961

    Placed on display.
    At Bankstown, Sydney by Sid Marshall.

    Circa 1974


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 1974 photo showing engine run at Camden Airport, NSW

    18 December 1985

    To Temora Aviation Museum Inc, Temora, NSW with new c/r VH-HET.

    18 December 1985

    Operated by Temora Aviation Museum Engineering P/L.

    29 December 1985

    To Col Pay keeping c/r VH-HET.
    Markings added: A58-758

    Circa 1986


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: Circa 1986 photo at Tamworth NSW

    19 April 1992


    Photographer: Danny Tanner
    Notes: At Mangalore, Australia

    27 April 1995

    To Temora Aviation Museum Inc, Temora, NSW keeping c/r VH-HET.

    Circa 1996


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: Circa 1996 photo at Nowra, NSW

    24 July 2002

    To Temora Aviation Museum Inc, Temora, NSW keeping c/r VH-HET.

    19 December 2005

    Based at Temora Aviation Museum, Temora, New South Wales.
    Operated with markings: A58-602, RG V, Grey Noose
    View the Location Dossier

    19 December 2005

    To Temora Aviation Museum Inc, Temora, NSW keeping c/r VH-HET.

    1 July 2010

    Operated by Temora Aviation Museum Engineering P/L.

    29 March 2014


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: AT the Temora Aviation Museum, New South Wales, Australia

    29 March 2014


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: AT the Temora Aviation Museum, New South Wales, Australia

    21 November 2015


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: 2015 photo at Warbirds Downunder Airshow at Temora, New South Wales

    1 May 2016


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: At 2016 Wings Over Illawarra Airshow, New South Wales, Australia

    26 August 2019

    To RAAF Museum, RAAF Base Point Cook, VIC keeping c/r VH-HET.

    26 August 2019

    To Commonwealth of Australia Represented By Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Base Point Cook, VIC with new c/r VH-HET.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
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     Australian Defense Force Serials
    Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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