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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire XVI
    Last Military Serial:TB863 RAF
    Construction Number:CBAF-10895
    Last Civil Registration:VH-XVI {2}
    Compressed ID:Supermarine Spitfire XVI sn TB863 R...
    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 XVI.

    1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n TB863.

    1945

    The aircraft only saw 6 weeks of wartime action - flying 12 missions - a total of 23 hours 55 minutes flying time.

    1951

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.
    After take-off mishap.

    1955

    Used by Metro Goldwyn Mayer as a film prop for movie - REACH FOR THE SKY.

    From 30 November 1982 to 23 September 1988

    To John Parks with new c/r G-CDAN.

    23 September 1988

    To Patina Ltd, Ordanance House, Jersey, Channel Islands keeping c/r G-CDAN.


    Photographer: Unknown

    16 January 1989

    Civil registration, G-CDAN, cancelled.

    January 1989

    To Sir Tim Wallis with new c/r ZK-XVI.

    January 1989

    Markings Applied: FU-P
    The Spitfire was re-painted in the exact livery of No. 453 Squadron R.A.F including the Squadron and aircraft codes FU_P - the uniform it wore on its first operational sortie across the English Channel in 1945.

    14 January 1994

    To Temora Aviation Museum Inc, Temora, NSW with new c/r VH-XVI {2}.

    1995


    Photographer: Arthur Scarf
    Notes: Sir Tim Wallis inspects the wing of his Spitfire at Wanaka in 1995

    7 December 2005

    Operated by Temora Aviation Museum Engineering P/L.

    17 July 2006

    To Temora Aviation Museum Inc, Temora, NSW keeping c/r VH-XVI {2}.

    To Temora Aviation Museum, Temora, New South Wales.
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    17 July 2006

    Operated by Temora Aviation Museum Engineering P/L.

    Operated by Temora Aviation Museum Engineering P/L.

    29 March 2014


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At Temora Aviation Museum, NSW

    21 November 2015


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

    26 August 2019

    To RAAF Museum, RAAF Base Point Cook, VIC keeping c/r VH-XVI {2}.

    26 August 2019

    To Commonwealth of Australia Represented By Royal Australian Air Force, RAAF Base Point Cook, VIC keeping c/r VH-XVI {2}.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     Australian Government, Civil Aviation Safety Authority
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
    Individual Contributors
     Terry Fletcher
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