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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire FR.XIV
    Last Military Serial:48 IAF
    Construction Number:6S-649205
    Last Civil Registration:G-BGHB
    Compressed ID:Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIV sn 48 I...
    Latest Owner or Location:North Weald Heritage Aviation

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Spitfire FR.XIV.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n MV293.

    27 February 1945

    Transferred to 33 MU, RAF Lyneham.
    Delivered straight into storage.

    20 August 1945

    Transferred to 213 MU.
    For packing prior to shipment to India.

    14 October 1945

    Transported by ship.
    Arrived in Karachi (modern day Pakistan).

    December 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Indian Air Force with s/n 48.
    Coded T-20.

    Transferred to IAF Technical College, Jalahali.

    1978

    To Warbirds of GB, Blackbushe Airport.

    29 December 1978

    Transported by ship.
    Delivered to Blackbushe from Bangalore, India in crates.

    From 29 December 1978 to 2 March 1979

    To David Arnold, Blackbushe (Warbirds of UK) with new c/r G-BGHB.

    From 2 March 1979 to 24 September 1985

    To Warbirds of UK/David William Arnold, Blackbushe with new c/r G-SPIT.

    From 7 October 1985 to 28 July 1992

    To Bryan James Stephen Grey keeping c/r G-SPIT.

    Restored.

    28 July 1992

    To The Fighter Collection/Patina Ltd, Jersey keeping c/r G-SPIT.

    14 August 1992

    First post-restoration Flight.

    Based at The Fighter Collection, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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    1992

    Markings Applied: OI-C, MV293
    Post war RAF c/s - overall silver.


    Photographer: Unknown

    16 July 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Flying Legends Duxford (EGSU).

    2000

    Markings Applied: JE-J, MV268
    Painted with false s/n.

    8 October 2006


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: At Duxford Autumn Air Show 2006

    10 November 2013


    Photographer: John Bennett
    Notes: Photo taken at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England

    10 July 2016


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: Flying Legends Air Show

    11 July 2016

    To Anglia Aircraft Restorations Ltd, The Grange, Great Canfield, Dunmow with new c/r G-BGHB.

    1 September 2016

    Based with North Weald Heritage Aviation.

    4 June 2019


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at Duxford D-Day Show
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    Warbird Registry by Scott Rose
    Individual Contributors
     John Armstrong
    John Bennett
    Robert Nichols
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