Dates

Event

Constructed as a CR-42.

Circa 1940

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Aeronautica Militare Italiana with s/n MM5701.

Transferred to Novi Ligure AB, Italy.

Transferred to 18 Gruppo.
Operated with markings: 95-13

October 1940

Transferred to Maldeghein, Italy.

November 1940

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n BT474.

11 November 1940

Crashed.
Forced landing on the beach at Orfordness, England. Tipped over on the nose. It was one of 40 CR-42s on a raid to England from Belgium.

November 1940

To RAF Martlesham, Heath.
Moved to Marlesham.

27 November 1940

Ferry flight. Delivered to RAE Farnborough.
Moved to Farnborough in Italian markings with a Hurricane escort.

From 27 November 1940 to By 1943

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n BT474.
Used for flight trials.

28 April 1941

Ferry flight. Delivered to No 41 Group, Air Fighting Development Unit, Duxford.
Moved to Duxford, flown by Wing Commander J E Campbell-Orde. Used at Duxford to develop tactics for use by front-line units. Mock combat was used to develop these tactics against the type.

October 1942

To Air Historical Branch.
The Air Historical Branch requested the airframe for the collection.

7 August 1943

On behalf of the owner stored with/at No 16 MU, RAF Stafford.

From December 1943 to By 1960

To RAF Duxford.
Packed at Duxford for museum use.

9 November 1944

On behalf of the owner stored with/at No 52 MU, RAF Cardiff.

Circa December 1944

On behalf of the owner stored with/at No 76 MU, RAF Wroughton, Wilts.

August 1946

Packed for removal from Wroughton.

From By 1949 to By 1955

On behalf of the owner stored with/at GAFEC Stanmore Park, Middlesex.

1955

On behalf of the owner stored with/at No 15 MU, RAF Wroughton.

Circa 1958

To Airforce Historical Branch, RAF Fulbeck, Lincs.
Placed in storage at Fulbeck.

Circa June 1960

Contracted to No 49 MU, RAF Colerne, Wilts for work on the airframe.
Markings applied: BT474

1968

To RAF Saint Athan.
Possibly stored at Saint Athan.

January 1973

Restored.
Markings Applied: 95-13, MM5701
Further restoration.

13 February 1976

New serial number assigned: 8468M RAF

October 1978

To RAF Museum, Hendon.

October 1978

To RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England.
View the Location Dossier

April 1989

Photographer: Unknown
Notes: Photographed at the RAF Battle of Britain Museum.

Markings Applied: MM5701, 95-13

2010

Photographer: Andy West

8 September 2017

Photographer: Michael Ward
Notes: MM5701 Fiat CR.42 taken at Hendon Museum, London