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June 1943 |
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Constructed as a Spitfire F.Vc (Trop).
MA863 |
September 1943 |
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Transported by ship. Delivered to RAAF, Australia. |
October 1943 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A58-246. |
Circa February 1944 |
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Transferred to No. 54 Squadron (RAF), RAAF Station Darwin.
Operated with markings: DL-A
Personal mount of Squadron Leader E M Gibbs. |
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Transferred to No. 452 Squadron (RAAF).
Operated with markings: QY-F |
25 August 1945 |
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Crashed.
Damaged in crash landing, Lake Tarang, Victoria. |
1945 |
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Transferred to RAAF Nhill, Victoria.
For use as instructional airframe. |
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To local farm via RAAF disposals. |
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To Richard E. Hourigan and Ron Lee, Melbourne, Victoria.
Hulk recovered from the farm. |
1975 |
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To Ian A. Whitney, Romsey, Victoria. |
1975 |
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Restoration started.
Began long-term restoration, intended to fly, at Essendon, Point Cook, Romse. |
3 June 1998 |
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To Guy Black/Aerovintage Ltd, Hastings, Sussex, England. |
June 1998 |
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Transported by ship.
Restored fuselage and unrestored wings shipped to UK. |
1998 |
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To Imperial War Museum, Duxford, England. |
1998 |
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To United States Air Force Museum, Wright FIeld, Dayton, OH.
Traded for a B-24; aircraft remained in England for restoration. |
From 1998 to 1999 |
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Restoration continued.
Fuselage completed at Sandown and Wesfield, wings restored at Imperial War Museum. |
13 December 1999 |
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Restoration continued.
Fuselage arrived at Imperial War Musem to mate with wings. |
16 February 2000 |
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Restoration completed.
Static restoration completed and rolled out in primer paint at Duxford. |
March 2000 |
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Transported by air. Delivered to United States Air Force Museum, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
Airfreighted by C-5A.
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2000 |
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Markings Applied: XR-T, MA863
Marked as aircraft of 71 (Eagle) Squadron, RAF. |
12 September 2002 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: Just before pulling out off display for restoration |
12 September 2002 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
2004 |
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To National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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By 2006 |
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Markings Applied: HL-B
Painted as a machine of the 308th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group, USAAF in the Mediterranean theatre. |
4 December 2006 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
6 May 2008 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
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