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Serial #: MH434 Construction #: CBAF IX552 Civil Registration: OO-ARA G-ASJV Model: LF Mk. IXb Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2003  |
History: Delivered to Royal Netherlands AF as H-105 (later H-68). - BOC: Feb. 19, 1947. - SOC: 1953 - Shipped to Java, N.E.I., May 1947-1950. - Crash landed, Semarang, JAva, May 7, 1949. - Shipped to Halland, rebuilt, 1950. - First flight Mar. 10, 1953. Delivered to Royal Belgian AF as SM-41. - BOC: Oct. 9, 1953. - SOC: 1954. - Retired after accident, March 19, 1954. COGEA Nouvelle, Keerbergen (later Ostend), Mar. 26, 1956-1963 - Registered as OO-ARA. Tim A. Davies, Elstree, June 29, 1963-1967. - Registered as G-ASJV. Gp Capt. T. G. Mahaddie/Film Aviation Services, Elstree, Nov. 1967-1969. - Flew in movie "Battle Of Britain", 1968. Adrian C. Swire, Booker & duxford, Feb. 1969-1983. Ray G. Hanna/Nalfire Aviation Ltd, Duxford, Apr. 14, 1983-1987. Ray G. Hanna/The Old Flying Machine Co., Duxford, UK, 1987-2002. - Flew as MH434/ZD-B (later SZ-G, PK-E). - Operated by Brietling Fighters Team, 2001-2003. - Flown as MH434/ZD-B, 2002. |
Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Goodall, Geoff - Warbirds Directory-4th Edition, 2003. Photo Source(s): Tom Clayton via Rod Bearden Nigel Roling - Pentavia Digital Imaging, http://website.lineone.net/~roling46/, 2002
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