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In it's new scheme as "MT928", Duxford, 2001.
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Serial #: MV154 Construction #: 6S/583793 Civil Registration: G-BKMI Model: HF Mk. VIIIC Name: None Status: Airworthy Last info: 2002 |
History: Built at Supermarine's Southampton Factory, 1944(?). Delivered to RAF as MV154. - BOC: September 1944. - Assigned to 6 MU, Sept. 1944. Delivered to RAAF as A58-671 - BOC: Dec. 9, 1944. - SOC: Oct. 6, 1948. - Stored, crated, RAAF Richmond, NSW, 1944-1949. Sydney Technical College, Ultimo, NSW, Sept. 1949-1961. Anthony J.R. "Titus" Oates, Sydney, NSW, 1961. Sid Marshall, Bankstown, NSW, 1963-1975. - Open storage in yard, Bankstown Airport. Jack P. Davidson, Bankstown, NSW, 1975-1977 Brian A. Simpson, May 1977-1979. Robs J. Lamplough, Duxford, UK, Sept. 1979-1982. - Shipped to UK from Sydney, Sept. 18, 1979. - Stored off airfield, pending restoration. Fighter Wing Display Team Ltd, Duxford, Dec. 23, 1982. - Registered as G-BKMI. Robs J. Lamplough/The Air Museum (North Weald) Ltd, North Weald, 1982-2002. - Rebuilt to airworthy. - First flight May 28, 1994. - Flown as MT928/ZX-M. |
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): Howard Cargil Nigel Roling - Pentavia Digital Imaging, http://website.lineone.net/~roling46/, 2002
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