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SPITFIRE/PV202



Serial #: PV202
Construction #:
  CBAF.9590
Civil Registration:
  G-BHGH
  G-TRIX
  G-CCCA
Model(s):
  LF Mk. IX
  Tr Mk. IXc
Name: None
Status: Airworthy
Last info: 2005
  History:
Vickers Armstrong Ltd, Eastleigh, 1950-1951.
- Rebuilt as Tr. Mk. IXc Delivered to Irish Air Corps as 161.
- BOC: June 29, 1951.
- SOC: 1968.
- WFU, Baldonnel AB, Dec. 1960.
- Instructional Airframe, 1960-1968.
N.A.W. Samuelson, Cricklewood, Mar. 4, 1968.
- Stored dismantled, Cricklewood, North London.
Sir W.J.D. Roberts/Strathallan Collection, Apr. 1970-1979.
- Stored dismantled, Filmwell & Strathallan.
E. Nick Grace, St. Merryn, Aug. 9, 1979.
Steve W. Atkins, Saffron Walden, Oct. 10, 1979-1989.
- Registration G-BHGH reserved but not used.
- Registered as G-TRIX.
Richard Parker, 1990-1991.
- Rebuilt to Airworthy.
- First flight Dunsfold, Feb. 23, 1990.
Rick Roberts, Goodwood, 1991-1999.
- Flew as two-seater "PV202/VZ-M".
Greg McCurrach, South Africa, 2000.
- Destroyed in fatal crash during landing approach, Goodwood, Apr. 8, 2000.
- McCurrach & Norman Lees fatally injured.
Historic Flying Limited, UK, 200?-2006
- Restored to airworthy.
- Registered as G-CCCA.



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.
Historic Flying Limited
Photo Source(s):
Caz Caswell
Nigel Roling - Pentavia Digital Imaging, http://website.lineone.net/~roling46/, 2002