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Event |
1944 |
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Constructed as a Spitfire LF.IX.
Built at Castle Bromwich |
29 April 1944 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n ML407. |
29 April 1944 |
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Transferred to 485 (RNZAF) SQN.
Flown by FO Johnnie Houlton - on 6th June 1944 he shot down the first enemy aircraft over the Normandy beaches in this aircraft. |
December 1944 |
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Transferred to 341 (Alsace) SQN,.
Pilot Sgt. Jean Dabos. |
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Transferred to 308 (Polish) SQN. |
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Transferred to 349 (Belgian) SQN. |
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Transferred to 345 (French) SQN. |
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Transferred to 332 (Norwegian) SQN. |
By May 1945 |
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Transferred to 485 (RNZAF) SQN. |
Circa 1945 |
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Transferred to Unknown Maintenance Unit. |
By 1950 |
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To Vickers Armstrong, Hursley Park, Eastleigh, Southampton. |
1950 |
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Converted to a Spitfire T.IX. |
24 July 1951 |
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First flight.
First post-conversion flight. |
30 July 1951 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Irish Air Corps with s/n 162. |
8 July 1960 |
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Last flight.
Last operational flight. |
From 1962 to 1968 |
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Transferred to Baldonnel AB.
As an Instructional Airframe, stored disassembled. |
From March 1968 to 1968 |
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To Samuelson Films, Cricklewood, London.
Stored disassembled. |
1970 |
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To Strathallan Museum.
Stored disassembled. |
Circa November 1979 |
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To Nick Grace. |
From 1980 to 1985 |
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Restored.
Included designing and fitting new in-line cockpit and canopy. |
From 1 February 1980 to 29 October 1986 |
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To Island Trading Ltd, Saint Ervan, Cornwall (Nick Grace) with new c/r G-LFIX. |
16 April 1985 |
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First post-restoration Flight.
Pilot Nick Grace from St Merynn Airfield, Cornwall. |
From 29 October 1986 to 26 May 1989 |
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To Christopher Horsley and Nick Grace, Chichester keeping c/r G-LFIX. |
From 26 May 1989 to 23 February 1990 |
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To Carolyn Stuart Grace, Horsham keeping c/r G-LFIX. |
From 23 February 1990 to 8 May 1992 |
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To Jet Air Ltd keeping c/r G-LFIX. |
8 May 1992 |
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To Carolyn Stuart Grace, The Cangle, Halstead keeping c/r G-LFIX. |
Circa 1993 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
30 August 1993 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at Great Warbirds Airshow, Wroughton |
12 June 1994 |
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Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: At Wroughton (EGDT). |
By 1995 |
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Markings Applied: (Port side), Nicholson Leslie, NL-D, (starboard side), OU-V |
8 May 1995 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: Duxford Airshow |
By July 2004 |
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Markings Applied: Aon, vOU |
18 July 2004 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at RAF Fairford RIAT |
18 July 2004 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols |
By 2006 |
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Markings Applied: HSBC, vOU,
In the markings of FO Johnie Houlton of 485(RNZAF)Sqn as flown on 6th June 1944 when it shot down the first enemy aircraft over the Normandy beaches. |
9 September 2007 |
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Photographer: David Blaker
Notes: At Duxford Autumn Air Display. Now sponsored by HSBC |
By August 2010 |
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Markings Applied: JLT, OU-V |
22 August 2010 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At 2010 Sywell Airshow in the UK |
5 May 2014 |
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Photographer: john bilcliffe
Notes: Shot from the South side of Duxford airfield, from the mound at Church farm... |
9 July 2017 |
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Photographer: Thomas Delvoye |
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