PHOTO AEROPLANE SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE VB \'BM597 / JH-C\' (G-MKVB) C/N CBAF.2461 O for Sale

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PHOTO AEROPLANE SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE VB \'BM597 / JH-C\' (G-MKVB) C/N CBAF.2461 O For Sale

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PHOTO AEROPLANE SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE VB \'BM597 / JH-C\' (G-MKVB) C/N CBAF.2461 O:
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PHOTO AEROPLANE SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE VB \'BM597 / JH-C\' (G-MKVB) C/N CBAF.2461 OPERATED BY THE HISTORIC AIRCRAFT COLLECTION AND BASED AT DUXFORD WEARING GENUINE 317 (POLISH) SQUADRON MARKINGS. SEEN TAKING OFF TO DISPLAY AT THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM\'S 2012 AUTUMN AIRSHOW. DUXFORD AIRFIELD CAMBRIDGESHIRE UK 8TH SEPTEMBER 2012 THE FOLLOWING INFO IS FROM THE FLYING LEGENDS WEBSITE:- ONE OF 1000 AIRCRAFT BUILT AT CASTLE BROMWICH AGAINST CONTRACT B981687/39 BM597 WAS DELIVERED TO NO.37 M.U. AT BURTONWOOD ON 26 FEBRUARY 1942 BEING ASSIGNED TO 315 SQN ON 7 MAY 1942 AND ON TO 317 SQN ON 5 SEPTEMBER 1942 BOTH AT WOODVALE. ON 13 FEBRUARY 1943 IT SUFFERED CAT B DAMAGE AND WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIR ON 28 FEBRUARY. IT WAS READY FOR COLLECTION AGAIN ON 2 JUNE AND NO. 33 M.U. TOOK DELIVERY AND ON 9 JUNE IT WAS ALLOCATED TO VICKERS ARMSTRONG FOR AN UNDISCLOSED PURPOSE. IT RETURNED TO NO.39 M.U. COLERNE ON 23 NOVEMBER BEFORE MOVING TO NO. 222 M.U.HIGH ERCALL (PACKING DEPOT) ON 4 JANUARY 1944 AND THEN BACK TO NO. 39 M.U. ON 14 APRIL. IT WAS STORED THERE FOR ALMOST A YEAR UNTIL IT WAS ISSUED TO NO. 58 OTU ITS LAST OPERATIONAL UNIT FROM WHICH IT WAS RETIRED ON 16 OCTOBER 1945. IT WAS THEN TRANSFERRED TO INSTRUCTIONAL AIRFRAME STATUS AT NO. 4 S OF TT ST ATHAN AS 5713M. FOLLOWING ST ATHAN BM597 WAS ASSIGNED TO HEDNESFORD (1950-1955 BRIDGENORTH (1955-1960) AND CHURCH FENTON (1960-1989) AS GATE GUARDIAN. ON 23 JANUARY 1967 IT WAS DISPATCHED FROM HENLOW TO PINEWOOD WHERE IT WAS USED AS THE MASTER FOR THE MOULDS THAT WERE MADE TO CAST THE FIBRE GLASS REPLICAS USED IN THE FILM \'BATTLE OF BRITAIN\'. IT REMAINED AT PINEWOOD UNTIL AUGUST 1968 WHEN IT WAS RETURNED TO HENLOW AND FINALLY TO CHURCH FENTON IN 1969. TIM ROUTSIS THE FOUNDER OF HISTORIC FLYING RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT IN 1989 AS PART OF A DEAL WITH THE RAF AND SOLD IT TO HAC IN 1993 WITH HISTORIC FLYING UNDERTAKING THE COMPLETE RESTORATION TO ORIGINAL SPECIFICATION AND FLIES NOW IN THE COLOURS OF 317 SQUADRON THOUGH IN AN EARLIER CAMOUFLAGE PAINT SCHEME.

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REF NO AWILSON-8718

PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 X 4 inches

CONDITION: SOME CROPPING OR WHITE LINES TOP/BOTTOM MAY OCCUR DUE TO PHOTO RATIO

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