5 results found
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Military Code: | UP-O |
Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Collection: | South Australian Aviation Museum |
Photo Date: | 27 November 2023 |
Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
Photo ID: | 714141Submit Correction |
View count: | 96 |
Constructed in 1942 by Westland Aircraft at Yeovil, EE853 was ferried to Australia in June 1943, being damaged on landing at Gurney Strip, New Guinea. Allocated A58-146 it joined the RAAF's 79 Sqdn at Goodenough Island and later Kiriwina Island, NG providing bomber escort. In August 1943 it suffered a landing accident on Kiriwina and was moved back to Goodenough. Abandoned after the war, it was rediscovered in 1971 and shipped back to Australia in 1974, then undergoing four years of restoration at Parafield Airport, Adelaide. In 2002 it was placed on long-term loan with the SAAM
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | 27 November 2023 |
Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Military Code: | UP-O |
Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Collection: | South Australian Aviation Museum |
Photo Date: | 27 November 2023 |
Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
Photo ID: | 714141Submit Correction |
View count: | 96 |
Constructed in 1942 by Westland Aircraft at Yeovil, EE853 was ferried to Australia in June 1943, being damaged on landing at Gurney Strip, New Guinea. Allocated A58-146 it joined the RAAF's 79 Sqdn at Goodenough Island and later Kiriwina Island, NG providing bomber escort. In August 1943 it suffered a landing accident on Kiriwina and was moved back to Goodenough. Abandoned after the war, it was rediscovered in 1971 and shipped back to Australia in 1974, then undergoing four years of restoration at Parafield Airport, Adelaide. In 2002 it was placed on long-term loan with the SAAM
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | 27 November 2023 |
Photo by: | Richard VandervordContact |
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Military Code: | UP-O |
Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Collection: | South Australian Aviation Museum |
Photo Date: | 9 August 2007 |
Photo by: | Andrei BezmylovContact |
Photo ID: | 118954Submit Correction |
View count: | 145 |
Built in 1942 in the UK, this aircraft was delivered to Australia in 1943. As part of RAAF 79 Squadron, it saw service in Papua New Guinea. On the 29th August 1943 it crashed on Kiriwina Island and was transported to Goodenough Island to be repaired. It was found there in 1971 by Landgon Badger, and in 1973 it was shipped to Adelaide for four-year-long restoration at Parafield Airport. The aircraft became part of the South Australian Aviation museum exposition in 2001
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | 9 August 2007 |
Photo by: | Andrei BezmylovContact |
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Military Code: | UP-O |
Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Collection: | South Australian Aviation Museum |
Photo Date: | 9 August 2007 |
Photo by: | Andrei BezmylovContact |
Photo ID: | 118954Submit Correction |
View count: | 145 |
Built in 1942 in the UK, this aircraft was delivered to Australia in 1943. As part of RAAF 79 Squadron, it saw service in Papua New Guinea. On the 29th August 1943 it crashed on Kiriwina Island and was transported to Goodenough Island to be repaired. It was found there in 1971 by Landgon Badger, and in 1973 it was shipped to Adelaide for four-year-long restoration at Parafield Airport. The aircraft became part of the South Australian Aviation museum exposition in 2001
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | 9 August 2007 |
Photo by: | Andrei BezmylovContact |
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Military Code: | UP-O |
Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Collection: | South Australian Aviation Museum |
Photo Date: | 5 December 2007 |
Photo by: | Malcolm ClarkeContact |
Photo ID: | 112859Submit Correction |
View count: | 201 |
Constructed in 1942 by Westland Aircraft Ltd, Yeovil, Somerset, UK, shipped to Australia in 1943. It became part of the RAAF's 79 Sqn at Goodenough Island and later Kiriwina Island, PNG, with Squadron code UP-O. Shipped to Adelaide in 1973, it was restored and placed on display in 2001.
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | 5 December 2007 |
Photo by: | Malcolm ClarkeContact |
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Military Code: | UP-O |
Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Collection: | South Australian Aviation Museum |
Photo Date: | 5 December 2007 |
Photo by: | Malcolm ClarkeContact |
Photo ID: | 112859Submit Correction |
View count: | 201 |
Constructed in 1942 by Westland Aircraft Ltd, Yeovil, Somerset, UK, shipped to Australia in 1943. It became part of the RAAF's 79 Sqn at Goodenough Island and later Kiriwina Island, PNG, with Squadron code UP-O. Shipped to Adelaide in 1973, it was restored and placed on display in 2001.
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Area: | Port Adelaide / South Australian Aviation Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map | Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | 5 December 2007 |
Photo by: | Malcolm ClarkeContact |
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Other Marks: | UP-O |
Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Adelaide - Parafield (YPPF)Map |
Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | 15 November 1978 |
Photo by: | David Tanner (via Daniel Tanner)Contact |
Photo ID: | 47508Submit Correction |
View count: | 650 |
Ex RAAF A58-146, crashed on Goodenough Island on August 28, 1943. Salvaged from the crash site in 1972, then restored for static display. Later to the South Australian Aviation Museum.
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Adelaide - Parafield (YPPF)Map | Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | 15 November 1978 |
Photo by: | David Tanner (via Daniel Tanner)Contact |
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Other Marks: | UP-O |
Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Adelaide - Parafield (YPPF)Map |
Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | 15 November 1978 |
Photo by: | David Tanner (via Daniel Tanner)Contact |
Photo ID: | 47508Submit Correction |
View count: | 650 |
Ex RAAF A58-146, crashed on Goodenough Island on August 28, 1943. Salvaged from the crash site in 1972, then restored for static display. Later to the South Australian Aviation Museum.
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5C |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Adelaide - Parafield (YPPF)Map | Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | 15 November 1978 |
Photo by: | David Tanner (via Daniel Tanner)Contact |
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Military Code: | UP-O |
Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5B |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Adelaide - Parafield (YPPF)Map |
Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | October 1978 |
Photo from: | David Carter Collection |
Photo ID: | 40115Submit Correction |
View count: | 363 |
EE853 served with the RAAF in World War II until an accident at Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea in August 1943. It was recovered by aircraft collector Langdon Badger and shipped to Adelaide in 1973. It was restored to display condition and in 2001 loaned to the South Australian Aviation Museum. Photographer's name not known.
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5B |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Adelaide - Parafield (YPPF)Map | Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | October 1978 |
Photo from: | David Carter Collection |
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Military Code: | UP-O |
Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5B |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Adelaide - Parafield (YPPF)Map |
Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | October 1978 |
Photo from: | David Carter Collection |
Photo ID: | 40115Submit Correction |
View count: | 363 |
EE853 served with the RAAF in World War II until an accident at Kiriwina Island, Papua New Guinea in August 1943. It was recovered by aircraft collector Langdon Badger and shipped to Adelaide in 1973. It was restored to display condition and in 2001 loaned to the South Australian Aviation Museum. Photographer's name not known.
Registration / Serial: | EE853 |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire F5B |
C/n (msn): | WASP/20/484 |
Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
City / Airport: | Adelaide - Parafield (YPPF)Map | Region / Country: | South Australia, Australia |
Photo Date: | October 1978 |
Photo from: | David Carter Collection |