| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N8R |
| Alternate Serial: | MJ772 |
| Military Code: | NL-R |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 509 Spitfire T9 |
| C/n (msn): | CBAF7269 |
| Display Paint: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Mesa - Falcon FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: MSC Local: FFZ Other: - |
| Collection: | Champlin Fighter Museum |
| Photo Date: | 20 April 1991 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Photo ID: | 127223 |
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Built at Castle Bromwich as an LF.9. Modified post-war to two-seat T.9 for Irish Air Corps as 159. Sold as G-AVAV and later to USA as N8R. The Champlin museum removed the rear cockpit glazing and faired the area over. It was later sold to Germany. This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 February 2019, and has since been viewed 344 times. |