| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | VH-HET |
| Alternate Serial: | A58-758 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 359 Spitfire HF8C |
| C/n (msn): | 6S/581740 |
| Display Paint: | Australia - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Newcastle - WilliamtownMap |
| Region / Country: | New South Wales, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YWLM IATA: NTL Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | RAAF Williamtown Air Show 1987 |
| Photo Date: | November 1987 |
| Photo by: | David Carter |
| Photo ID: | 13851 |
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VH-HET was registered in December 1985 after being restored by Col Pay, of Scone. It is now a flying exhibit at the Temora Aviation Museum. The Spitfire arrived in Australia too late for war service. It was passed to a technical school as an instructional airframe and then acquired by Sid Marshall. With warbirds effectively barred by authorities, Marshall retained it as an exhibit at his museum at Bankstown. Pay bought it in 1982 after restrictions on warbirds were lifted. This photo is copyright © David Carter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 October 2017, and has since been viewed 419 times. |