| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-BUOS |
| Alternate Serial: | SM845 |
| Military Code: | R |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 394 Spitfire FR18E |
| C/n (msn): | 6S/672224 |
| Display Paint: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | DuxfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGSU IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Flying Legends 2014 |
| Photo Date: | 12 July 2014 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 51018 |
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This Spitfire was built at Chattis Hill in 1945 and then shipped to India to serve with the RAF and then the Indian Air Force. It was one of eight Spitfires recovered from India in 1977. Unfortunately in 2008 as SE-BIN it crashed at Tynset in Norway when the aircraft veered off the runway during landing killing the pilot. Another restoration, painted as a No. 28 Squadron machine that served in Hong Kong during July 1950, has led to her return to the air in Flying Legends 2014. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 March 2018, and has since been viewed 527 times. |