
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | G-KASX |
Alternate Serial: | SX336 |
Military Code: | VL-105 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 395 Seafire F17 |
C/n (msn): | FLWA 25488 |
Display Paint: | UK - Navy |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | FairfordMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVA IATA: FFD Local: - Other: - |
Event: | RIAT - Royal International Air Tattoo 2023 |
Photo Date: | 16 July 2023 |
Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
Photo ID: | 599389 |
Photo Comment |
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Delivered to the Royal Navy as SX336 in 1947. Stored at RNAS Stretton near Warrington in 1953 and sold for scrap in 1955. Battered fuselage found in a scrapyard near Warrington in 1973 and recovered for restoration. Registered as G-BRMG in 1989 and reregistered as G-KASX in 2003. Made first flight after restoration in 2006. Operated by the Navy Wings Naval Aviation Charity from 2021. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 3 September 2023, and has since been viewed 270 times. |