| 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 |
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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 223 times. |