| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-FIRE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 379 Spitfire FR14C |
| C/n (msn): | 6S/648206 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | CranfieldMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGTC IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | PFA Rally 1983 |
| Photo Date: | 2 July 1983 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 678274 |
| Photo Comment |
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Built for the RAF as NH904 in 1945. To the Belgian Air Force as SG108 in 1951. Displayed on the roof of a scrapyard in Ostend from 1957. Returned to the UK in 1966. Registered as G-FIRE in 1979 and first flew at Elstree after restoration in 1981. Exported to the USA and reregistered as N8118J in 1989 then N114BP in 1991. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 April 2024, and has since been viewed 499 times. |