Aircraft Photo of VH-HET | Supermarine 359 Spitfire HF8

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	VH-HET
Aircraft Original Type:	Supermarine Spitfire
Aircraft Generic Type:	Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire
Aircraft Version:	Supermarine 359 Spitfire HF8
C/n (msn):	6S/581740

Location
City / Airport:	SconeMap
Region / Country:	New South Wales, Australia
Airport Codes:	ICAO: YSCO IATA: NSO Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	1984
Photo from:	Gordon Riley Collection
Photo ID:	776817

Photo Comment
MV239 nearing the end of an extensive restoration to flight for Col Pay which was led by John Delayney and which involved extensive re-skinning of the fuselage and wings plus fitting a Merlin 68A (ex Avro Lincoln) and new propeller blades, together with an overhaul of all internal systems. It was flown again on 29 December 1985 as A54-758 (VH-HET). This photo was added on 8 February 2025, and has since been viewed 96 times.

Photo Comment

MV239 nearing the end of an extensive restoration to flight for Col Pay which was led by John Delayney and which involved extensive re-skinning of the fuselage and wings plus fitting a Merlin 68A (ex Avro Lincoln) and new propeller blades, together with an overhaul of all internal systems. It was flown again on 29 December 1985 as A54-758 (VH-HET).

This photo was added on 8 February 2025, and has since been viewed 96 times.

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