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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire LF.IX
    Last Military Serial:B-15 FABe
    Last Civil Registration:N1882
    Compressed ID:Supermarine Spitfire LF.IX sn B-15...
    Latest Owner or Location:Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, Ontario

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a Spitfire LF.IX.

    1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n MK297.

    1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Force Arienne Belge with s/n H-55.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Force Arienne Belge with s/n B-15.

    To unknown owner with c/r SM-43.

    1956

    To unknown owner with c/r OO-ARB.

    1964

    To unknown owner with c/r G-ASSD (SPITFIRE IX, 297).

    May 1965

    Sold to the Confederate Air Force (Texas), remained in Europe (Spain and UK) for filming of the Battle of Britain.

    17 May 1968

    Damaged.
    Damaged during filming at North Weald.

    November 1968

    Transported by ship.
    Shipped to the USA for exhibition and eventual restoration.

    To unknown owner with c/r N1882.

    June 1973

    Restored.
    Restored by the CAF, being reregistered as N9BL. Source: http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Trempe/2495.htm.

    1969


    Photographer: JM Bryant
    Notes: Confederate Air Force air show, Greater Southwest International Airport (AKA Amon Carter Field), Tarrant County, Texas

    1969


    Photographer: JM Bryant
    Notes: Confederate Air Force air show, Greater Southwest International Airport (AKA Amon Carter Field), Tarrant County, Texas

    1980


    Photographer: Unknown

    15 May 1981

    Crashed.
    Damaged in a crash at Palacois, Texas.

    Restored.

    To Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, ON.
    View the Location Dossier

    15 February 1993

    Destroyed.
    Burned in a hangar fire at the museum in Mount Hope, ON.
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     1000 Aircraft Photos (Aeroplane Photo Supply) by Ron Dupas and Johan Visschedijk
    Civil Aircraft Register of the World by Pascal Brugier
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Individual Contributors
     JM Bryant
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