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Dates |
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Event |
1945 |
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Constructed as a Spitfire XVI. |
6 July 1945 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n RW382. |
14 December 1954 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force. |
28 November 1955 |
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Transferred to gate guardian duties at Leconfield as RW729. |
1968 |
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After being used for static scenes in the movie- Battle of Britain - was placed on a pole at RAF Uxbridge. |
From 1973 to 1988 |
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After briefly returning to Leconfield - moved back to sit atop a pole at RAF Uxbridge once again. |
Circa 1990 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
Circa 1990 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
From 2 July 1991 to 17 March 1995 |
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To Historic Flying Ltd, Audley End with new c/r G-XVIA. |
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Markings Applied: 3W-P |
Circa 1993 |
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Photographer: Unknown |
1994 |
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To Bernie Jackson, Manitoba, Canada. |
16 July 1994 |
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Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: At Flying Legends Duxford (EGSU). |
13 October 1997 |
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Certificate of airworthiness for NX382RW (SPITFIRE MARK XVI, CBAF11581) issued. |
3 June 1998 |
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Crashed.
There was one fatality. The accident occurred at Blue Canyon, CA, United States while cruising. The airframe was destroyed. The pilot obtained a preflight weather briefing for a VFR flight across the mountains and stated he would be 30 minutes en route at 1500 feet above ground level. According to witnesses parts of the mountainous terrain were obscured in clouds and fog. The wreckage was located the next day about 5 miles north of Blue Canyon about 5500 feet MSL.
For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report. |
11 February 2002 |
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Civil registration, N382RW, cancelled.
Exported to United Kingdom. |
11 February 2002 |
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To unknown owner with c/r N382RW.
Sale reported to a new owner in None, OK. |
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To Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar, RAF Biggin Hill, Croydon, London, England.
 View the Location Dossier |
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Contracted to Airframe Assemblies, Sandown, Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, England for work on the airframe.
View the Location Dossier |
15 October 2008 |
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To Pemberton-Billing LLP, Tunbridge Wells with new c/r G-PBIX. |
By May 2012 |
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Restoration started. |
26 July 2014 |
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Photographer: Jon Wickenden
Notes: Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe G-PBIX / RW382 at Rochester |
9 January 2017 |
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To Dowlock Ltd, Biggin Hill Airport keeping c/r G-PBIX. |
3 June 2021 |
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To The Suffolk Spitfire, Bury Saint. Edmonds keeping c/r G-PBIX. |
13 June 2021 |
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Photographer: John Yates |
29 August 2021 |
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Photographer: Andrew Shaw
Notes: Seen at the show at Little Gransden, Cambs. |
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