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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire Vc
    Last Military Serial:A58-178 RAAF
    Last Civil Registration:G-LFVC
    Compressed ID:Westland Spitfire Vc sn A58-178 RAA...
    Latest Owner or Location:Comanche Warbirds Ltd, Barnet

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Spitfire Vc by Westland at Yeovil.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n JG891.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Australian Air Force with s/n A58-178.

    20 March 2007

    To Spitfire Ltd, Jersey with new c/r G-LFVC.

    9 September 2007


    Photographer: David Blaker
    Notes: At Duxford Autumn Air Display. Note the aircraft has the large air intake of the Tropical specification Spitfire

    7 May 2008

    Civil registration, G-LFVC, cancelled.
    Exported to USA.

    11 June 2008

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX5TF {1} (SPITFIRE VC, JG891) issued.

    1 December 2008

    To Comanche Fighters Llc, Houston, TX with new c/r N5TF {1}.

    In the inventory of Comanche Fighters/Tom and Dan Friedkin, Comanche Ranch, Houston, TX.
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    Based at Stallion 51, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, FL.
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    Markings Applied: T B

    4 July 2017

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at the Marana Regional Airport (AVQ) Marana, AZ, United States while landing. The damage was substantial. The airline transport pilot reported that, after making a normal landing and slowing the airplane during the rollout, the airplane began to drift to the left. The pilotaCOs right rudder input was not effective at countering the left drift due to the airplaneaCOs slow speed, so the pilot applied the right brake...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 4 July 2017

    To unknown owner with c/r N5TF {1}.

    25 October 2017

    Civil registration, N5TF {1}, cancelled.
    Exported to United Kingdom.

    31 October 2017

    To Comanche Warbirds Ltd, Barnet with new c/r G-LFVC.

    13 July 2018


    Photographer: David Blaker
    Notes: Photographed at Duxford England. Now registered again in UK as G-LFVC

    13 July 2019


    Photographer: Andrew Shaw
    Notes: Taken at the Flying Legends show, Duxford.
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     U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    National Transportation Safety Board
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     David Blaker
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