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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire LF.IXe
    Last Military Serial:20-66 IDF
    Construction Number:CBAF-07243
    Last Civil Registration:N730MJ
    Compressed ID:Vickers-Armstrong Spitfire LF.IXe s...
    Latest Owner or Location:Military Aviation Museum and Fighter Factory, Virginia Beach Airport, Virginia Beach, Virginia

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Spitfire LF.IXe by Vickers-Armstrong at Castle Bromwich.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n MJ730.

    From 27 June 1946 to 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Aeronautica Militare Italiana with s/n MM4094.

    21 January 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Israeli Defense Force with s/n 0606.

    New serial number assigned: 20-66 IDF

    June 1956

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Israeli Defense Force.

    From 1958 to 1976

    Later to a kibbutz playground in Alonim.

    From 1976 to 1980

    To Robs Lamplough, Duxford.

    March 1976

    Recovered.
    Obtained the intact hulk with the code 66 on the side. Recovered from a playground in Alonium.

    From Unknown to 15 June 1978

    Transported by ship.
    Arrived at Nailsworth, Gloucestershire.

    Stored.

    From October 1980 to 1983

    To Aero Vintage Ltd/Guy Black, Hastings.

    Restoration started.
    Moved between various locations.

    From 1982 to 1983

    To Fred Smith/Federal Express, Memphis, TN.

    April 1982

    Civil registration G-FEDX reserved but not taken up.
    Reserved by Fred Smith of Federal Express.

    From 22 November 1983 to 1988

    To Aero Vintage Ltd/Guy Black, Saint Leonards on Sea with new c/r G-BLAS.

    From 1988 to 1989

    To David W. Pennell, East Midlands keeping c/r G-BLAS.

    First flight. Flown with markings applied: MJ730, HT W
    Flown at East Midlands.

    22 August 1989

    To David W. Pennell, Gloucester with new c/r G-HFIX.

    From Unknown to 1998

    To David W. Pennell, Staverton keeping c/r G-HFIX.

    Markings Applied: MJ730, HT W

    Markings Applied: GN F

    Markings Applied: GZ ?

    1992


    Photographer: Unknown

    19 July 1997


    Photographer: C Peter Russell-Smith
    Notes: Photographed at RAF Fairford.

    From May 1998 to 2000

    To The Fighter Factory/Training Services Inc/Jerry Yagen, Virginia Beach, VA.

    2 February 2000

    Transported by ship.
    Shipped to USA from the Felixstowe Docks.

    23 March 2000

    To Training Services Inc T/A, Virginia Beach, VA with new c/r N730MJ.

    Based at Military Aviation Museum and Fighter Factory, Virginia Beach Airport, Virginia Beach, VA.
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    27 March 2000

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX730MJ (SPITFIRE MARK IX, CBAF 7243) issued.

    Restored.
    The work was carried out at Norfolk, VA.

    2001

    First flight. Flown with markings applied: MJ730, GZ ?

    5 April 2006


    Photographer: James Eubanks
    Notes: Sun-n-Fun, Lakeland FL

    14 June 2013


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinabold
    Notes: 2013 photo taken at Hamilton AirShow, Canada
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     Aerial Visuals - The Locator by Mike Henniger, Senior Editor
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    Warbirds Directory, 6th Edition (2013) by Geoff Goodall
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