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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire FR.XIVe
    Last Military Serial:SG108 FABe
    Construction Number:6S-648206
    Last Civil Registration:N114BP
    Latest Owner or Location:Pond Warbirds Llc, Reno, NV

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a Spitfire FR.XIVe.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n NH904.

    9 April 1951

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Force Arienne Belge with s/n SG108.

    Circa 1952


    Photographer: Unknown

    From By 1957 to By 1966

    To Oscar Dewachter Scrapyard, Ostend, Belgium.

    Displayed on a roof with the wing unfortunately removed with an axe.

    April 1964


    Photographer: robert roggeman
    Notes: FUSELAGE.IQ V.

    From 1966 to By 1968

    To Bunny Brooks, Hoylake, Cheshire UK.

    Repaired.
    Fitted with the wings from s/n RM694.

    Displayed at Mr. Brooks garage.

    1968

    To T. G. Hamish Mahaddie, RAF Henlow.

    Stored dismantled at Henlow.

    1968

    Used in static scenes during the filming of the movie Battle of Britain.

    By 1969

    To Jeff Hawke.

    24 January 1970

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX114BP (SPITFIRE MARK XIV, 65-648206) issued.

    Restoration started.
    The work was carried out at Henlow.

    From August 1971 to By 1979

    To Strathallan Collection/Sir William J. D. Roberts, Auchterader, Scotland.

    Stored dismantled at Flimwell.

    January 1977

    Transported by ground.
    Moved to Strathallan.

    January 1979

    To Classic Air Displays/Spencer R. Flack, Elstree.

    Transported by ground.
    Moved to Elstree.

    Restored.
    The work was carried out at Elstree.

    From 21 March 1979 to By 1988

    To Classic Air Displays/Spencer R. Flack, Elstree with new c/r G-FIRE.

    14 March 1981

    First post-restoration Flight.
    Flown at Elstree.

    By May 1981


    Photographer: Unknown

    18 June 1981


    Photographer: Paul Thallon
    Notes: 1981 photo at Elstree, UK - of a Vickers Supermarine Spitfire FR.14E

    Circa 4 February 1983

    Certificate of airworthiness for G-FIRE (SPITFIRE FR MK.XIVE, 6S-648206) issued.

    4 February 1983

    To Classic Air Displays Limited, Watford keeping c/r G-FIRE.

    1988

    To B. J. Stephen Grey, Duxford keeping c/r G-FIRE.

    December 1988

    Crated at Duxford.

    Transported by ship.
    Moved to the USA.

    To unknown owner with c/r N8118J.

    From January 1989 to By 1991

    Based at Planes of Fame East/Robert J. Pond, Eden Prairie, MN.
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    13 February 1989

    Civil registration, G-FIRE, cancelled.

    18 May 1990

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX114BP (SPITFIRE MARK XIV, 65-648206) issued.

    From April 1991 to By 1997

    To Robert J. Pond, Minneapolis-Flying Cloud MN with new c/r N114BP.

    Circa 1993


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Planes of Fame East, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.

    December 1997

    To Pond Warbirds Llc, Palm Springs, CA keeping c/r N114BP.

    Based at Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs International Airport, Palm Springs, CA.
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    2000

    Markings Applied: RF M
    Flown in the filming of the movie Pearl Harbord.

    3 July 2001

    To Pond Warbirds Llc, Saint Cloud, MN keeping c/r N114BP.

    Markings Applied: W2 P

    6 September 2011


    Photographer: Mike Henniger

    28 May 2013


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: On display at the Palm Springs Air Museum, California

    25 February 2015

    To Pond Warbirds Llc, Saint Cloud, MN keeping c/r N114BP.

    4 October 2016

    22 April 2017


    Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
    Notes: At the Palm Springs Air Museum, CA, USA.

    1 January 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX114BP (SPITFIRE MARK XIV, 65-648206) issued.

    13 February 2018

    To Pond Warbirds Llc, Reno, NV keeping c/r N114BP.


    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America

    Individual Contributors
    Mike Henniger

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