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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire Vc
    Last Military Serial:AR501 RAF
    Last Civil Registration:G-AWII
    Compressed ID:Westland Spitfire Vc sn AR501 RAF c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire - Central, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Spitfire Vc by Westland at Yeovil.

    1942

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n AR501.

    1942

    Transferred to No. 310 (Czech) Squadron, Duxford.

    Transferred to RAFs Central Gunnery School.

    To Loughborough College.
    Used post-war by the college as an instructional airframe.

    1961

    To Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden Aerodrome, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire-Central, England.
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    1978


    Photographer: Peter M. Law
    Notes: 1978 at Old Warden


    Photographer: Unknown

    Restored.
    Restored to flying condition for use in the filming of the move Battle of Britain.

    To unknown owner with c/r G-AWII.

    Stored for a period of time after filming.

    Restored.
    Restored to authentic wartime condition by a volunteer team at Duxford. It was the only Spitfire in the world flying with an original propeller.

    Circa 1990


    Photographer: Unknown

    12 June 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Wroughton (EGDT).

    16 July 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Flying Legends Duxford (EGSU).

    7 May 2000


    Photographer: Joop de Groot
    Notes: 2000 photo taken whilst displaying at Old Warden. Photo displayed with written permission of Joop de Groot

    From Circa December 2000 to Circa March 2001

    Repainted an elliptical wingtips fitted thus returning the airframe to the configuration it was in when it was delivered to 310 Squadron.

    Markings Applied: NN A
    Painted in the markings it wore during the time with 301 Squadron.

    12 April 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Under restoration at Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden

    12 April 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Wings and details being prepared for Spitfire restoration at Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden

    3 December 2016


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: Slow but sure progress in the Spitfire restoration at Old Warden workshop
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     Terry Fletcher
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