Dates

Event

Constructed as a SE-5 by Wolseley Motors Ltd at Adderley Park.

1918

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n F938.

By July 1919

To No 84 Squadron, Germany.

17 April 1924

To Savage Skywriting Co Ltd/Major John Clifford Savage, Hendon with new c/r G-EBIC.

30 September 1930

Certificate of airworthiness for G-EBIC expired.

By 30 September 1930

Stored at Hendon.

From 1936 to 1937

To International Horseless Carriage Corporation/R G J Nash.

31 December 1938

Civil registration, G-EBIC, cancelled.

From 1939 to June 1940

To Brooklands Aviation.

From June 1940 to 1945

Moved to another site for storage for the duration of the war.

April 1950

Contracted to No 39 MU Colerne, Wilts for work on the airframe.
Sent to Colerne for restoration.

8 July 1950

Loaned to RAF Display, Farnborough, Hants.
Displayed at Farnborough.

21 July 1951

Photographer: via Tony Clarke
Notes: At RAF Hendon

Markings Applied: B4563
At some point the airframe was incorrectly marked with B4563.

December 1953

To Royal Aeronautical Society.
Purchased from Mr. Nash.

1954

Contracted to Vickers-Armstrongs, Weybridge for work on the airframe.
Further restoration by Vickers.

27 April 1956

Loaned to No 56 (Punjab) SQN., Waterbeach, Cambs.

July 1956

On behalf of the owner stored with/at No 15 MU. Wroughton.

By December 1956

Stored at Weybridge.

18 November 1957

On behalf of the owner stored with/at RAF Hendon.

From 1959 to 1961

Restored.
Further restoration by BEA Engineering Base at Heathrow Airport.

March 1963

Loaned to RAF Museum.
Formally loaned to the newly formed RAF Museum.

1963

Loaned to RAF Biggin Hill, Kent.
Still marked as marked as B4563.

December 1964

Loaned to RAF Museum Store, RAF Henlow, Beds.
Moved from Biggin Hill to Henlow.

1965

Stripped for restoration.

1968

Restored.
Restored at Henlow.

1972

Loaned to RAF Museum, Hendon.

21 August 1976

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: SE.5A as displayed at the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon in the Summer of 1976.

March 1992

To Ministry of Defense.
Formally purchased from the RAS by MoD and placed on loan to RAF Museum.

March 1992

Loaned to RAF Museum, Hendon.
When purchased by the MOD immediately loaned to the RAF Museum.

19 July 1993

New serial number assigned: 9208M RAF

September 2004

To RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, Hendon, London, England.
Formally givfted to the RAF Museum by the MOD.
View the Location Dossier

2009

Photographer: Andy West

11 December 2011

Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: RAF SE-5 is part of the Grahame-White Factory Aircraft Collection at the RAF Hendon Museum