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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire LF.XVIe
    Last Military Serial:TE184 RAF
    Construction Number:CBAF-IX-4394
    Last Civil Registration:G-MXVI
    Compressed ID:Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe sn TE1...
    Latest Owner or Location:Biggin Hill Airport, Croydon, London, England

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a Spitfire LF.XVIe.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n TE184.

    1967

    To RAF Finningley.
    Joined the aircraft collection.

    New serial number assigned: 6850M RAF
    Maintenance serial allocated at Finningley.

    13 September 1968


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Spitfire LF.XV1e of the RAF Finningley Aircraft Collection on display there at the 1968 Battle of Britain Airshow.

    August 1970

    Transferred to 5 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kemble.

    1971

    Assigned to 23 Maintenance Unit, RAF Aldergrove, Belfast for storage.

    17 February 1989

    To Myrick Aviation Services Ltd, Lister House, The Parade, Saint Helier Jersey JE2 3QP with new c/r G-MXVI.

    24 May 1996

    To de Cadenet Motor Racing Ltd, 30 Queens Gate Place Mews, London SW7 5BQ keeping c/r G-MXVI.

    10 October 2006

    To Paul Marcus Andrews, Drovers Singleton, Chichester, PO18 0HQ keeping c/r G-MXVI.

    12 April 2011

    To Stephen Roger Stead, 42 The Rise, Sevenoaks TN13 1RJ keeping c/r G-MXVI.

    12 April 2011

    To Stephen Roger Stead, Sevenoaks keeping c/r G-MXVI.

    To Biggin Hill Airport, Croydon, London, England.
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    Markings Applied: B K

    23 June 2013


    Photographer: Michal Krechowski
    Notes: 2013 photo at Pilsen-Line, CZ

    10 August 2014


    Photographer: Michal Krechowski
    Notes: At the 1st Czech Warbirds Fly-In at Pilsen - Line

    6 September 2014


    Photographer: Paulo Abadesso
    Notes: Payerne, Switzerland

    September 2016


    Photographer: Hugh Dodson
    Notes: 1945 RAF V.S.361 Spitfire LF.XVIe TE184/G-MXVI VY. Hahnweide Oldtimer Meeting 2016.

    2017

    Markings Applied: 9N B

    19 May 2018


    Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
    Notes: During Poznan Air Show 2018 at the Poznan-Lawica Airport, Poland.

    20 May 2018


    Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
    Notes: During Poznan Air Show 2018 at the Poznan-Lawica Airport, Poland.
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    United Kingdom Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee amp; Wood
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     Terry Fletcher
    Peter Nicholson
    Marcin Rogowski
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