Dates

Event

1943

Constructed as a Spitfire.
Built by Supermarine at Castle Bromwich

RAAF Serial A58-213 allocated - but never used.

11 December 1943

Involved in an incident.
Brakes failed on landing at Kiriwina resulting in extensive damage. The brake failure resulted from a blown diaphragm. Aircraft had been engaged in non-operational practice formation flying. ThePilot was Sgt Chomley.

March 1944

Withdrawn from use.
The aircraft was converted to components and the remainder of the airframe abandoned at Kiriwina.

1978

A fuselage and possibly one wing were shipped to Barry Coran in Melbourne, Australia. When located on Kiriwina, this fuselage was described as a Castle Bromwich built fuselage from firewall to behind the cockpit with a large portion of the port fuselage side structure missing. Period photos show that the fuselage was bead blasted soon after arrival in Australia.

23 December 1996

Restoration completed.
At Point Cook.

23 December 1996

Markings Applied: PR-U
Painted in RAF camouflage as R6915 and coded PR-U.

Although now fitted with a Mk VIII long bearer, cowlings and four blade prop by Barry Coran, the aircraft is actually a Mk V, by virtue of the common hole size in the lower wing boom/fuselage spar.

17 February 2003

Auctioned at Avalon Airport by Fowles Auction Group. The aircraft had been on display at the Avalon Air Show on the days leading up to the auction. Bidding was opened at $400,000 (the reserve price) and progressively lowered to $50,000 but there were no bidders and the aircraft was passed in.

22 May 2003

To Aviation Australia.

24 February 2007

To Queensland Air Museum, Caloundra, Queensland.
View the Location Dossier

2010

Photographer: Jennifer Scarf
Notes: At Queensland Air Museum

6 May 2011

To Martin Cobb, UK.

From 9 May 2011 to 11 May 2011

Removed from the Queensland Air Museum and dismantled for shipping.

11 May 2011

Transported by ground.
Left Caloundra for shipping to the United Kingdom - Kemble Airport.