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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire LF.XVIe
    Last Military Serial:TB382 RAF
    Compressed ID:Supermarine Spitfire LF.XVIe sn TB3...
    Latest Owner or Location:The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire / Lincs, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Spitfire LF.XVIe.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n TB382.

    By 1955

    Placed on display with RAF Thornaby.
    Gate Guardian.

    From July 1957 to 1962

    Placed on display with RAF Middleton Saint George.
    Gate Guardian.

    From 1965 to 1967

    Placed on display with RAF Hospital, Ely.
    Gate Guardian.

    From 18 February 1967 to 1968

    To RAF Henlow.
    Used in taxy scemes in film Battle of Britain.

    1974

    On behalf of the owner stored with/at RAF Museum Store, RAF Henlow.

    From January 1977 to 1999

    Transferred to RAF Exhibition Flight, RAF Abingdon.
    Travelling exhibit.

    11 May 1980


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Innsworth Air Show (Staverton, Gloucester)

    4 September 1982


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RAF Finningley Airshow

    From 1999 to 2007

    To The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby, Coningsby, Lincolnshire/Lincs, England.
    Dismantled and used as a spares source for TE311.
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