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    Airframe Family: Spartan (UK) Arrow
    Latest Model:Arrow
    Construction Number:78
    Last Civil Registration:G-ABWP
    Compressed ID:Spartan (UK) Arrow cn 78 cr G-ABWP
    Latest Owner or Location:Lauren French/G-ABWP Group, Sevenoaks, Kent

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    Dates

    Event

    1936

    Constructed as an Arrow.

    From 31 December 1936 to 1 December 1946

    To Richard Shuttleworth, Old Warden Airfield with new c/r G-ABWP.

    21 July 1951


    Photographer: via Tony Clarke
    Notes: At RAF Hendon

    From 28 January 1953 to 13 May 1954

    To William Hutchins, keeping c/r G-ABWP.

    15 March 1955

    To Richard Green keeping c/r G-ABWP.

    From 5 August 1964 to 31 August 2011

    To Raymond Eric Blain, Ashton-Under-Lyne keeping c/r G-ABWP.

    9 May 2009


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: A 2009 photo of the rare 1932 built Spartan Arrow visiting the Great Vintage Flying Weekend at Kemble in the UK

    31 August 2011

    To Richard Blain, Sutton keeping c/r G-ABWP.

    24 February 2023

    To Lauren French/G-ABWP Group, Sevenoaks, Kent keeping c/r G-ABWP.
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