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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire FR.XVIIIe
    Last Military Serial:HS654 IAF
    Construction Number:6S-676372
    Last Civil Registration:D-FSPT
    Compressed ID:Supermarine Spitfire FR.XVIIIe sn H...
    Latest Owner or Location:Hangar 10 Collection, Herigsdorf, Usedom, Germany

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Spitfire FR.XVIIIe.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n TP280.

    31 December 1947

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Indian Air Force with s/n HS654 and operated with these markings: NG.

    From 1960 to 1977

    Transferred to Kalaikunda AB, India.
    Served as an airfield decoy in derelict condition.

    From 1977 to 1978

    To Haydon-Baillie Aircraft and Naval Collection/Ormond and Wensley Haydon-Baillie, Duxford.

    From 1978 to 2014

    To Frasca Air Museum/Antiques and Classics Inc/Rudolph A. Frasca, Champaign-Frasca Field, IL.

    March 1978

    Transported by ship.
    Moved from Bombay to the USA.

    Restoration started.
    Restoration to flying status started at Frasca Field.

    The wings and tailplane were sent to the U.K.

    From 1991 to May 1991

    All components shipped to England for completion of the restoration. Arrived at Audley End.

    From 23 October 1991 to 1992

    To Historic Flying Ltd, Audley End with new c/r G-BTXE.
    Registered for the restoration.

    5 July 1992

    First post-restoration Flight. Flown with markings applied: TP280, Z
    Flown at Audley End.

    September 1992

    Transported by ship.
    Returned to the USA.

    Circa 1993


    Photographer: Unknown

    3 February 1993

    To Frasca International Inc, Urbana, IL with new c/r N280TP.

    Markings Applied: TP280, Z
    Flown in RAF camouflage.

    Based at Frasca Air Museum, Frasca Field, Champaign, IL.
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    18 March 1993

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX280TP (SPITFIRE MARK XVIII, 6S-676372-165) issued.

    Loaned to EAA Airventure Museum, Whittman Regional Airport, Oshkosh, WI.
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    25 July 2011


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: At 2011 Oshkosh

    February 2015

    To Hanger 10, Heringsdorf, Zirchow-Garz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
    Reported as sold to this new collection.
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    20 February 2015

    Civil registration, N280TP, cancelled.
    Exported to Germany.

    20 February 2015

    Civil registration, N280TP, cancelled.
    Exported to Germany. .

    From 2015 to 2017

    To Hangar 10 Collection, Herigsdorf, Usedom, Germany with new c/r D-FSPT.

    17 June 2015

    First post-reassembly Flight.
    Flown at Bremgarten.

    Delivered to Herigsdorf.

    1 January 2018

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX280TP (SPITFIRE MARK XVIII, 6S-676372-165) issued.

    15 September 2024


    Photographer: William Lindsay
    Notes: Flown at London Skydrive 2024 Airshow as C-GANI. New Owner Stampede Aviation Inc, Port Stanley Ontario Canada

    15 September 2024

    15 September 2024

    15 September 2024

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