Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series, HA7113, Spitfire F.XIV, SG55, 349th Sqn., Belgian Air Force.
In July 1942 Spitfire F.XIV that
would eventually become MV246 c/n 6S/64170 was ordered by the RAF from Vickers-Armstrong.
The aircraft wasn’t delivered until 1944 and arrived at No. 9 Maintenance Unit, RAF Cosford
on November 29, 1944.
MV246 never saw service with the RAF and was sold to the Belgian
Air Force as SG-55 arriving in Belgium on September 1, 1948. The aircraft was assigned to
the 349th Squadron and coded GE-R. Unfortunately on October 11, 1948 during a flight the
engine quit and the pilot was forced to make a belly-landing.
The battered aircraft was stored
until February 25, 1951 when it became the property of the Musee Royale de l'Armee et d'Histoire
Militaire. It wasn’t until 1977 that restoration of GE-R began using parts from RM860 (SG37)
and RM623 (SG46). The project was finally completed in 1996 and GE-R is on display at the
Musee Royale de l'Armee et d'Histoire Militaire (Royal Museumof the Army
and Military History)., Jubelpark, Brussels, Belgium.
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