Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series, HA7112, Spitfire XIV MV293 as MV268 Duxford Flying Legends Air Show 2006.
Built by
Vickers-Armstrong and delivered on February 27, 1945. In August 1945 the
aircraft was shipped to
the Indian Air Force as No. 48 and later it went to the IAF Technical College
as T20.
Later it
was returned to the UK, restored and registered as G-GBHB and then G-SPIT in
1979. The first flight
after restoration took place on August 14, 1992. In May 1998 it was painted as MV293, in June 2000 it was
painted MV268 JE-J.
The
aircraft made numerous appearances the
years including the “Flying Legends” Airshow at Duxford on July 9, 2006. On May
5, 2007 Duxford was the
first site to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight but
unfortunately MV268 didn’t participate because it was in the hangar undergoing maintenance.
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