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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire LF.IX
    Last Military Serial:ML295 RAF
    Construction Number:CBAF-08381
    Latest Owner or Location:No. 411 (Grizzly Bear) Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force

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    Dates

    Event

    1944

    Constructed as a Spitfire LF.IX by Vickers-Armstrong at Castle Bromwich.

    April 1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n ML295.

    Transferred to No. 411 (Grizzly Bear) Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

    30 July 1944

    Involved in an incident.
    At 10.30am, after having successfully attacking the convoy of German trucks over Northern France, Pilot, Kramer radioed to his wing-men to say that his engine had packed up, likely due to being hit by anti-aircraft fire. The unpowered aircraft hit ground near the town of Lisieux.

    Markings Applied: DB-M

    1989

    Recovered.
    Wreck recovered Jeann-Pierre Bernamou and restoration started.

    1 July 2021


    Photographer: John Yates
    Notes: Under restoration at Biggin Hill

    14 January 2022

    First post-restoration Flight.
    First post restoration flight 14th January 2022 at Biggin Hill flown by Dan Griffith.
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