Dates

Event

Constructed as a Spitfire FR.XIV.

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n MV293.

27 February 1945

Transferred to 33 MU, RAF Lyneham.
Delivered straight into storage.

20 August 1945

Transferred to 213 MU.
For packing prior to shipment to India.

14 October 1945

Transported by ship.
Arrived in Karachi (modern day Pakistan).

December 1947

Taken on Strength/Charge with the Indian Air Force with s/n 48.
Coded T-20.

Transferred to IAF Technical College, Jalahali.

1978

To Warbirds of GB, Blackbushe Airport.

29 December 1978

Transported by ship.
Delivered to Blackbushe from Bangalore, India in crates.

From 29 December 1978 to 2 March 1979

To David Arnold, Blackbushe (Warbirds of UK) with new c/r G-BGHB.

Circa 2 March 1979

Certificate of airworthiness for G-SPIT (SPITFIRE MK FRXIV, 6S-649205) issued.

From 2 March 1979 to 24 September 1985

To Warbirds of UK/David William Arnold, Blackbushe with new c/r G-SPIT.

From 7 October 1985 to 28 July 1992

To Bryan James Stephen Grey keeping c/r G-SPIT.

Restored.

28 July 1992

To The Fighter Collection/Patina Ltd, Jersey keeping c/r G-SPIT.

14 August 1992

First post-restoration Flight.

Based at The Fighter Collection, Duxford Airport, Duxford, Cambridgeshire/Cambs, England.
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1992

Markings Applied: OI-C, MV293
Post war RAF c/s - overall silver.

16 July 1994

Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: At Flying Legends Duxford (EGSU).

2000

Markings Applied: JE-J, MV268
Painted with false s/n.

8 October 2006

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: At Duxford Autumn Air Show 2006

10 November 2013

Photographer: John Bennett
Notes: Photo taken at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England

10 July 2016

Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
Notes: Flying Legends Air Show

11 July 2016

To Anglia Aircraft Restorations Ltd, The Grange, Great Canfield, Dunmow with new c/r G-BGHB.

1 September 2016

Based with North Weald Heritage Aviation.

4 June 2019

Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at Duxford D-Day Show