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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire LF.IXc
    Last Military Serial:3W-17 KLu
    Construction Number:CBAF-IX-1732
    Last Civil Registration:PH-OUQ
    Latest Owner or Location:Royal Netherlands Air Force Historic Flight, Gilze Rijen AB, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Spitfire LF.IXc.

    1944

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n MK732.

    April 1944

    Transferred to 485 (New Zealand) Squadron.

    From 1947 to 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Koninklijke Luchtmacht / Royal Netherlands Air Force with s/n H-25.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Koninklijke Luchtmacht / Royal Netherlands Air Force with s/n 3W-17.

    24 January 1974


    Photographer: Phillip Dawe
    Notes: MK732 - Spitfire LF.XVIc - Royal Air Force - Bicester.Delivered to 485 (New Zealand) Squadron in April 1944, the aircraft saw action over the Normandy beaches during Operation OVERLORD. Sold to the Dutch Air Force in 1947, the aircraft was registered H-25 and remained in service until 1953. In 1956, MK732 was reclaimed for the RAF by members of 14 Squadron after they removed the airframe from Eindhoven during a squadron visit and restored her for display at Oldenburg

    18 January 1991

    To DSG (GUERNSEY) Ltd with new c/r G-HVDM.

    From 21 August 1996 to 3 October 2000

    To JACOBAS JOHANNES VAN EGMOND TRADING AS: NOSTALGIC FLYING PO BOX 215 7440 AE NIJVERDAL NETHERLANDS keeping c/r G-HVDM.

    11 October 2000

    To Stichting KLu Historische Vlucht with new c/r PH-OUQ (Vickers Spitfire Mk IX, CBAF IX.1732).

    To Royal Netherlands Air Force Historic Flight, Gilze Rijen AB, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant.
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    Markings Applied: 3W-17/MK732

    12 June 1994


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: At Wroughton (EGDT). Then flying as G-HVDM.

    30 June 2002


    Photographer: Joop de Groot
    Notes: 2002 photo taken at Colmar-Meyenheim, France. Photo displayed with written permission of Joop de Groot

    19 June 2010

    19 June 2010


    Photographer: Thomas Delvoye
    Notes: Gilze-Rijen AFB, the Netherlands

    14 June 2013


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: Volkel Air show 2013


    Photographer: Unknown
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     Thomas Delvoye
    Terry Fletcher
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