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1945 |
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Constructed as a Mosquito B.35 by de Havilland at Hatfield. |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n TA639. |
13 April 1945 |
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Transferred to No. 27 Maintenance Unit (MU), RAF Shawbury, Salop. |
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Photographer: Gordon Permann Collection |
19 May 1952 |
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Transferred to Brooklands Aviation Ltd, Sywell, Northants.
Sent to Brooklands for conversion. |
From May 1952 to September 1952 |
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Converted to a Mosquito TT.35. |
17 October 1952 |
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Transferred to Station Flight, RAF Ballykelly. |
5 December 1952 |
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Transferred to RAF Aldergrove Target Towing Flight, Antrim, Northern Ireland. |
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Assigned to No. 38 MU, RAF Llandow for storage. |
10 January 1959 |
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Transferred to No. 27 MU, RAF Shawbury. |
24 September 1959 |
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Transferred to No. 3 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit, Exeter. |
31 May 1963 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the Royal Air Force.
Had flown 547.35 hours with 315 landings. |
31 May 1963 |
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Transferred to RAF Little Rissington.
Assigned to Little Rissington as a flying display aircraft. |
From June 1963 to September 1963 |
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Loaned to Mirisch Films Ltd.
Used for the production of the film 633 Squadron at RAF Bovingdon, Herts. |
3 October 1965 |
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Last flight.
At the time of the last flight the total flying time was 607 hours and 10 minutes. |
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New serial number assigned: 7806M RAF |
From 9 August 1967 to 10 August 1967 |
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Transported by ground. Delivered to RAF Museum Store, RAF Henlow.
Moved by road by No.71 MU from Little Rissington to Henlow. |
September 1969 |
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Placed on display with Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
Initially placed in storage at Cosford.
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7 September 1975 |
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Photographer: eLaReF
Notes: At RAF Cosford Museum |
Circa 1988 |
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Markings Applied: AZ E, TA639
Repainted by the Aerospace Museum in the colours and markings of the Mosquito XX of No.627 Squadron which Wing Commander G.P. Gibson was killed on the night of 19 September 1944. |
1 September 2011 |
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Photographer: Terry Fletcher
Notes: At RAF Museum Cosford in the UK |
21 May 2012 |
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Photographer: Arjun Sarup |
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To Royal Air Force Museum, Midland, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
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