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Old 17th Jun 2020, 13:23
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Mark, think you probably mean TB382 which was one of two travelling exhibit Spitfires the RAF had. According to Geoff Goodall's excellent site:
  • RAF Thornaby: gate guard 8.55
  • RAF Middleton St George: gate guard 8.56/64
  • RAF Hospital, Ely: gate guard 64/67
  • Spitfire Productions Ltd, RAF Henlow: leased from RAF for the movie The Battle of Britain .67/68 (arr. Henlow 14.2.67 for rest for movie taxying scenes)
  • RAF Bicester: travelling exhibit .69/76
  • RAF Abingdon: travelling exhibit .76/99 (displ. as "X4277/XT-M”, later “MK673/SK-E”) (displ. in Hong Kong 90/91 as “X4277”, airfreighted Hong Kong-Gatwick 19.1.91) after displ;ay in Hong Kong)
  • Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby: arr. dism.for spares recovery 29.10.99/02 (dismantled for parts recovery for BBMF, surveyed as structurally unsuitable for future rest. to fly: parts to TE311) remainder sold to fund restoration of TE311)
  • Airframe Assemblies, Sandown IoW: fuselage, parts 9.02/18 (fuse. long-term airworthy rest. at Sandown 17)
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