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    Airframe Family: Supermarine Spitfire
    Latest Model:Spitfire FR.XIVe
    Last Military Serial:SG31 FABe
    Construction Number:6S-663417
    Last Civil Registration:G-INFO
    Compressed ID:Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIVe sn SG3...
    Latest Owner or Location:Aerial Speed Icons Ltd, Richmond, UK

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Spitfire FR.XIVe.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n RN201.

    19 February 1948

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Force Arienne Belge with s/n SG31.
    The delivery date is provided.

    Struck off Strength/Charge from the Force Arienne Belge.

    From By 1953 to By 1990

    To Beauvechain AB, Belgium.
    Markings added: SG3
    Displayed on a pole.

    1990

    To Historic Aircraft Collection/Guy Black, Jersey.

    3 May 1990

    Transported by air.
    Moved by a Belgian AF C-130 to Jersey.

    From 27 June 1990 to 16 February 1998

    To Historic Aircraft Collection Ltd, Jersey with new c/r G-BSKP.

    Stored at Paddock Wood, Kent.

    October 1994

    Transported by ground.
    Moved to Duxford.

    By 1995

    Transported by ground.
    Moved back Paddock Wood.

    From 16 February 1998 to 12 October 2006

    To Historic Flying Ltd keeping c/r G-BSKP.

    From By 1998 to By 2001

    Restoration started.
    Restoration to flying condition started at Audley End.

    By 2000

    To Historic Flying Ltd, Audley End.

    To Historic Flying Ltd, Duxford.

    From By 2001 to By 2002

    Moved to Duxford for completion of the restoration.

    14 March 2002

    First engine runs.

    24 April 2002

    First post-restoration Flight.
    Flown at Duxford.

    19 July 2003


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: In the 100 Years of Flight enclave at RIAT Fairford.

    From May 2006 to By 2007

    To Spitfire Ltd/Tom Blair, Kissimmee, FL.

    Circa September 2006


    Photographer: David Miller
    Notes: Circa 2006 at Duxford

    12 October 2006

    To Spitfire Ltd, Saint. Helier, Jersey keeping c/r G-BSKP.

    7 November 2006

    Transported by ship.
    Left Duxford for Florida.

    Reassembled.
    Assembled at Kissimmee, FL.

    3 December 2006

    First post-reassembly Flight.

    Markings Applied: RN201

    13 June 2007

    Civil registration, G-BSKP, cancelled.
    Exported to the United States of America.

    18 June 2007

    To Spitfire USA Ltd, Rockville, MD with new c/r N201TB.

    10 July 2007

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX201TB (SPITFIRE MK.XIV, 6S-663417) issued.

    Based at Stallion 51, Kissimmee Municipal Airport, Kissimmee, FL.
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    2 August 2010

    To Spitfire USA Ltd, Easton, MD keeping c/r N201TB.

    To Easton Newnam Field (ESN), Easton, MD.
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    3 June 2019

    Civil registration, N201TB, cancelled.
    Exported to United Kingdom.

    23 July 2019

    To Aerial Speed Icons Ltd, Richmond, UK with new c/r G-INFO.

    16 May 2022


    Photographer: Fred Taylor
    Notes: RN201 c/r G-BSKP photographed here on 16 May 2022 at Duxford, UK in the care of The Aircraft Restoration Company.


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    Credits
    Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...

    Print Sources
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2010 by Andy Marden
    Warbirds Directory, 5th Edition by Geoff Goodall

    Internet Sources
    Civil Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom
    Federal Aviation Administration in the United States of America
    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood

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    David Blaker

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