| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | A58-246 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 349 Spitfire LF5C |
| C/n (msn): | [ MA863 ] |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Melbourne - EssendonMap |
| Region / Country: | Victoria, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YMEN IATA: MEB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 1985 |
| Photo by: | Geoff Goodall |
| Photo ID: | 294406 |
| Photo Comment |
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RAAF aircraft damaged in a forced landing in Victoria on August 26, 1945. Restoration commenced in Australia in the 1980s. Project sold the USAF Museum in Ohio. Full restoration was undertaken in the UK before it was transported to the museum. It is exhibited as a USAAF Spitfire from Operation Torch in North Africa in World War II. The serial used is MA863, which is the actual serial allocated to this aircraft by the RAF before it was shipped to Australia. This photo is copyright © Geoff Goodall, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 October 2020, and has since been viewed 336 times. |