| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | TE456 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 361 Spitfire LF16E |
| C/n (msn): | CBAF.IX.4590 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Auckland / Auckland Museum [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Photo Date: | 3 October 2007 |
| Photo by: | Andy Anderson |
| Photo ID: | 568300 |
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Ordered 19 April 1944. Built at Castle Bromwich, in August 1945. In March 1946 issued to No. 501 Squadron (County of Gloucester), Royal Auxiliary Air Force, Filton. In 1951 placed in storage at Cosford. In 1953 transferred to Lyneham. Later that year, to No. 3 CAACU Exeter, where it was painted silver and coded '43'. In August 1955, transferred to No. 33 Maintenance Unit. Wingtips, guns, and sight were refitted and recorded as TE 425, and used in the war film "Reach for the Sky." Transferred to No. 47 Maintenance Unit, Sealand, in preparation for dispatch to New Zealand. To museum in 1956. This photo is copyright © Andy Anderson, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 April 2023, and has since been viewed 121 times. |