Supermarine Spitfire Mk LFXVIe, 7000M / CBAF.11493, Royal Air Force
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Registration: 7000M
Construction Number: CBAF.11493
Code Number: TE392 / YT-C
Model Supermarine Spitfire Mk LFXVIe
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: Wellesbourne Mountford (EGBW), UK - England
Photographer: Dave Welch Collection
Date Taken: 1959
Date Submitted: 03/03/2011
Original C S Waterfall. Year is a guess. Later sold to Doug Arnolds/ Warbirds of Great Britain and stored dismantled. Later sold the the USA as N97RW and restored to airworthy condition. Owned and flown by the Lone Star Flight Museum, Galveston, Texas. Damaged in a flood at the museum caused by Hurricane Ike (2008) but repaired and flying again (2016).
Picture ID:1278721