Supermarine Spitfire Mk LFIXc, PH-OUQ / CBAF.IX.1732, Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht
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Registration: PH-OUQ
Construction Number: CBAF.IX.1732
Code Number: 3W-17
Model Supermarine Spitfire Mk LFIXc
Operator: Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht
Airport: Odense (ODE / EKOD), Denmark
Photographer: Kurt Saxkjaer
Date Taken: 10/09/2006
Date Submitted: 24/01/2012
Built at Castle Bromwich as a LFIX with a RR Merlin 66 engine. Delivered to 39MU March 11.1944 as MK732. After taking par in the D-day operations, it was sold to Duch Air Force and did service from 1946 to 1953 registrated H-25 and from 1947 3W-17. Moved to Eindhoven AB for decoy use, June 30, 1954-1956. Registered as G-HVDM, Jan 18, 1991. It is now operated by Stichting Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht. It is painted in the scheme it wore while flying with 322 Sqn. at Twenthe in 1951.
Picture ID:1330771