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PV202 - Spitfire Tr.9
c/n CBAF.9590
Spitfire Tr.9
Merlin 66
G-CCCA
Spitfire Productions PV202 Ltd., Duxford
Spitfire Tr.9
Merlin 66
G-CCCA
Spitfire Productions PV202 Ltd., Duxford
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Bijschrift bij deze IWM foto: "Spitfire Mark IA, X4474 ‘QV-I’, of No. 19 Squadron RAF, taking off from Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, with Sergeant B. J. Jennings at the controls." (IWM Photo CH1451). Foto rechts: PV202 in de kleuren van Spitfire I X4474, ter gelegenheid van de 70ste verjaardag van de Battle of Britain.
PV202 in Nederlandse kleuren als 'H-98'. De originele H-98 was Spitfire Mk.IX BS274. Deze was één van de drie voor de Nederlandse luchtstrijdkrachten tot twee-zits toestel omgebouwde toestellen. Duxford, 10 juli 2009.
History of PV202
Built as Spitfire LF.IX at Castle Bromwich, c/n CBAF.9590.
Del. in late summer of 1944.
To No.33 MU, Lyneham (180944)
To No.84 Group Support Unit in October 1944.
PV202 allocated to No.33 Squadron, No.135 Wing at B53/Merville, France; code '5R-Q' applied.
First operational flight with the squadron on 191044. Flown by F/L W.J. Clevery, PV202 made two sorties to the Breskens area in the Netherlands.
Returned to the UK for major servicing (...).
Allocated to No.412 Squadron, 2nd TAF, B88/Heesch, The Netherlands (early 1945).
On 280345 u/c collapsed on landing at Heesch. Pilot W/O J.M. Sutherland (RCAF) safe.
No.412 Squadron, as 'VZ-M' (...).
No.412 Squadron, as 'VZ-W' (...).
PV202 undertook extensive operations with this unit, before returning to the UK.
Stored at No.29 MU (0745). There it remained for a full five years.
Sold back to Vickers-Armstrong Ltd., Eastleigh on 190750, for conversion to two-seat dual-control T.9 for the Irish Air Corps. Allocated IAC serial 161. With a Merlin 66 (number 194013/A488844), fitted on 150651. Seven days later, a 35-minute test flight was undertaken by a Vickers-Armstrongs pilot at the Southampton works, the Spitfire carrying Class-B registration G-15-174.
Capt. Henry Howard of the IAC made the acceptance test flight on 280651. The following day he flew it, in company with Spitfire IAC-160 (piloted by Capt D.J. 'Tim' Healy) to Baldonnel.
IAC-161, as all other 5 Spitfire trainers were assigned to B Flight (the Advanced Flying Section) ofthe Flying School at Baldonnel. The Spitfire trainers were also used by the Fighter Squadron when associated with specific assignments.
IAC-161 served with A Flight, No.1 Fighter Squadron on 250158 for a month, followed by another stint from 0758 to end 0159, and again from 010659 for 6 weeks. It never carried the badge of the Fighter Squadron.
Last flight of IAC-161 from Baldonnel was on 011260. On landing the pilot reported undercarriage trouble. On examination a cracked locking-eye assembly was found. With IAC-161 almost time-expired, it was withdrawn from active flying and relegated to instructional purposes. Total flight time in Irish Air Corps service: 1,012 hours. Struck-off Charge in early 1968.
Sold 040368 to N.A.W. 'Tony' Samuelson, shipped to the UK and stored in Cricklewood, North London.
Sold to Sir William Roberts in 0470; dismantled airframe moved to Flimwell (...); to Shoreham in 0371; returned to Flimwell on 051071.
To Strathallan on 020372.
Sold 090879 to Nick Grace, St. Merryn.
To Steve Atkins, Battle and Saffron Walden on 101079. Atkins reserved registration G-BHGH for the aircraft, but registration not taken up.
Registration changed to G-TRIX on 020780, moving it between locations in Arkesden, Saffron Walden and Radwinter in Essex.
To Richard J.F Parker, Billinghurst (070388); Restorarion completed (...), with the 'Grace/Melton canopies' incorporated; first flight from Dunsfold on 230290 1990 in a No.412 Squadron c/s as 'VZ-M' (noted 060596).
To Rick A.Roberts, Rickmansworth on 140792, a/c based at Denham. Damaged on 150996 during landing at Chichester. To Earls Colne for repairs.
Coded '5R-Q', No.33 Squadron (noted end 1997). Noted Aw at Duxford on 020398 as ‘5R-Q’. Sold to Greg McCurragh of South Africa (in ... ?)
Crashed on 080400 at Goodwood, during instruction flight for owner McCurragh. He and instructor Norman Lees were killed. Registration G-CCCA cancelled by CAA on 170400.
Wreck acquired by Karel Bos of Historic Flying, Duxford, in 2001.
A comprehensive rebuild to Type 509 Specification was undertaken, which included reinstatement of the original-style cockpit cover.
Registration changed to G-CCCA on 180203 and finished in the original Irish Air Corps livery. FF from Duxford by John Romain on 130105 (noted Aw as CCCA/IAC-161 on 151005; 081006).
Finished in a Dutch LSK scheme as ‘H-98’ in early 2007 (noted 110708; 160808; 050909).
Repainted in No.19 Squadron c/s, with code 'QV-I', representing Spitfire I X4474 for the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain (noted 010712; 160813); serial 'X4474' not applied to a/c.
As 'W3632', u/c for Bahrein International Air Show on 16-180114, in standard green/brown RAF c/s, representing Presentation Spitfire. W3632, presented to the RAF by the Persian Gulf Fighter Fund in 1941. W3632 flew with 603 and 54 Squadrons.
Later in 2014, in a No.33 Squadron c/s with code '5R-H' (noted 240514; 170515; 100715; 1016; 240918).
Operated by Classic Wings, Duxford in 2018.
Operated from Duxford by the Aircraft Restoration Company and Aerial Collective.
As PV202/JW'. 'JW' personal a/c of G/C Peter R. 'Johnnie' Walker, CO of No.135 Wing at B65/Maldegem, Belgium in late 1944. Representing Spitfire IX ML365.
Noted 230623; 110823; 020624; 160924; 140425; 060925).
Del. in late summer of 1944.
To No.33 MU, Lyneham (180944)
To No.84 Group Support Unit in October 1944.
PV202 allocated to No.33 Squadron, No.135 Wing at B53/Merville, France; code '5R-Q' applied.
First operational flight with the squadron on 191044. Flown by F/L W.J. Clevery, PV202 made two sorties to the Breskens area in the Netherlands.
Returned to the UK for major servicing (...).
Allocated to No.412 Squadron, 2nd TAF, B88/Heesch, The Netherlands (early 1945).
On 280345 u/c collapsed on landing at Heesch. Pilot W/O J.M. Sutherland (RCAF) safe.
No.412 Squadron, as 'VZ-M' (...).
No.412 Squadron, as 'VZ-W' (...).
PV202 undertook extensive operations with this unit, before returning to the UK.
Stored at No.29 MU (0745). There it remained for a full five years.
Sold back to Vickers-Armstrong Ltd., Eastleigh on 190750, for conversion to two-seat dual-control T.9 for the Irish Air Corps. Allocated IAC serial 161. With a Merlin 66 (number 194013/A488844), fitted on 150651. Seven days later, a 35-minute test flight was undertaken by a Vickers-Armstrongs pilot at the Southampton works, the Spitfire carrying Class-B registration G-15-174.
Capt. Henry Howard of the IAC made the acceptance test flight on 280651. The following day he flew it, in company with Spitfire IAC-160 (piloted by Capt D.J. 'Tim' Healy) to Baldonnel.
IAC-161, as all other 5 Spitfire trainers were assigned to B Flight (the Advanced Flying Section) ofthe Flying School at Baldonnel. The Spitfire trainers were also used by the Fighter Squadron when associated with specific assignments.
IAC-161 served with A Flight, No.1 Fighter Squadron on 250158 for a month, followed by another stint from 0758 to end 0159, and again from 010659 for 6 weeks. It never carried the badge of the Fighter Squadron.
Last flight of IAC-161 from Baldonnel was on 011260. On landing the pilot reported undercarriage trouble. On examination a cracked locking-eye assembly was found. With IAC-161 almost time-expired, it was withdrawn from active flying and relegated to instructional purposes. Total flight time in Irish Air Corps service: 1,012 hours. Struck-off Charge in early 1968.
Sold 040368 to N.A.W. 'Tony' Samuelson, shipped to the UK and stored in Cricklewood, North London.
Sold to Sir William Roberts in 0470; dismantled airframe moved to Flimwell (...); to Shoreham in 0371; returned to Flimwell on 051071.
To Strathallan on 020372.
Sold 090879 to Nick Grace, St. Merryn.
To Steve Atkins, Battle and Saffron Walden on 101079. Atkins reserved registration G-BHGH for the aircraft, but registration not taken up.
Registration changed to G-TRIX on 020780, moving it between locations in Arkesden, Saffron Walden and Radwinter in Essex.
To Richard J.F Parker, Billinghurst (070388); Restorarion completed (...), with the 'Grace/Melton canopies' incorporated; first flight from Dunsfold on 230290 1990 in a No.412 Squadron c/s as 'VZ-M' (noted 060596).
To Rick A.Roberts, Rickmansworth on 140792, a/c based at Denham. Damaged on 150996 during landing at Chichester. To Earls Colne for repairs.
Coded '5R-Q', No.33 Squadron (noted end 1997). Noted Aw at Duxford on 020398 as ‘5R-Q’. Sold to Greg McCurragh of South Africa (in ... ?)
Crashed on 080400 at Goodwood, during instruction flight for owner McCurragh. He and instructor Norman Lees were killed. Registration G-CCCA cancelled by CAA on 170400.
Wreck acquired by Karel Bos of Historic Flying, Duxford, in 2001.
A comprehensive rebuild to Type 509 Specification was undertaken, which included reinstatement of the original-style cockpit cover.
Registration changed to G-CCCA on 180203 and finished in the original Irish Air Corps livery. FF from Duxford by John Romain on 130105 (noted Aw as CCCA/IAC-161 on 151005; 081006).
Finished in a Dutch LSK scheme as ‘H-98’ in early 2007 (noted 110708; 160808; 050909).
Repainted in No.19 Squadron c/s, with code 'QV-I', representing Spitfire I X4474 for the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain (noted 010712; 160813); serial 'X4474' not applied to a/c.
As 'W3632', u/c for Bahrein International Air Show on 16-180114, in standard green/brown RAF c/s, representing Presentation Spitfire. W3632, presented to the RAF by the Persian Gulf Fighter Fund in 1941. W3632 flew with 603 and 54 Squadrons.
Later in 2014, in a No.33 Squadron c/s with code '5R-H' (noted 240514; 170515; 100715; 1016; 240918).
Operated by Classic Wings, Duxford in 2018.
Operated from Duxford by the Aircraft Restoration Company and Aerial Collective.
As PV202/JW'. 'JW' personal a/c of G/C Peter R. 'Johnnie' Walker, CO of No.135 Wing at B65/Maldegem, Belgium in late 1944. Representing Spitfire IX ML365.
Noted 230623; 110823; 020624; 160924; 140425; 060925).
PV202/G-CCCA in LSK kleuren, Duxford 12 juli 2009.