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TD248 - Spitfire LF.XVIe
c/n CBAF.IX/4262
Spitfire LF.XVIe
Merlin 266
G-OXVI
Spitfire Ltd., St. Hellier, Jersey
Spitfire LF.XVIe
Merlin 266
G-OXVI
Spitfire Ltd., St. Hellier, Jersey
HAC's BM597 in formatie met Spitfire Limited's LF.XVIe TD248.
Scan van een kleurenafdruk; foto gemaakt op een grijze middag op Duxford, 23 mei 2004.
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Dave Ratcliffe brengt de Merlin 266 op temperatuur.
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History of TD248
Built against contract No. B981687/39 at Castle Bromwich, c/n CBAF.IX4262.
Taken on charge by the RAF in 0545. Delivered to RAF (6 MU) on 110545; Arrived at 6 MU at RAF Brize Norton on 160545.
Prepared for service for No.695 (Army Co-operation) Squadron at RAF Bircham Newton, code '8Q-T' allocated. Noted with this unit in 0745. The unit relocated to RAF Horsham St. Faith in 0845.
Damaged on 311247 Cat.3?); Repaired by a team from No.54 MU (Cambridge); rejoined No.695 Squadron on 130548 and recoded '4M-E' with No.695 Squadron (130548).
No.695 Squadron was re-numbered as No.34 Squadron in 0249.
Transferred to No.2 CAACU at RAF Little Snoring on 310851 until 1954, coded 'T'. The unit's aircraft being maintained and flown by Marshalls of Cambridge.
To No.9 MU, RAF Cosford on 270554 for storage.
Declared non-effective airframe on 141254. TD248 allocated to display purposes.
Issued to No.610 Squadron RAF Hooton Park as gate guard from 041055 until ..... ; coded 'DW-A'.
Stored at RAF Hooton Park (1957-1959).
Allocated to No.1366 Squadron, ATC, on 080459 as instructional airframe, maintenance serial 7246M.
RAF Sealand gate guard (080459) until 1967. As 'DW-A'
Moved to RAF Sealand on 310167 for No.30 MU.
Noted at RAF Henlow for Battle of Britain movie (1967/68).
Placed on display outside Officer's Mess, RAF Sealand (...). Refurbished in 1975.
RAF Sealand as gate guard (...), mounted on plinth near main gate (1979), coded 'DW-A'.
Released by MoD in exchange deal with Historic Flying Ltd., Audley End (0688).
TD248 arrived at Audley End from RAF Sealand on 141088.
Reg. G-OXVI on 220889 for Eddie K. Coventry/BAC Aviation Ltd., Earls Colne. Raw started in 1990.
Ff on 101192 from Audley End by AVM John Allison. In silver overall c/s with red cheatline, coded 'D', representing an F.21 used by No.41 Squadron during 1946 (see below).
To Karel Bos, Braschaat, Belgium. Intrepid Aviation Company. For sale in 2000.
Crash landed at Duxford on 100501. Pilot Karel Bos escaped with minor injuries. A/c damaged extensively.
Ff after repairs on 270502 by John Romain. A/c in colours of an F.21 of No.41 Squadron, believed to have been the personal a/c of AVM T.C. Traill, serial of original a/c believed to have been LA214 or LA232.
‘HF-L’, grey-green c/s with D-Day striping, f/n on 230504 at Duxford. (HF-L = Historic Flying Ltd.)
Regained silver c/s by 280804, noted at Southend.
Sold in mid-2005 to Duxford based consortium Spitfire Ltd.
Repainted in grey/green c/s, ‘CR-S’, No.74 Squadron; personal markings of AVM Cliff Spink.
Aw at Duxford, last noted 160825.
Additional sources:
Spitfire - a look over the gate, Ray C. Coulson (1994), own publication.
On Guard p.31, Ken Ellis, MAS.
Information panel at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton.
Taken on charge by the RAF in 0545. Delivered to RAF (6 MU) on 110545; Arrived at 6 MU at RAF Brize Norton on 160545.
Prepared for service for No.695 (Army Co-operation) Squadron at RAF Bircham Newton, code '8Q-T' allocated. Noted with this unit in 0745. The unit relocated to RAF Horsham St. Faith in 0845.
Damaged on 311247 Cat.3?); Repaired by a team from No.54 MU (Cambridge); rejoined No.695 Squadron on 130548 and recoded '4M-E' with No.695 Squadron (130548).
No.695 Squadron was re-numbered as No.34 Squadron in 0249.
Transferred to No.2 CAACU at RAF Little Snoring on 310851 until 1954, coded 'T'. The unit's aircraft being maintained and flown by Marshalls of Cambridge.
To No.9 MU, RAF Cosford on 270554 for storage.
Declared non-effective airframe on 141254. TD248 allocated to display purposes.
Issued to No.610 Squadron RAF Hooton Park as gate guard from 041055 until ..... ; coded 'DW-A'.
Stored at RAF Hooton Park (1957-1959).
Allocated to No.1366 Squadron, ATC, on 080459 as instructional airframe, maintenance serial 7246M.
RAF Sealand gate guard (080459) until 1967. As 'DW-A'
Moved to RAF Sealand on 310167 for No.30 MU.
Noted at RAF Henlow for Battle of Britain movie (1967/68).
Placed on display outside Officer's Mess, RAF Sealand (...). Refurbished in 1975.
RAF Sealand as gate guard (...), mounted on plinth near main gate (1979), coded 'DW-A'.
Released by MoD in exchange deal with Historic Flying Ltd., Audley End (0688).
TD248 arrived at Audley End from RAF Sealand on 141088.
Reg. G-OXVI on 220889 for Eddie K. Coventry/BAC Aviation Ltd., Earls Colne. Raw started in 1990.
Ff on 101192 from Audley End by AVM John Allison. In silver overall c/s with red cheatline, coded 'D', representing an F.21 used by No.41 Squadron during 1946 (see below).
To Karel Bos, Braschaat, Belgium. Intrepid Aviation Company. For sale in 2000.
Crash landed at Duxford on 100501. Pilot Karel Bos escaped with minor injuries. A/c damaged extensively.
Ff after repairs on 270502 by John Romain. A/c in colours of an F.21 of No.41 Squadron, believed to have been the personal a/c of AVM T.C. Traill, serial of original a/c believed to have been LA214 or LA232.
‘HF-L’, grey-green c/s with D-Day striping, f/n on 230504 at Duxford. (HF-L = Historic Flying Ltd.)
Regained silver c/s by 280804, noted at Southend.
Sold in mid-2005 to Duxford based consortium Spitfire Ltd.
Repainted in grey/green c/s, ‘CR-S’, No.74 Squadron; personal markings of AVM Cliff Spink.
Aw at Duxford, last noted 160825.
Additional sources:
Spitfire - a look over the gate, Ray C. Coulson (1994), own publication.
On Guard p.31, Ken Ellis, MAS.
Information panel at the Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton.
In het Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum in Flixton is deze TD248 in de kleuren van het No.695 Squadron tentoongesteld. Bij de constructie is gebruik gemaakt van originele beplating als ook Frame No.19, verkregen van Historic Flying Ltd. op Duxford. Voorts zijn er vele originele onderdelen, ook afkomstig van de 'echte' TD248 gebruikt, maar de staartsectie is gemaakt van fiberglas. Het geheel is opgebouwd op een speciaal door museummedewerker Ken Huckle ontworpen en vervaardigd frame. Deze kopie, op ware grootte (Full-Scale Model) draagt de identiteit BAPC.368 van het British Aviation Preservation Council (nu Aviation Heritage UK), is in bruikleen gekregen van Ian Hancock. Op de motobeplating is op deze kant het embleem van No.695 Squadron aangebracht, op de andre kant dat van No.34 Squadron. Flixton, 18 augustus 2024.
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Embleem van No.695 Squadron
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Embleem van No.34 Squadron
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No.695 Squadron vloog van juli 1945 tot en met februari 1949 met de Spitfire LF.XVI, daaronder ook de TD248. Op 11 februari 1949 werd de eenheid omgenummerd tot No.34 Squadron (code 8Q). Het squadron vloog vanaf RAF Horsham St. Faith, met zowel Martinets, Beaufighters als Spitfires. In maart 1951 werden de Spitfires aan de kant gezet, de Beaufighters volgden in juli van dat jaar. Op 20 juli 1951 werd het squadron ontbonden.
Het nieuwe No.34 Squadron werd op 1 augustus 1954 gevormd op RAF Tangmere en werd uitgerust met de Meteor F.8, om nog geen half jaar later over te schakelen op de Hunter F.5.
Het nieuwe No.34 Squadron werd op 1 augustus 1954 gevormd op RAF Tangmere en werd uitgerust met de Meteor F.8, om nog geen half jaar later over te schakelen op de Hunter F.5.