VS Spitfire F.R.MkXVIIIe SM845/SE-BINPhotographed at the Borås Air Show, Sweden on 16 August 2009.
This spitfire was recently acquired by the Biltema company of Sweden and is registered SE-BIN.
Built at Chattis Hill, 1945, c/n 6S/672224.
Delivered to RAF as SM845, 19??, allocated to 39 MU, May 30, 1945. Transferred to 46 MU, Dec. 1945.
Shipped to Karachi, arrived Feb. 28, 1946, transferred to South East Asia Air Command, Feb. 28, 1946.
Delivered to Indian AF as HS 687, Dec. 31, 1947 and in active service until late 1950s.
Used as Airfield decoy at Kalaikunda AB, early 1970s.
Ormond & Wensley Haydon-Bailli, Duxford, 1977-1978.
Recovered from Kalaijunda AB, India, 1977.
Marshall Moss & Richard A. Boolootian, Lancaster, CA, 1978-1981.
Shipped unrestored from UK to California, 1978.
Stored, crated, Lancaster-Fox Field, CA, 1978-1980.
David C. Tallichet/MARC, Chino, CA, circa 1981-1987, restoration started, Tulsa, OK (later Casper, WY).
Adrian Reynard, Kidlington, UK, 1988-1992.
Shipped to UK for completion of restoration.
Adrian J. Reynard/Reynard Racing/Park Avenue Investments Ltd, Witney, Oct. 1992-1997.
Restored by Historic Flying Ltd. at Audley End, UK, 1992-2000, registered as G-BUOS.
Now based at Ängelholm, siuthern Sweden and usually displayed by Bertil Gerhardt (in the cockpit in this photograph).
Picture added on 17 August 2009 at 09:01
