1945 Supermarine Spitfire MkXVIII

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1945 Supermarine Spitfire MkXVIII
Aircraft Type	Warbirds/Classics
Make	Supermarine
Model	Spitfire MkXVIII
Condition	Used Aircraft
Sale Type	POA
Location	Germany
Registration No	D-FSPT
Serial Number	MkXVIII
Year Built	1945

Comments
This Spitfire aircraft with registration number N280TP and design number 6S/676372 was built for the RAF in 1945 and flown as RAF/TP280/Z with the 9th squadron. On 31st December 1947, the aircraft has been delivered to the Indian Air Force and was listed as HS654. The production of Mk XVIII series (type 394) began only after the end of WWII as a refinement of the Mk XIV but it had a revised, stronger wing structure and carried extra fuel. About 300 aircrafts of the Mk XVIII aircraft series were built and partially delivered to the RAF in the Middle East and in Asia or, as for example in this case, sold to the Indian Air Force. This Spitfire aircraft has been retrieved from India in the 1970s and was returned to England for its technical restoration by Historic Flying. After its first flight after restoration in 1992 the aircraft has been sold to a new owner in the US. It is based in Germany since 2015.

Comments

This Spitfire aircraft with registration number N280TP and design number 6S/676372

was built for the RAF in 1945 and flown as RAF/TP280/Z with the 9th squadron. On

31st December 1947, the aircraft has been delivered to the Indian Air Force and was

listed as HS654.

The production of Mk XVIII series (type 394) began only after the end of WWII as a

refinement of the Mk XIV but it had a revised, stronger wing structure and carried extra

fuel.

About 300 aircrafts of the Mk XVIII aircraft series were built and partially delivered to

the RAF in the Middle East and in Asia or, as for example in this case, sold to the

Indian Air Force.

This Spitfire aircraft has been retrieved from India in the 1970s and was returned to

England for its technical restoration by Historic Flying. After its first flight after

restoration in 1992 the aircraft has been sold to a new owner in the US. It is based in

Germany since 2015.

Engine Specifications
Rolls-Royce Griffon 65 12-cylinder Propeller: Dowty Rotol Ltd. / Hoffmann blades R19/5F5/1, 5 blade 1h51m TSO Spare engine included

Engine Specifications

Rolls-Royce Griffon 65 12-cylinder

Propeller:

Dowty Rotol Ltd. / Hoffmann blades R19/5F5/1, 5 blade

1h51m TSO

Spare engine included

Avionics
Radios: 2x Becker AR 4201 Transponder: Garmin GTX 330 Encoder: ACK A30 ELT: Kannad 406 AF Comp.

Avionics

Radios: 2x Becker AR 4201

Transponder: Garmin GTX 330

Encoder: ACK A30

ELT: Kannad 406 AF Comp.

Interior
Quality 10/10

Exterior
Quality 10/10

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