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PHOTO AEROPLANE SUPERMARINE SEAFIRE F.XVII 'SX336 / VL-105' (G-KASX) C/N FLWA/25488 BUILT BY WESTLANDS AT YEOVIL DURING 1946 THIS SEAFIRE HAD A SHORT ACTIVE LIFE AND HAD BECOME A GROUND INSTRUCTION AIRFRAME BY MAY 1950. SHE WAS RESIDENT IN WARRINGTON'S SCRAPYARDS BETWEEN 1958 AND 1973 WHEN SHE WAS RESCUED BY SPITFIRE GURU PETER ARNOLD SOLD ON TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL AND STORED AT NEWARK UNTIL 1983. USING A SET OF WINGS FROM THE TORBAY AIR MUSEUM AND THE REAR FUSELAGE FROM LA546 A RESTORATION TO AIRWORTHY CONDITION WAS BEGUN. THE PROJECT PASSED TO TIM MANNA DURING 2001 AND MOVED TO NORTH WEALD WHERE SHE FINALLY FLEW AGAIN IN MAY 2006. SADLY A WHEELS-UP LANDING IN JULY 2011 KEPT HER GROUNDED UNTIL 2014 AND SHE WAS THEN STORED FROM 2016 TO NOVEMBER 2021 WHEN SHE WAS SOLD TO THE FLY NAVY HERITAGE TRUST. SHE IS SEEN DISPLAYING AT THE SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION'S 2022 SEASON PREMIERE AIR SHOW. OLD WARDEN BEDFORDSHIRE UK. 1ST MAY 2022 COPYRIGHT ALAN WILSOPHOTO PAPER THICKNESS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPH THICKNESS
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PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 X 4 inches
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