AR501 was built in 1942 as a Mk. VC and was delivered to 8 Maintenance Unit (MU) at Little Rissington, Glos, on June 22, 1942, and passed to 6 MU, Brize Norton, Oxon, on July 7, which issued it to 310 (Czech) Squadron, RAF on July 19.
The squadron was based at Exeter, Devon, and commanded by Squadron Leader F. Doležal, DFC. Doležal, possibly flying AR501, claimed a Do217 probably destroyed and one FW 190 damaged.
After the war, AR501 flew again on June 27, 1975 – a tribute to those who rebuilt her at Duxford. She is depicted here as she was in 2004-2006 with the Shuttleworth Collection.
