Realair Spitfire IX RR232 2024-06-05

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Realair Spitfire IX RR232 - WWII Liveries

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RR232 was built in Castle Bromwich by Vickers Armstrong and delivered to the RAF in October 1944 as an HF.IX high altitude fighter where it was allocated to an anti-aircraft co-operation Squadron. It was then sold to the South African Air Force (SAAF) in 1948 with designation ’5632' and was last flown there by Lt. Ron Beamish of 2 Sqdn.It was then stored derelict at Salt River after being ground looped in 1954. In 1976 it was bought by Australian...

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