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The planes listed below were built at the Castle Bromwich factory but now reside at Museum's around the world. Service history of the planes reflect the involment and also the Country of which they served:-
Location:-Israeli Air Force Museum ( Doar-Tzvai )
Serial no:TE554 Built as a Mk IXe 19-04-44
Service History:- 33MU , 26-05-45, 310 Squadron, Czech AF 30-08-45, Israeli AF as 57 7-52 171351 4X-FOG extant Israeli airworthy.
Location:-Avidome (Amsterdam )
Serial no:-MJ271 Built as a MkIXc 28-05-42
Service History:- LFIXC 33MU, 02-10-43, 411 ARF, 132 Squadron FACB 09-05-44, AST 401 Squadron 23-11-44, CAC ops 14-12-44 410 RSU 21-12-44, ROS 23-2-45, RNAF 25-11-46 as H-8 extant Avidome, Amsterdam.
Location:-Militaire Luchtvaart Museum ( Soesterberg )
Serial No:- MJ143 Built as a MkIXc 28-05-42 All MJ serials fitted with Merlin 66 engine.
Sevice History:- LFIXC 33MU 16-10-43, 485 Squadron 25-10-43, 66 Squadron CAC 19-05-44 AST 03-12-45, RNAF 17-06-46 as H-1 extant Soesterberg Museum.
Location:-Forsvarsmuseet ( Oslo )
Serial no:-MH350 Built as a MkIXe 28-05-42 All MH serials fitted with Merlin 63 engine.
Service History:- LFIXE M66, 349 Squadron, 331 Squadron, RN or AF extant Oslo, coded FN-M.
Location:-Danmarks Flyvemuseum ( Billund )
Serial no:-NH417 Built as a MkIXc 01-12-42 All NH serials fitted with Merlin 66 engine.
Service History:- FIXC 329 Squadroin RDAF as 401 12-1-49, extant Egeskov museum, Denmark as 41-401.
Location:-Koninklijk Legermuseum ( Bruxells )
Serial no:- MJ783 Built as MkIXc 28-05-1942 All MJ serials fitted with Merlin 66 engine
Service History:- LFIXC 39MU 21-12-43, 83GSU 27-04-44, 132 Squadron 15-06-44, 403 Squadron 27-07-44, CE ops 05-08-44, BAF SM 15-02-48 extant Brussels Mus.
Location:- Fantasy of Flight ( Florida )
Serial no:-PL344 & TE517 Built as MkIXe 02-06-43 & 19-04-44 TE356 & TE476 Built as MkXVIe 19-04-44
NOTE:- PK, PL, PT, PV Serials fitted with Merlin 66 engine
Service History PL344:- 8 MU 01-07-44 GAL 19-07-44, 602 Squadron CAC ops 12-08-44, 442 Squadron 28-09-44, FACB 26-12-44, 401 Squadron 19-04-45, 88 Gp HQ 16-09-45, 129 Squadron FAAC 06-05-46 151 RU recat E 10-12. Extant Hampshire 1986.
Service History TE517:-33 MU 02-06-45, 313 Squadron 27-05-45, Czech AF 30-08-45, Israeil 2046, to UK G-BIXP later G-CCIX extant.
Service History TE356:- No history available.
Service History TE476:- No history available.
Location:-Champlin Fighter Museum ( Arizona )
Serial no:- MJ772 Built as a MkIX 28-05-42
Service History:- 33MU 20-12-43, 341 Squadron 20-01-44, CAC ops 18-06-44, 340 Squadron 22-06-44, 33MU 19-08-44, 83 GSU 27-09-44, FAAC 20-01-45 ,49 MU 25-01-45, HAL 19-07-45, sold VA as NEA 19-07-50 con to two seat train 31-05-51, IAC 05-06-51, 159 SOC IAC Jan'60 B Hill 13-11-61, storage Cogea Belgium Mar part payment for G-ASSD. Sold A Samuelson 03-01-66 Reg G-AVAV. Spec Cof A issued 09-08-67, Shoreman 20-07-70, refurb extant Mesa USA as N8R.
Location:-Evergreen Museum ( Arizona )
Serial no:-TE356 Built as a MkXVIe 19-04-44
Service History:- 695 Squadron, 34 Squadron 2caacu, 71 mu 11-3-67 to 6700 M, extant RAF Little Rissinghton to 7001m 15-09-52, extant Bitteswell.
Location:- Military Aircraft Restorations ( California )
Serial no:- RW382 Built as a MkXVIe 20-01-44
Sevice History:- XVIE 6MU 20-07-45, 604 Squadron 01-04-47 3CAACU 12-06-51 to 7245M @ 609 Squadron 28-11-55 repainted as RW729 BoB flim extant 8075M RAF Uxbridge.
Location:-San Diego Aerospace Museum ( California )
Serial no:-SL574 Built as a XVIe 01-02-44
Service History:- XVIE 6MU 14-08-45, FAAC 28-10-48, CGS 19-07-49, Civillian AA Coop Unit w/u/ldg Sth London Sept'49 to 8391M Extant fo San Diego Museum
