C-GVZB - 1945 SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MKXVI


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    Aircraft Summary


    General

    Year
    1945
    Manufacturer
    SUPERMARINE
    Model
    SPITFIRE MKXVI
    Registration #
    C-GVZB
    Serial Number
    SL721
    Condition
    Used
    Description
    History:Supermarine Spitfire XVI SL721 was built taken on charge by the Royal Air Force in August 1945. It became the personal aircraft of Air Chief Marshall Sir James Milne Robb, a World War I pilot and Commander-In-Chief - Air Forces Europe after World War II. In 1967, SL721 was purchased by an American and shipped to the United States where it was based and flown until 2002 when it was purchased by its current owner and flown to Canada.

    Airframe

    Airframe Notes
    896.9 Hrs Total Time Since New

    Engine

    Engine 1 Overhaul Type
    SMOH
    Engine Notes
    Packard Merlin 266/R55 49.8 Hrs. SMOH by 51 Factory, San Martin, CA

    Props

    Prop Notes
    Rotol R12/4F5 0 hrs SPOH - May 2016

    Avionics

    Avionics/Radios
    King KY 97A King KT 76A Transponder w/ Mode C Garmin Area 500 GPS

    Exterior

    Exterior Notes
    Painted in the markings of 421 Squadron (RCAF) Spitfire


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