Supermarine Spitfire Mark XIX Nimes 2015

 Supermarine Spitfire Mark XIX Nimes  2015
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Ce Spitfire a été livré à la RAF Benson en 1945, C'etait un PR XIX. Ensuite il fut transférée à la Royal Thai Air Force sous le numéro U14-26 / 97 . il a servi jusqu'en 1952. En 1962, il fut cédé au  Air museum at Claremont, California, USA dirigé par  Ed Maloney  par le Roi du Siam Bhumibel . Il a été stocké et ensuite il fut  acquis par Steve Hilton qui le remet en état de vol. Il recoit un moteur d'un  Avro Shackleton avec hélices contra-rotatives afin de  battre le monde de  vitesse de montée avec un moteur à piston
Il est stocké pour revoler en mai 2002 sous les couleurs der Planes of Fame, Chino avec le number serie N219AM
Il fut ensuite vendu à  Christophe Jacquard en 2005 pour être basé Dijon-Darois  Il reçoit alors le numero d'immatriculation  F-AZJS.
Pendant l'hiver 2008/2009, il a été réquipé avec son  moteur d'origine et fut repeint aux couleurs du 152 nd Squadron152  qui a servi en Asie du Sud-Est.

152nd Squadron

PS890 was delivered to RAF Benson in 1945, being a PR XIX. She was transferred to the Royal Thai Air Force as U14-26/97 where she served until 1952. In 1962 she was donated to Ed Maloney (Air museum at Claremont, California, USA) by King Bhumibel of Siam  in 1962 and stored.She was acquired by Steve Hilton and rebuilt to flying condition. During this rebuild she was fitted with an Avro Shackleton engine and retained contra-rotating props. This was done to beat the piston engine powered climb speed world record.She Flew again in May 2002 and operated by Planes of Fame, Chino with serial N219AM. She was sold to French collector Christophe Jacquard in 2005. She is  based at Dijon-Darois airport in France since that time with registration F-AZJS.
During the winter of 2008/2009 she was refitted with her original engine and received the colours of RAF 152 squadron with code  as she served in South East Asia.
 

History of 152 Squadron:

No 152 Squadron was formed on 1 October 1918 at Rochford as a Camel night fighter unit and in mid-October moved to France to defend Allied Bases against enemy night bombers. The war ended three weeks later and 30 June 1919, the squadron disbanded.
On 1 October 1939, No 152 reformed at Arklington with Gladiators and became operational on 6 November. In January 1940, conversion to Spitfires began and after a period of defensive patrols in the north-east, the squadron moved to Warmwell to help defend southern England against attacks from the Luftwaffe forces now based in northern France. Throughout the Battle of Britain, No 152 defended this sector which included Portland naval base.
During 1942 the Squadron sailed for North Africa as part of the invasion fleet for Operation 'Torch' while the squadron's Spitfires were taken to Gibraltar. On 14 November, the latter took off for Algeria to cover the Allied landings and subsequently defend newly-acquired bases from attacks by enemy aircraft. In June 1943, the Squadron moved to Malta for sweeps over Sicily and to cover the Allied landings there in July. Soon afterwards it moved to catptured strips in Sicily and in September arrived in Italy.
The squadron moved to Burma on 19 December 1943. During the Battle of Imphal, No.152 operated from front-line strips supporting the 14th Army during its final conquest of Burma. In September 1945, the squadron moved to Singapore after the Japenese surrender and was disbanded on 10 March 1946.
On 8 May 1946, No.136 Squadron was renumbered 152 while in transit to Bombay, and began flying Spitfires in June pending the arrival of its Tempests. By Early August it had recieved these but spares problems lead to it being disbanded on 15 January 1947.
On 1 June 1954, No.152 reformed at Wattisham with Meteor night fighters as part of the air defense of the UK. It disbanded on 31 July 1958. On 1 October 1958, No.152 reformed once more, this time as a transport squadron in the Persian Gulf area with Pembrokes and Twin Pioneers based at Bahrain. It was disbanded on 15 November 1967.

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