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| MW376 |
This Bristol-built Tempest served with the RAF as MW376, and was transferred to Hawkers in May 1948, along with 113 other Tempests. These were refurbished, fitted with long range fuel tanks, and sold to the Royal Indian Air Force in 1948 and delivered as HA564. It's thought to have served with No.4 Squadron. MW376 is one of seven ex-Indian Air Force Tempests recovered in 1979 by Doug Arnold and Warbirds of GB Ltd. It was transfered to Tangmere Flight, UK, in 1980, Chris Horslet in 1988 and a syndicate in Stamford in 1990. Restoration work on this aircraft began in 1991 at Spanhoe, Lincolnshire, in the hands of Windmill Aviation, and the project was registered G-BSHW. (Where the photo above is taken.) Restoration work was halted in 1993, at it was stored at Audley End. In 1996 it was sold to Phillipe Dennis, in Romans, France. In 2000 it was acquired by Jim Perry and was stored in France.
MW376 is now scheduled to move from France to the US, and to be sold by Airborne Attitude, LLC.
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Summary of History |
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| Date | Note | Code/Serial |
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1944 |
Built at Bristol Aeroplane Co, Banwell by (Contract ACFT/3210/C.23(a) |
MW376 |
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? |
Thought to have been used at the Handling Squadron. |
MW376 |
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?-1948 |
Stored at 20 Maintainence Unit, Aston Down. |
MW376 |
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May 1948 |
Bought by Hawker Aircraft Ltd from surplus RAF stocks. |
HA564 |
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1949 |
Sold and delivered to Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF). |
HA564 |
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1949-1953 |
Thought to have served with RIAF No.4 Sqn. |
HA564 |
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1953-1979 |
Advanced training role, later in open storage at Poona. |
HA564 |
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1979 |
Recovered by Warbirds of GB Ltd, Blackbushe. |
HA564 |
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1980 |
Tangmere Flight, UK. |
MW376 |
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1988 |
C.P. Horslet, UK. |
MW376 |
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1990 |
Windmill Aviation, Spanhoe. |
MW376 |
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June 10 1991 |
David Martin, Spanhoe Lodge, Northants, UK |
G-BSHW/MW376 |
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1996 |
Phillipe Dennis, Romans, France |
G-BSHW/MW376 |
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2000 |
Jim Perry (Stored in France) |
G-BSHW/MW376 |
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2008 |
Scheduled to move from France to the US |
G-BSHW/MW376 |
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Do you have more information or is something wrong? Any corrections to this list are most welcome. |
Images:
Ken Ellis
© Key Publishing 2002, reproduced with permission of FlyPast Magazine
Airborne Attitude, LLC
Text sources:
FlyPast Sept 1992
FlyPast May 2002
Airborne Attitude, LLC
Bristol Aircraft Worldwide Survey