Mark XVI

 
Status Abbreviations are as follows:
AW - airworthy, S - stored, M - museum, R - under restoration, U - unknown.
Other abbreviations used are:
BBMF - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight
BoB - Battle of Britain Film
IWM - Imperial War Museum
MU - Maintenance Unit
OFMC - Old Flying Machine Company
OTU - Operational Training Unit
HF - Historic Flying Ltd
Instr a/f - Instructional Airframe
THUM - Temperature and Humidity Flight
WOGB - Warbirds of Great Britain
Identity
Mark
Status
Comments
RR263
16
M
1986 Musee de L'Air, Le Bourget, displayed as TB597
Raf instr a/f 7216M
RW382
16
U
Destroyed in fatal crash May 1998
1995 Bernie Jackson, USA
1991 Restored by Historic Flying
1988 Recovered by HF Ltd for David Tallichet
1973 Gate guard, Uxbridge
1959 Gate guard, Leconfield
1955 instr a/f 8075M, 7245M
14.12.54 Retired
1.4.47 604 sqn
RW386
16
R
May 2007 Biltema, Sweden - registered as SE-BIR
Oct 96 Flying 'A' Services
1992 Restored by Historic Flying
1986 Stored with WOG as G-BXVI
1982 To Doug Arnold
1952 instr a/f Honnington & Halton
25.3.47 604 sqn as NG-D
2.8.45 6 MU
RW388
16
M
15.2.72 Spitfire Museum, Stoke on Trent
1.1.52 Retired - Benson, Andover, Kemble, St Athan
1.4.51 612 Sqn
2.8.45 667 Sqn as U4-U, 5 Sqn as 7B-D
18.7.45 6 MU
RW393
16
S
1998 Cosford
1991 St Athan
9.3.57 Gate Guard, Turnhouse
6.7.54 Retired, instr a/f 602 Sqn
1950 Personal a/c of AOC Fighter Command
3.11.47 203 Advanced Flying School
20.7.45 6 MU
SL542
16
R
Jun 98 Pegasus Investments, Canada
1996 With Harry Stenger for Anthony Jurak
1994 Mike Araldi, Florida
1992 Stored St Athan
1986 Gate guard, Coltishall
31.5.57 Retired damaged
1.4.55 Duxford
1.3.54 2 CAACU
7.12.50 1 CAACU
28.7.48 695 sqn
SL574
16
M
1992 San Diego Aerospace Museum as N3310
1986 Restored at Halton
1969 Gate guard, Bentley Priory
1967 BoB Film
1958 Flying at Biggin, N Weald & Martlesham
1956 Retired - 'Reach for the Sky'
15.10.53 3 CAACU
16.4.51 102 FRS
30.9.47 EAAS as FG-GU
SL674
16
S
1991 Stored at St Athan
11.9.54 Chapel Guard, Biggin Hill
17.7.51 Retired
29.4.49 612 sqn as RAS-H and 8W-H
7.8.47 501 sqn
1.4.46 1 OTU
26.7.45 29 MU
SL721
16
AW
May 2002 Damaged in a landing accident
2001(?) Michael Potter Ottawa, Canada
2000 Seen at the Air Races at Reno, Nevada, believed to be based at Gnoss Field,  Novato, California
Oct 1995 Damaged in landing accident
1986 W & C  Woods, San Diego Aerospace Museum
1973 Doug Arnold as G-BAUP
1949 William Ross, USA as N8WK and N8R
1948 31 Sqn as JM-R, personal a/c of Sir James Robb, ACM
August 1945 delivered to 6MU
SM411
16
M
1986 Displayed at Polish National Museum, Krakow
RAF instr a/f 7242M
TB252
16
R
Jun 98 Nicholas Springer, Germany
9.11.88 Historic Flying as G-XVIE
1959 to 1986 Gate Guard Acklington, Boulmer, Leuchars, Bentley Priory
27.2.53 Retired
Sqns 350, 341, 329
6.1.45 9MU
TB382
16
S
1986 Exhibition Flight, Abingdon
1967 BoB Film (taxy only)
1960 RAF Hospital, Ely
1955 Gate Guard Thornaby
16.12.54 Retired
27.1.49 Fighter Command Comms Flight
19.1.45 602 Sqn (LO-Z)
17.1.45 6 MU
TB752
16
M
15.9.79 RAF Manston Museum
7.7.78 Restored by Medway RAeS
28.9.55 Gate Guard, Manston
1955 Flew for film 'Reach for the Sky'
23.11.53 No 5 CAACU
19.4.45 403 Sqn
21.2.45 33 MU then 66 Sqn as LZ-F
TB863
16
AW
1988 Tim Wallis, Wanaka - ZK-XVI
1986 Restoration - Fighter Collection
30.11.82 To PPS, Booker as G-CDAN
11.12.68 A W Francis, Southend
1967 BoB Film
1955 With MGM for 'Reach for the Sky'
1945/46 Sqns 453, 183, 567, 691, 17
27.2.45 19 MU
TD135
16
R
Jun 98 William Anderson, Genesco, NY
1986 To W Anderson, NY
RAF instr a/f 6798M
TD248
16
AW
November 1999 offered for sale by Historic Flying Ltd in the Millennium Collection
Oct 96 The Stampe Centre, Belgium
10.11.92 Flown by John Allison
14.10.88 Recovered by Historic Flying for Eddie Coventry
1967 Sealand
8.4.59 1366 sqn ATC (7246M)
14.12.54 Retired, displayed at Hooton Park
31.8.51 2 Civil Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit
May 1945 695 sqn as 8Q-T & 4M-E
TE184
16
AW
Alain DeCadenet based at RAF Halton, Bucks
5.12.96 Hawker Restorations - mtce
1995 OFMC as G-MXVI
1989 Trent Aero for Myrick Av.
1986 UFT Museum, acquired by Nick Grace
1977 Ulster Folk & Transport Museum.
1967 Bicester & Finningley
1952 1855 sqn ATC
1951 instr a/f
27.2.50 607 sqn
May 1945 delivered to 9MU
The aircraft was initially delivered to 9 MU at RAF Cosford on May 30th 1945 for storage, and in October flown to 20 MU RAF Aston Down moving to 6 MU RAF Brize Norton on September 16th 1946. Transferred to 203 Advanced Flying School (later 226 OCU) RAF Stradishall Suffolk on September 7th 1948. This was followed by a move, to 607 Squadron RAuxAF at RAF Ouston on February 27th 1950. Placed into store with 33 MU RAF Lyneham on June 13th 1950 before moving again to Central Gunnery School at RAF Leconfield on November 9th. At the end of a 1hr 20min flight on 30th January 1951 the aircraft suffered a starboard undercarriage collapse and was declared Cat 3 repairable. Following subsequent examination re-categorised Cat 5 Ground Instructional, the aircraft having flown a total time of 321hr 40mins. Moved to 64 Reserve Centre, Long Benton, Northumberland on February 27th 1951 as 6850M.
 
There followed a period as a gate guard at 1855 (Royton) Squadron Air Training Corps from 1952 to February 1967 when moved to 71 MU RAF Bicester for use in the Battle of  Britain film then to  RAF Finningley  Museum Collection .The aircraft then moved initially to 5 MU RAF Kemble for re-allocation then 23 MU RAF Aldergrove for storage and subsequent  display outside the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum in March 1977 thereafter it was stored until sold to Spitfire restorer Nick Grace. Following his death in a car crash in October 1988 the aircraft was acquired by Myrick Aviation and underwent total restoration with Trent Aero Services including conversion to “high back” configuration, and was registered G-MXVI  on February 2nd 1989. Following rebuild the aircraft flew for the first time since 1951 on November 23rd 1990. The aircraft was subsequently sold to Alain de Cadenet in 1995.
 
The above information has been kindly provided by David Winterbottom, Squadron Historian and Archivist for 1855 (Royton) Sqn Air Training Corps
TE214
16
M
1997 Canadian Warplane Heritage, Ottawa
1986 Canadian War Museum as 'TE353'
1966 To Canada
1956-60 Displayed at RAF Ternhill
1944 Built
TE288
16
M
1986 RNZAF Museum, Blenheim
RAF instr a/f 7287M
TE311
16
M
1998 Bayeux Museum
1968 Static Display, Benson, Abingdon
1967 BoB Film (taxy only)
13.12.54 Retired, Gate Guard Tangmere
16.6.45 39 MU
TE330
16
R
1998 sold to Mike Subritzsky - expected to be airworthy in 2002
1996 Bought by James Slade and shipped to Auckland New Zealand for restoration by Mike Subritzsky.
1986 USAF Museum, Dayton, Ohio
RAF Instr a/f 7449M
TE356
16
AW
1995 Evergreen Corp. Arizona as N356TE
1992 N356EV
1988 Airworthy
1986 Trent Aero for WOGB as G-SXVI
1978 Gate guard Leeming
1970 CFS, Little Rissington
1967 BoB Film (taxy only)
1952 instr a/f
1951 2 Civil Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit
1945 695 sqn, 34 sqn
23.6.45 29 MU
TE384
16
R
1998 Purchased by Ken McBride and under restoration at  St Jose, California.
6.10.88 Restored by Jim Czerwinski
1985 Hockey Treloar, Queensland as VH-XVI
RAF instr a/f 7207M
Aug 1945 delivered to 6MU
TE392
16
AW
24.12.99 now airworthy registered as N97RW
1998 Lone Star Flight Museum
1996 Restoration by Harry Stenger for Lone Star Flight Museum
1992 WOGB Thruxton
1986 WOGB Bitteswell
1970 Gate Guard RAF Hereford
1967 Kemble
1.9.52 Retired at Wellesbourne
RAF Sqns 126,65,164,63,595,695,34
15.6.45 9 MU
TE456
16
M
1986 Domain War Museum, Auckland, displayed as TE452,
TE462
16
M
17.2.71 Museum of Flight, East Fortune
9.12.70 Refurbished at Bicester
Gate Guard, Ouston and Kemble
14.12.54 Retired
26.6.45 39 MU
TE476
16
AW
Oct 95 Kermit Weeks, Florida
June 1995 Restored to airworthy
1992 PPS, Booker
Nov 89 Recovered by Historic Flying
1970 Gate guard, Northolt
1967 BoB Film
5.1.60 Retired at Neatishead
16.5.58 Martlesham
17.1.57 Retired then restored
1951 1 Civil Ant-Aircraft Co-operation Unit
30.6.45 39 MU
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