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    Airframe Family: de Havilland DH-98 Mosquito
    Latest Model:Mosquito FB.VI
    Last Military Serial:NZ2384 RNZAF
    Last Civil Registration:N474PZ
    Compressed ID:de Havilland Mosquito FB.VI sn NZ23...
    Latest Owner or Location:Private Collection, McClellan AFB (formerly), Sacramento, California

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    Dates

    Event

    1945

    Constructed as a Mosquito FB.VI by de Havilland at Hatfield.

    19 April 1945

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n PZ474.

    19 April 1945

    Transferred to No. 19 MU.

    From 5 April 1948 to 17 July 1953

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal New Zealand Air Force with s/n NZ2384.

    By 1953

    To Bob Bean and Arthur Kaplan/Aircraft Sales Inc, Los Angeles, CA,.

    2 September 1953

    To Aircraft Supplies Ltd, Palmerston North with new c/r ZK-BCV.

    February 1955

    Exported to USA.

    1955

    To Insurance Finance Corp, Studio City, CA with new c/r N9909F.

    From 1959 to 1970

    Aircraft at Whiteman Air Park, CA.


    Photographer: Gordon Penmann Collection

    By 1973

    Remains were purchased in 1973 by J. Merizan who intended restoring it to static condition.

    January 1984

    Sold to Swedish Air Force Museum in 1984 but remained in the United States.

    31 March 2014

    Civil registration, N9909F, cancelled.
    Exported to New Zealand.

    To New Zealand for restoration to flying status by Mosquito Aircraft Restorations and Avspecs at Ardmore.

    12 October 2018

    To AVspecs Limited, Manukau with new c/r ZK-BCV.

    January 2019

    Aircraft displayed in RAF 235 Squadron colours, coded L-3, with own serial and 8 x RP underwing.

    20 February 2019

    Civil registration, ZK-BCV, cancelled.

    7 March 2019

    To Spitfire Ventures Llc, San Antonio, TX with new c/r N474PZ.

    Based at Lewis Air Legends/Rod Lewis, Lewis Ranch Airport, San Antonio, TX.
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    17 May 2019

    Certificate of airworthiness for NX474PZ (MOSQUITO, PZ474) issued.

    11 June 2020

    To Charles Michael Somers, Hillsboro, OR keeping c/r N474PZ.

    Based at Private Collection, McClellan AFB (formerly), Sacramento, CA.
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    2021

    20 November 2021


    Photographer: Dan Stijovich
    Notes: Taxiing at Chino CA

    Circa 23 September 2024


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Central Coast Air Fest in Santa Maria, CA.

    Circa 23 September 2024


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Central Coast Air Fest in Santa Maria, CA.

    Circa 23 September 2024


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Central Coast Air Fest in Santa Maria, CA.

    Circa 23 September 2024


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Central Coast Air Fest in Santa Maria, CA.
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