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Registration tie up plz

Can some one please tell me what aircraft wore the registration EK695 as I have it etched on an old cockpit clock I have.

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By: Arabella-Cox - 20th June 2008 at 23:15

Thanks Guys for the quick responce. Just double checked the Clock case and it does say EK695 so must refir to something other than a Registration.

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By: merkle - 20th June 2008 at 21:17

Firebrand that never was EK495

EK695 was not built ? the batch of Firebrands ended at EK694.

Yep Correct, I have just checked the EE file with air britain where the number was given charge for the admiralty for a batch of Firebrands,

then checked the Fleet air arm 1946-2000, and it reads EK694 as the last number, for that batch, the next Number is EK712 , so i imagine it was never built, Unless for any reason it was never taken onto RAF/FAA Charge, and they were used for tests/training within the company, or as instructional piece of equiptment , never actually going into service,

but it is very much more likely it was Cancelled , all i do find strange is from looking at air -britain, when there was a cancellation ,normally it is the whole part of that Batch/Contract

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By: T-21 - 20th June 2008 at 20:34

EK695 was not built ? the batch of Firebrands ended at EK694.

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By: Old Git - 20th June 2008 at 19:35

According to my Military Serials Book EK695 was part of a batch (EK601-EK967) allocated to Blackburn Firebrands Mk IV/V.

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