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Originally Posted by ChristianK
I was asking because on the right landing gear cover you see a serial ending with xxx95. Can this be a replacement part then or was there any other Tempest in 3 Squadron service with a serial ending on xxxx95? I was thinking as this photo was taken during peacetime the maintenance crews would have repainted any replacement parts according to the real serial. So, was this J5-J really SN344?
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Yes, J5-J was SN344 (confirmed by logbooks). There was a xxx95-serialled Tempest with 3 Sqn at that time - SN295 which was J5-R. SN295 was damaged on 26 August 1946, which may be the reason it was 'cannibalised' for an undercarriage door.