Supermarine Spitfire

Spitfire IX TE517 Receives Turk Hava Kuvvetleri Turkish Air Force Markings

Spitfire Mk.IX TE517 Receives Turkish Air Force Markings

June 25, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

By Staff Writers Since the arrival of the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX TE517 (c/n SH/CBAF.IX558) at the M.S.Ö. Air & Space Museum in Sivrihisar, Eskisehir province, Türkiye, the staff has been diligently working on applying the […]

Spitfire For Türkiye

May 24, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 5

Airworthy Supermarine Spitfire IX TE517 (G-RYIX) is destined for a new home in Türkiye, following its sale to Ali İsmet Öztürk’s MSÖ Air & Space Museum. The aircraft will be ferried to the museum at […]

Spitfire MJ444 Roars!

May 14, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

On Saturday, May 11th, 2024, following a successful test run earlier in the week, the MJ444 Supporters witnessed the Merlin engine roar to life as part of a fully assembled airframe for the first time. […]

MJ444s engine bay nearing completion Photo Martin Overall

Aero Legends’ Spitfire MJ444 Restoration – April Update

May 3, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

In 2021 Aero Legends based at Headcorn in the UK announced that they had commissioned the rebuild of another Supermarine Spitfire in a two-seat configuration to join their stable, this being Mk.IX MJ444, a WWII […]

A quick visit to Duxford on 14th February and MJ444’s Merlin 500 engine is now fitted. This variant of the Merlin has a single stage supercharger, resulting in increased performance and reliability (Photo Peter Hall)

Aero Legends’ Spitfire MJ444 Restoration Update

February 28, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 2

By Richard Mallory Allnut Back in March 2017, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe NH341 made its first post-restoration flight following a three-year restoration with the Aircraft Restoration Company (ARCo) in Duxford, England. The rebuild had seen the […]

Platinum Spotlight: Supermarine Spitfire P.R. XI For Sale

June 26, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

Periodically, we highlight vintage aircraft listed for sale with one of our sponsors, Platinum Fighter Sales. Want to buy a Spitfire? How much does one cost? What’s it worth? These questions are perennials in the […]

Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. XVIe credit David Blais

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum Announced Important Donation

October 17, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum’s President & CEO, Dave Rohrer, at their 50th Gala on October 15th, announced the donation of three significant aircraft to their collection – a Supermarine Spitfire, Avro Canada CF-100 […]

BS164 Ex RAAF A58 63 components under examination prior to restoration work at VFR Scone NSW

Spitfire Mk.V Restorations at Vintage Fighter Restorations

August 16, 2022 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

For the past few years, our good friend John Parker at Warbirds Online has been following several important restorations at Vintage Fighter Restorations (VFR), a division of Pay’s Aviation in Scone, New South Wales, Australia. Here is his […]

Two Aircraft Made Their “First” Public Displays at Shuttleworth’s Season Premier Airshow

May 5, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

Two aircraft made their “first” public displays at Shuttleworth’s Season Premier Airshow on Sunday 1st May. Although AR501 a Mk Vc Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V Supermarine Spitfire had been seen in previous years this season she […]

Spitfire Tr.9 TE308 – A Reunion in Kentish Skies With ‘Mr.Spitfire’

February 11, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

The Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar arranged a special reunion at their facility near London England this week between the world-renowned Spitfire historian, Peter Arnold, and the company’s two-seat Supermarine Spitfire Tr.9 TE308 – an aircraft […]