A MAJOR MILESTONE

Someone who has passed on his vast experience to many new warbird hands over the years realised a personal ambition at the end of 2018’s Duxford display season. A conversation at the Aircraft Restoration Company discovered that Cliff Spink had flown every mark of single-seat Spitfire currently flying except the MkVIII. This was to change following the Battle of Britain Air Show at Duxford in September, when Spitfire HFVIIIc owner Maxi Gainza kindly offered Cliff the opportunity to carry out