As can be seen from the following link the TrIX conversion G-ILDA/SM520 has flown again after its restoration
Congratulations to all associated with this restoration
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I32EfabJ_qU
G-APDK
Air-Britain Historians
By: Moggy C - 24th October 2008 at 11:27
Two threads (more or less) on one topic merged
Moggy
Moderator
By: TEXANTOMCAT - 24th October 2008 at 11:14
Is she to retain her (not authentic for the particular airframe but presumably is for a Tr.9 markings?)
TT
By: Mark12 - 24th October 2008 at 10:53
73 Spitfires have flown since the Battle of Britain film in 1968.
Currently 43 Spitfires can be considered airworthy world-wide.
Currently 23 Spitfires can be considered airworthy in the UK.
Mark
By: RPSmith - 24th October 2008 at 10:28
Another Spitfire flies!
From another thread G-ILDA/SM520 I see that has flown again.
I’m afraid my first reaction was yawn “another one” yawn – how terrible is that? I shouldn’t/wouldn’t want to denigrate what has obviously been a tremendous effort by those concerned.
But I (and, I suspect, others) have become a bit blase’ with the large number of Spitfires that now fly.
Obviously the World population of flyable Spitfires was boosted for the film “Battle of Britain” I wondered does anyone have a table that shows how that population has risen year by year over the last 30 years?
Roger Smith.
Sign In
October 24, 2008 at 9:49 am