Scale replica Spitfire Mk 26B G-CLHJ accident report released

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has published its report into the fatal accident involving Spitfire Mk 26B G-CLHJ near Enstone in Oxfordshire on August 22, 2023.The pilot was conducting the 20th test flight on G-CLHJ as part of the process of obtaining a Permit to Fly. The flight was assessing the aircraft’s stall characteristics after the repositioning of stall strips on the inner leading edges of both wings.The AAIB report explained that the pilot took off from Enstone