Which Sq. code is ‘VL’ ?

SX336 is painted to represent a 766 Squadron machine, as Mike said, Yeovilton based.

MkVIIIc MT719 (who owned this at that time? Wasn’t it some racing company?)

Reynard Racing.

c) 17 Squadron would be a contender.

Looks like a replica Spitfire.

Just to update this sticky thread:

There’s an announcement here saying they’ve made extra spaces available so you can now just turn up even if you haven’t booked a place.

Details on this link

As this forum is owned and operated by the publishing company who create Flpast – whats the difference? They are perfectly entitled to use it as a news source.

there are far too many Mk IX’s around at the moment

Really – can you back that with statistics? I would suggest that it may have once been the case but the airworthy Spitfire population is now rather more diverse.

In the UK the single seat Mk IX is no more numerous than the Mk V in terms of airworthy aircraft. In fact if you count the V’s:EP120, BM597, AB910, AR501 (although under maintenance this year) you will find there are fewer single seat IX’s, including this latest restoration.

Mr Church died on the evening of 1st July 1989.

I suspect that is Alan Shepherd in the cockpit of 462, I recall it was him that took the Spit to Middle Wallop in around 92 or 93.