Spitfire Mk XVIII flies again in Duxford

Spitfire SM845 in its former colours. (Photo I wish I was flying (CC BY-ND 2.0))

Spitfire SM845 in its former colours. (Photo I wish I was flying (CC BY-ND 2.0))

Spitfire Mk XVIIIe SM845 flew for the first time since 2010 on December 17 in Duxford, with John Romain at the controls. The aircraft now carries colours of a No 28 Squadron RAF Spitfire based in Hong Kong in 1950.

The aircraft was rebuilt after the 2010 crash in Norway that cost pilot Bertil Gerhardt his life.

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