Flyaspitfire.com – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com The latest in warbirds and historical aviation Sun, 16 Aug 2020 21:35:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WWN-icon-256-150x150.png Flyaspitfire.com – World Warbird News https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com 32 32 Spitfire T.9 TE308 flies again with new colours https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2020/08/16/spitfire-t-9-te308-flies-again-with-new-colours/ https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/2020/08/16/spitfire-t-9-te308-flies-again-with-new-colours/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2020 21:35:17 +0000 https://www.worldwarbirdnews.com/?p=4021

Continue reading]]> Spitfire T.9 TE308 in 2007 (Photo D. Miller (CC BY 2.0))

Spitfire T.9 TE308 in 2007 (Photo D. Miller (CC BY 2.0))

Flyaspitfire.com has announced on its Facebook page that it has received approval to start passenger flights with their new twin-seat Spitfire, Spitfire TE308,  which has received a new paint scheme in honor of No 457 Squadron “Grey Nurse” of the Royal Australian Air Force.

TE308 was built as a Spitfire Mk IX and did not see active service in World War II. It was converted to the T.9 twin-seat standard by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd and served with the Irish Air Corps from 1951 to 1968.  It was used for the shooting of the movie “The Battle of Britain” and was later flown in Canada and the USA. It was damaged in a ground collision in 2008 in Texas and was extensively repaired since.

More information on TE308 can be found on Flyaspitfire.com.

https://www.facebook.com/FlyASpitfire/posts/1658673334287710

 

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