The remains of the Spitfire were excavated from the crash site at Occoches (near Doullens in France) in December 2005 by Pierre Ben and members of the Association Somme Aviation 39-45. The aircraft was then purchased by TCH owner Martin Phillips. Check out the fascinating history of the Spitfire here - Spitfire BS410 History
PILOT REUNITED WITH SPITFIRE AFTER 66 YEARS
RAF pilot Piotr Kuryllowicz was just 25 in 1943 when he had to bale out of his Mark 9 Spitfire plane in France. Thanks to TCH owner Martin Phillips, the Polish veteran was reunited with the Spitfire 66 years later!
THE SPITFIRE IN DEVELOPMENT
The Spitfire's development started out at Airframe Assemblies on the Isle of Wight, and then moved onto the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar to be completed.
NEARING COMPLETION
The Spitfire's powerplant was fully restored by the team and the aircraft painted in 315 Squadron colours, as the finishing touches of this meticulous development neared completion.
THE 1ST FLIGHT
After much patience and hard work, the BS410 finally took it's first flight in April 22, with Martin Phillips on board and the Spitfire looking fantastic. As you can see from the photos, the day was a big success!
UP, UP AND AWAY!
The BS410 is looking magnificent (photos courtesy of Mark Rutley) and is ready for bookings at Goodwood - check out details on Spitfires.com
Get in touch on 01392 274654 if you'd like to know more.
You can see the BS410 and RR232 in action together here courtesy of DH Photography
Spitfires in Action
SPITFIRES.COM, formerly Boultbee Flight Academy, was established in 2010 and was the world's first Spitfire training school and approved Spitfire flight provider flying single seat and two seat spitfires.
The Academy is the world's authority on Spitfire flying. They offer Spitfire experience flights to non-pilots and Spitfire training to pilots. All of the two seat Spitfire flights are incredible experiences whether you are a pilot or not. A two seater Spitfire flight really is everything you will hope it to be and more. Spitfires.com
SPITFIRE BS410 IN ACTION
SPITFIRE BS410 GALLERY
