2011 August

Spitfire Site

Archive for August, 2011

Added during 2011

2011-08-31

Funeral Sept. 2 in Comox for Second World War Spitfire pilot – Comox Valley Record Funeral Sept. 2 in Comox for Second World War ...

2011-08-29

Airborne again: Bringing Hawker Hurricanes back to life – The Independent Airborne again: Bringing Hawker Hurricanes back to lifeThe IndependentSholto Gilbertson, an aviation and ...

2011-08-26

Hear the roar of Cold War-era jets – Lutterworth Today Hear the roar of Cold War-era jetsLutterworth TodayThe vintage aircraft played a significant role ...

2011-08-24

[tekdiver, via Flickr/CC] Doubt over Red Arrows appearance at Duxford Air Show – Cambridge News Doubt over Red Arrows appearance at Duxford Air Show ...

2011-08-22

Remembering Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging, crashed into a field minutes after performing with the Red Arrows on Saturday in front of an estimated 300,000 spectators in Bornemouth.

2011-08-19

Spitfire welcomed back to club – Vernon Morning Star Spitfire welcomed back to clubVernon Morning StarThe ANAF tried to buy an actual Spitfire aircraft ...

2011-08-12

The Hatfield girls who flew Spitfires – Times 24 The Hatfield girls who flew SpitfiresTimes 24Inside 18 months of setting up at Hatfield the ...

2011-08-08

This is the Braille Scale Tamiya Spitfire Mk. Vb finished in the markings of the Soviet Air Force (VVS). This aircraft was delivered to ...

2011-08-07

Here are a few photos of a model I finished recently. It is a Spitfire Mk. IXc in 1/48th scale. The model was crafted ...

2011-08-04

On 9 July 2011, a unique airworthy Seafire Mk. XVII suffered a hydraulic failure and had to perform a wheels-up landing at Bondues aerodrome, France. Here is a striking photo set documenting this incident.