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The station was renamed to RAF Blackbushe on 18 November 1944 and it became an airfield for the Douglas Dakotas of RAF Transport Command during the 1948 airlift during the Berlin Blockade. The RAF Station was closed on 15 November 1946 and in February 1947 the airfield became Blackbushe Airport under the control of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
Eleanor Wadsworth (née Fish; 15 October 1917 – 21 December 2020) [1] was an English second world war pilot, who served as one of the RAF's "Spitfire women". [2] Wadsworth was the oldest surviving pilot of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA), [3] before her death in December 2020.
Spitfire LF Mk IX MH434 of Duxford's Old Flying Machine Company. The British Supermarine Spitfire was facing several challenges by mid-1942. The debut of the formidable Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in late 1941 had caused problems for RAF fighter squadrons flying the latest Spitfire Mk Vb . [ 2 ]
Spitfire Mk IX, MJ785, Ex Royal Norwegian Air Force, crashed in the summer of 1945. Under consideration for restoration to flying condition for Norwegian Flying Aces. [105] Spitfire LF Mk.IX MK997. Ex Royal Norwegian Air Force, which crashed into Samsjøen Lake in August 1950, killing the pilot. Wreckage was raised on 13 August 2018.
He was later assigned to the Supermarine Spitfire-equipped 52d Fighter Group in Sicily. [11] On February 9, 1944, on his 59th mission, his malfunctioning Mark V Spitfire was shot down by Siegfried Lemke, a pilot of Jagdgeschwader 2 [12] in a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 off the coast of Southern France, and he was taken prisoner. [13]
Also, in June 1938, the Heinkel He 100 V2 set a new record of 394.6 mph (635.0 km/h), which was very close to the maximum speed the as yet unflown Speed Spitfire was likely to achieve; the first flight of the modified Spitfire took place on 11 November 1938 and, in late February 1939, the maximum speed reached was 408 mph (657 km/h) at 3,000 ft ...
The most authentic Mk Ia Spitfire airworthy today, restored to flight by Historic Flying Limited in 2012. The Aircraft Restoration Company (formally Historic Flying Limited ) [ 1 ] is a British company that specialises in the restoration and new-build of Supermarine Spitfires and other historic aircraft.
Ray Hanna Hanna in Spitfire MH434 in 2005 Born (1928-08-28) 28 August 1928 Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand Died 1 December 2005 (2005-12-01) (aged 77) Switzerland Buried Parham, Suffolk, United Kingdom Allegiance United Kingdom Service / branch Royal Air Force Years of service 1949–1971 Rank Squadron Leader Commands Red Arrows Awards Air Force Cross & Bar Queen's Commendation for Valuable ...