G-AIDN — Spitfire T.VIII of Private
Airborne right now
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Live status
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Facts
- Type
- Spitfire T.VIII
- Manufacturer
- Vickers Supermarine
- Operator
- Private
- Country
- United Kingdom
- ICAO hex
- 405349
Rarity & spotters
★★★★★G-AIDN is one of 12 Spitfire T.VIII in our database.
Activity
Likely based at EGKB — judging by take-off and landing patterns over the last 30 days.
About the type: Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered variants)
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. Rolls-Royce engineers were already working on a new version of the Merlin incorporating a two-stage supercharger; the combination of the improved Merlin and the Spitfire Mk Vc airframe in a "stop-gap" design allowed the RAF to combat the Fw 190 on equal terms.
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