G-ILDA — Spitfire T.IX of Boultbee Aviation
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Live status
Last seen on radar: July 12, 2026.
Facts
- Type
- Spitfire T.IX
- Manufacturer
- Vickers Supermarine
- Operator
- Boultbee Aviation
- Country
- United Kingdom
- ICAO hex
- 403D79
Rarity & spotters
★★★★★G-ILDA is one of 2 Spitfire T.IX in our database.
Activity
From our radar history of the last 7 days.
- Flights
- 20
- Airborne time
- 2.2 h
- Max altitude
- 7,485 ft
- Max speed
- 246 kt
- Typical cruise
- 3,091 ft · 206 kt
Airborne minutes per weekday (UTC)
Airborne minutes per hour of day (UTC)
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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