Yesterday, Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s (BBMF) Spitfire Mk XIX PM631 returned to the air for the first time sine 2014.
The aircraft was originally built by Vickers-Armstrong in 1945 but did not see action in WW2. In 1951 it was assigned to Meteorological Research Flight and conducted temperature and humidity flights until 1957, when it became part of BBMF. It went on to fly in the 1968 film Battle of Britain and currently wears the colors of 541 Squadron, which performed photo reconnaissance over Europe from early 1944 to the end of the war. The machine was grounded in 2014 and fitted with an overhauled Griffon engine.
Yesterday’s flight was conducted by Sqn Ldr Mark Discombe, who described the machine’s handling as “sweet.” Click below to check out a video of the flight.
BBMF's Mark XIX Spitfire PM631's air test 27 Feb 19 (Video: Sgt Burns)
Posted by Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (Official) on Thursday, February 28, 2019
(via Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Additional Information via Warbird Registry Top Photo: Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) via Wikimedia Commons)
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