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The Spitfire AB910 is a Mk Vb which first flew in 1941 and was active in several squadrons during the war. It continued to fly in private hands in later years. She is now owned by the RAF again as part of the Battle of Britain Memorial flight. Behind the Spitfire is a famous Avro Vulcan Cold War bomber, XH558. At the time I took this photo (1993) it was at RAF Leuchars in its final season of displays before being retired by the RAF. No-one thought at that time that she would take to the sky years later in the hands of the Vulcan to the Sky Trust after enormous financial support by thousands of public donations, and later Lottery Funding, totalling 6.5 Million pounds. In 2015 she was finally grounded permanently but only after thrilling huge crowds at airshows from 2008 to 2015. |
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| Author | Mike McBey |
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