Round-the-world Spitfire flies

摘要

Combat veteran Supermarine Spitfire IXMJ271/G-IRTY made its first flight for 66 years at Duxford during the afternoon of 27 June with John Romain at the controls. The machine has been rebuilt by Historic Flying for the Boultbee Flight Academy (BFA), and in August is scheduled to head off on a 27,000-mile, four-month round-the-world flight, the two pilots being BFA founders Steve Boultbee-Brooks and Matt Jones.