Un Spitfire del Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) se salió de la pista mientras aterrizaba en Coningsby el 11 de mayo.
El Spitfire MK356 se salió de la pista por un "pequeño fallo técnico" y "se detuvo rápidamente en la hierba", según declaró a la BBC un portavoz de la Real Fuerza Aérea (RAF).
No se produjeron más daños en el pájaro de guerra ni en la pista, y el piloto no resultó herido.
MK356 was built in 1944 and was fitted with a Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 engine. Flickr Commons/Alan Wilson
El ejemplar, de 78 años, formaba parte de un lote de Spitfires Mk IX construidos en la fábrica de Castle Bromwich a principios de 1944. Estaba equipado con puntas de ala de envergadura completa y un motor Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 con un supercargador de dos velocidades y dos etapas optimizado para bajas altitudes, lo que lo convertía en un Mk LFIXe de bajo vuelo (LF).
El avión, que se incorporó a la BBMF en 1997 con las letras de código 2I-V del Escuadrón 443, también tenía los extremos de las alas recortados. Los extremos de las alas se añadieron posteriormente.
Pictured are three aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) in the skies above Lincolnshire. Top left is Hurricane LF363, painted to represent 249 Squadron Battle of Britain Hurricane ‘GN-F’ on its port side. GN-F was the aircraft flown during the Battle of Britain by fighter ace Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC and Bar AFC AE LdH. 'SD-A' code letters on LF363's starboard side are the code letters of the 501 Squadron Hurricane flown by Paul Farnes DFM also during the Battle of Britain. Centre left is Lancaster PA474 wearing 460 Squadron (RAAF)'s AR-L on her portside and 50 Squadron VN-T on her starboard side. Right is a Spitfire MK356. 'MK' has been painted in a desert camouflage to represent Spitfire Mk IX EN 152/QJ-3 of 92 Squadron based in Tunisia during 1943. MOD Crown Copyright/Cpl Phil Major
En 2017, el MK356 fue pintado en camuflaje del desierto, representando un Spitfire Mk IX del Escuadrón 92 en Túnez en 1943.
Joining the BBMF in 1997 wearing 443 Squadron code letters 2I-V, the aircraft also featured clipped wingtips. Full-span wingtips were added at a later date.
In 2017, MK356 was painted in desert camouflage, representing a Spitfire Mk IX of 92 Squadron in Tunisia in 1943.
Pictured are three aircraft from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) in the skies above Lincolnshire. Top left is Hurricane LF363, painted to represent 249 Squadron Battle of Britain Hurricane ‘GN-F’ on its port side. GN-F was the aircraft flown during the Battle of Britain by fighter ace Wing Commander Tom Neil DFC and Bar AFC AE LdH. 'SD-A' code letters on LF363's starboard side are the code letters of the 501 Squadron Hurricane flown by Paul Farnes DFM also during the Battle of Britain. Centre left is Lancaster PA474 wearing 460 Squadron (RAAF)'s AR-L on her portside and 50 Squadron VN-T on her starboard side. Right is a Spitfire MK356. 'MK' has been painted in a desert camouflage to represent Spitfire Mk IX EN 152/QJ-3 of 92 Squadron based in Tunisia during 1943. MOD Crown Copyright/Cpl Phil Major
