The Silver Spitfire Returns Home To Goodwood

Goodwood Silver Spitfire Returns After 4 months flying around the world the silver spitfire successfully returned to goodwood aerodrome on the 5th december 2019 where friends and family and colleagues were waiting eagerly for the safe return of this very special aircraft. escorting all the way along the south coast of england were two hawk jets from the royal air force's aerobatic display team, the red arrows. what an. Get more videos click subscribe 🔔 after a five month journey round the world covering over 27,000 miles, the ’silver spitfire’ a mk.ix built in 1943 w.

Goodwood Silver Spitfire Returns Silver spitfire returns. schaffhausen goodwood, 5th december 2019 – pilots steve boultbee brooks and matt jones have made aviation history after completing the first ever round the world flight in a spitfire. boultbee brooks and jones landed just in time for christmas to a rapturous welcome at goodwood on 5th december 2019, exactly four. Silver spitfire. 05th august 2019. goodwood aerodrome has played host to iwc schaffhausen and the boultbee flight academy, in collaboration with aviation adventures ltd, as the venue chosen to officially start the “silver spitfire the longest flight” expedition. more than 400 guests gathered at the aerodrome to send off the carefully. Pilots steve boultbee brooks and matt jones returned to goodwood aerodrome today to rousing cheers and celebrations, having made aviation history, completing the first ever round the world flight in a spitfire, landing exactly four months after the expedition took off. Two goodwood pilots have landed back home after flying a silver spitfire around the world in four months. a newly restored spitfire aircraft landed at goodwood aerodrome this afternoon (thursday, december 5) following a ‘life changing’ 27,000 mile journey around the planet.

Goodwood Silver Spitfire Returns Pilots steve boultbee brooks and matt jones returned to goodwood aerodrome today to rousing cheers and celebrations, having made aviation history, completing the first ever round the world flight in a spitfire, landing exactly four months after the expedition took off. Two goodwood pilots have landed back home after flying a silver spitfire around the world in four months. a newly restored spitfire aircraft landed at goodwood aerodrome this afternoon (thursday, december 5) following a ‘life changing’ 27,000 mile journey around the planet. The silver spitfire is powered by a 27 litre v12 rolls royce merlin engine putting out around 1,350 bhp. there are 6 exhaust stacks on each side of the aircraft, each one costing in the region of £1,000! the propeller blades on a spitfire are made of layers of wood sandwiched together, in contrast with the metal or composite materials you’ll. After a five month journey round the world covering over 27,000 miles, the ’silver spitfire’ a mk.ix built in 1943 with an extensive world war ii history landed back at goodwood to complete a historic circumnavigation.