D-FSPT - 1945 SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MKXVIII

1945

SUPERMARINE

SPITFIRE MKXVIII

D-FSPT

TP280

Used

EDAH

BEST DEAL EVER • Fully original Spitfire MK18 with continuous history! Airframe 175hrs TSO, new Griffon 65 engine, 2hrs TSO on Dowty Rotol propeller. British icon for a very interesting price! This Spitfire aircraft with design number 6S/676372 was built for the RAF in 1945 and flown as RAF/TP280/Z with the 9th squadron. On 31st December 1947, the aircraft has been delivered to the Indian Air Force and was listed as HS654. ​ The production of Mk XVIII series (type 394) began only after the end of WWII as a refinement of the Mk XIV but it had a revised, stronger wing structure and carried extra fuel. ​ About 300 aircrafts of the Mk XVIII aircraft series were built and partially delivered to the RAF in the Middle East and in Asia or, as for example in this case, sold to the Indian Air Force. ​ This Spitfire aircraft has been retrieved from India in the 1970s and was returned to England for its technical restoration by Historic Flying. After its first flight after restoration in 1992 the aircraft has been sold to a new owner in the US. It is based in Germany since 2015. ***** SPECIFICATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO VERIFICATION UPON INSPECTION Specifications and/or descriptions are provided as introductory information only and do not constitute representations or warranties. Verification of specifications remain the sole responsibility of purchaser. Aircraft is subject to prior sale, lease, and/or removal from the market without prior notice.

175hrs TSO

Rolls-Royce Griffon 65 12-cylinder

Dowty Rotol Ltd. / Hoffmann blades R19/5F5/1, 5 blade 1h51m TSO

Radios: 2x Becker AR 4201 Transponder: Garmin GTX 330 Encoder: ACK A30 ELT: Kannad 406 AF Comp.