VS Spitfire Mk IIa P7350 of the BBMFPhotographed in the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight hangar, Coningsby, on 10 May 2005.
P7350 is the oldest airworthy Spitfire in the world. Built at Castle Bromwich and entering service in 1940 when she took part in the Battle of Britain.
Since 1999 P7350 has been painted to represent Spitfire Mk Ia ‘XT-D' (L1067) ‘Blue Peter' of No 603 Squadron, this being the personal aircraft of the Squadron Commander, Squadron Leader George Denholm DFC, who was affectionately known as ‘Uncle George' by his pilots as, at 32 years old, he was considerably older than all of them.
Picture added on 22 November 2010 at 09:05
