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My first Solo Flight

Aircraft, Cessna 150G, Flying

I can remember my first Solo flight in a Cessna 150G on the 09 August 1967; I was 17 years old. The Cessna registration was G-ATYM is shown in the attached image. It was a day that I will never forget and seems as if it was only yesterday.

Supermarine Spitfire T.IX “ML407”

Aircraft, Supermarine Spitfire T.IX "ML407"
Supermarine Spitfire T.IX "ML407" The Supermarine Spitfire is a British single-seat fighter aircraft used by the Royal Air Force throughout the Second World War. The Grace Spitfire ML407 was originally built at Castle Bromwich in early 1944. Very expensive to fly. It is now owned and flown by Carolyn Grace, the only practising female Spitfire pilot in the world. During the summer months, she spends...

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Supermarine Spitfire

Aircraft, Fighter Plane, Spitfire, Supermarine Spitfire T.IX "ML407"

A British single-seat fighter aircraft, the Supermarine Spitfire was used by the Royal Air Force and other Allied countries before, during, and after World War II. Many variants were built, using several wing configurations, and it was produced in greater numbers than any other British aircraft. It was also the only British fighter produced continuously throughout the war. The Spitfire continues to…

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