Almost 9 years to the day since MK912’s last flight on 1st August 2015 the aircraft took its maiden post restoration flight from the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar.
Test Pilot Dan Griffith was at the controls as the team of engineers, ground crew and pilots joined the aircrafts owner to watch this historic aircraft return to the skies.
MK912 proudly carries the markings of 312 Squadron (Czech) which it wore on D-Day flow by P/O Miroslav ‘Tony’ Liskutin DFC. He was believed to be the first allied fighter pilot to land in France on June 6th 1944.
MK912 is the 16th Spitfire to be totally restored by the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar with 6 other additional Spitfire and Hurricane Major overhauls also completed in recent years . With multiple other projects on site the team are already busy working on their next restoration.
Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar Spitfire Restorations Completed to Date
- Spitfire Mk Ia X4650
- Spitfire Mk IX TD314 ‘St George’
- Spitfire Mk V EP122
- Spitfire Mk IX BR601
- Spitfire Mk XVI RW382
- Spitfire Mk IX PT879 ‘Russian Spitfire’
- Spitfire Mk XVI TB885
- Spitfire Mk Vc EE602
- Spitfire Mk IX LZ842
- Spitfire T9 MJ627
- Spitfire T9 MJ772
- Spitfire Mk IX MJ755 ‘Greek Spitfire’
- Spitfire T9 ML295
- Spitfire T9 BS410
- Spitfire Mk IX TE517
- Spitfire Mk IX MK912
Major Overhauls Completed to date
- Spitfire Mk IX TA805 ‘Spirit of Kent’
- Spitfire Mk IX MK356 (RAF/BBMF)
- Spitfire MkIIa P7350 (RAF/BBMF)
- Hurricane MkIIc (RAF/BBMF)
- PZ865 ‘The Last of the Many’ (RAF/BBMF)
- Hurricane Mk II LF363 (RAF/BBMF)
- Spitfire Mk XVI TE311 (RAF/BBMF) currently underway as of July 2024