RNAS Yeovilton Air Day July 2017 PS915 TP
Built at Southampton in 1945, Spitfire PR Mk XIX PS915, joined 541 Squadron at Benson in June 1945 before moving to the PR Development Unit to take part in tests of new cameras. The Mark XIX Spitfire still holds the world altitude record for piston engine aircraft . Flying out of Kai Tak, Hong Kong, in February 1952, Flight Lieutenant Ted Powles AFC climbed his Spitfire PR XIX to a recorded 51,550ft!
RNAS Yeovilton Air Day July 2017 PS915 TP
Built at Southampton in 1945, Spitfire PR Mk XIX PS915, joined 541 Squadron at Benson in June 1945 before moving to the PR Development Unit to take part in tests of new cameras. The Mark XIX Spitfire still holds the world altitude record for piston engine aircraft . Flying out of Kai Tak, Hong Kong, in February 1952, Flight Lieutenant Ted Powles AFC climbed his Spitfire PR XIX to a recorded 51,550ft!