| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | F-AZJS |
| Alternate Serial: | PS890 |
| Military Code: | UM-E |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Spitfire |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Spitfire / Seafire |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine 389 Spitfire PR19 |
| C/n (msn): | 6S/585110 |
| Display Paint: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | La Ferté-AlaisMap |
| Country: | France |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: LFFQ IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Le Temps des Hélices 2023 |
| Photo Date: | 27 May 2023 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 577408 |
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Built with a Griffon 66 engine in 1944, PS890 served the RAF in Singapore till transferred to the R Thai AF as U14-26/97 in 1954. Donated to the USA in 1962, it was placed into storage until rebuilt with a Shackleton contra-rotating Griffon engine to fly again in 2002 with Planes of Fame in California. In 2005 Christophe Jacquard acquired the Spitfire, modifying the engine and propeller configuration several times and basing it in Dijon-Darois, France. A take-off accident in 2017 led to some major restoration work, and PS890 resumed flights in August 2020. This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 9 June 2023, and has since been viewed 410 times. |