Spitfire Down.

[The Brummie]

Spitfire reg MJ627 has suffered engine failure & was put down in a field.

Out of Biggin Hill. Pilot & passenger out ok thankfully.

Edited by The Brummie on Saturday 3rd May 19:57

[AlexC1981]

I wonder if that was a fee paying passenger. Well they can't say they weren't given once in a lifetime ride!

Glad everyone is ok and the aeroplane looks relatively intact.

[768]

Glad they got out ok.

Was that a gear up landing, or has it gone awol?

[Simpo Two]

768 said:

Glad they got out ok.

Was that a gear up landing, or has it gone awol?

In a field I would guess gear up. Expensive but not as bad as possibly flipping over.

[Alex Z]

A bit more information here. Looks like a good landing.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/folkestone/news/spitf...

[CanAm]

It looks like the prop was still turning when it landed, and the eyewitnesses did not mention engine failure just that it was circling.. Could a Spitfire prop be fully feathered in the event of engine failure, and would the pilot do that?

Please note two points:- I am by no means expert and eyewitnesses are notoriously unreliable.

[Sixpackpert]

That’s the one I had my flight in. Glad everyone is okay.

[Zippee]

Glad everyone is OK.
At least they got the full WW2 experience... (sorry.. too soon)

[R6tty]

CanAm said:

It looks like the prop was still turning when it landed, and the eyewitnesses did not mention engine failure just that it was circling.. Could a Spitfire prop be fully feathered in the event of engine failure, and would the pilot do that?

Please note two points:- I am by no means expert and eyewitnesses are notoriously unreliable.

The eye witness seemed to be saying there were two planes; one circling, one landed.

[turbospud]

Zippee said:

Glad everyone is OK.
At least they got the full WW2 experience... (sorry.. too soon)

for the full experience should they not have to run back to the airfield,

and get in the spare one for another go.

[RobbyJ]

https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/508587

Some post crash video here of the occupants walking away looking unharmed.

[grumpy52]

That's not far from me. They tend to overfly the Battle of Britain Memorial at Caple Le Fern .
We get almost daily flybys of historical aircraft.

[williamp]

Glad everyone was Ok
When will they learn? Never fly strsight and level for more than 30 seconds on the combat zone..

[wolfracesonic]

williamp said:

Glad everyone was Ok
When will they learn? Never fly strsight and level for more than 30 seconds on the combat zone..

Repeat please…

[768]

Glad everyone was Ok
When will they learn? Never fly strsight and level for more than 30 seconds on the combat zone..

[ChemicalChaos]

wolfracesonic said:

williamp said:

Glad everyone was Ok
When will they learn? Never fly strsight and level for more than 30 seconds on the combat zone..

Repeat please…

"You could teach monkeys to fly better than that!...."

[2 GKC]

You can teach monkeys to fly better than that.

[aeropilot]

"One of your relief trying to land without wheels again....."

[Simpo Two]

wolfracesonic said:

williamp said:

Glad everyone was Ok
When will they learn? Never fly strsight and level for more than 30 seconds on the combat zone..

Repeat please…

'Silence! In Polish!'

[V8LM]

Simpo Two said:

wolfracesonic said:

williamp said:

Glad everyone was Ok
When will they learn? Never fly strsight and level for more than 30 seconds on the combat zone..

Repeat please…

'Silence! In Polish!'

For crying out loud, two, three, zero.