E&G has just
been apprised of a vintage Spitfire crash in Kent.
It is not yet clear
why the fighter plane had to undergo an emergency landing, during which it ditched
in a field and the left-wing was torn off. Sky News has reported that eyewitnesses
noticed a stuttering noise coming from the engine in flight, and that shortly
after the fighter plane’s engine cut out entirely and it started descending.
Thankfully the
pilot wasn’t harmed.
Fascinatingly,
we believe this two-seater Spitfire is the same one that was previously owned
by the cousin of E&G’s former owner John Plaister. There are only four
extant two-seater Spitfire models; one such model was used in a recent BBC
series with Ewan and Colin McGregor chronicling the exploits of the RAF during the
Battle of Britain.
E&G’s new
website, planned for launch in the near future, will feature an HD image of the
Spitfire as mascot of E&G Aviation.
E&G Aviation is a scion of our
insurance services which will be dedicated exclusively to covering British
grass airfields and the craft within them, and is planned for a simultaneous
launch with the site.
As for our
Spitfire, here’s hoping she enjoys a re-launch of her own in the very near
future.
