Supermarine Spitfire Vb BL614

Delivered to 8 Maintenance Unit (MU) at RAF Little Rissington on 4th January 1942
Transferred to No 611 Squadron of the RAF at Drem in February 1942
Served with No 222, No 64 and No 118 Squadron in 1942 and 1943
Transferred to technical training schools at RAF Cosford and Hendnesford from 1943
Served as gate guardian at RAF Credenhill from 1955
Used in the 1969 film Battle of Britain starring Laurence Olivier, Kenneth More and Michael Caine
Displayed at Manchester Air and Space Museum from 1980 onwards
Restored by Medway Aircraft Preservation Society between 1995 and 1997
Unveiled at RAF Museum Hendon on 11th September 1997
Displayed as part of the Historic Hangars Collection at the RAF Museum

Manufacturer	Supermarine Aviation Works Ltd (United Kingdom)
Aircraft type	Military fighter
Length	29ft 11in
Wingspan	36ft 10in
Height	12ft 8in
Weight	5,090lb (empty)/6,622lb (loaded)
Speed	378 mph
Ceiling height	35,000ft
Engines	1x Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 engine producing 1,470hp
Range	470 miles
Crew	1 pilot