This iconic aircraft put up such a good display last year that we have invited it again for the 2011 Show

Feel the air vibrate to the sound of highly tuned piston-engined aircraft.

Spitfire Mk IX This aircraft was built at Castle Bromwich in late 1944, and given the RAF No. TA805. It started its career at No.39 Maintenance Unit before joining No.183 Squadron in June 1945 & then was transferred to No.234 Squadron in July, before finally seeing service with the South African Air Force in 1949. Many would argue that the Mk IX was the best Spitfire of them all, combining a balanced mix of handling and performance from its uprated Merlin 70 engine and it was a match for the legendary Focke Wulfe190 flown by the Luftwaffe. It is now based at Biggin Hill and is known as ‘The Kent Spitfire’.