Historic Flying Limited
Historic Flying Limited is a British company that specialises in the restoration and new-build of Supermarine Spitfires. It is based at the former RAF Duxford.
The company was founded in the late 1980s to restore five Spitfires to flying condition; these had been "gate guardians" at Royal Air Force stations.
Over 20 Spitfires have been built from scratch - using salvaged parts where available - or restored. This is said to be a third of the Spitfires that are now airworthy.
The Company now forms part of the Aircraft Restoration Company, along with Aerial Collective Duxford.
Historic Flying Limited have returned the following aircraft to the air:
- Spitfire Mk XVI RW382. Full rebuild completed in 1991.
- Spitfire Mk IX TE566. Full rebuild completed in 1992.
- Spitfire Mk XVIII TP280. Full rebuild completed in 1992.
- Spitfire Mk XVI TD248. Full rebuild completed in 1992.
- P-51 Mustang 'Short Fuse Sallee'. Post fire restoration completed in 1994.
- Spitfire Mk XIV NH799. Full rebuild completed in 1994.
- Spitfire Mk XIV SM832. Full rebuild completed in 1995.
- Spitfire Mk Vb EP120. Full rebuild completed in 1995.
- Spitfire Mk Vc AR614. Full rebuild completed in 1996.
- Spitfire Mk Vb AB910. Major overhaul completed in 1997.
- Spitfire Mk XIX PM631. Major overhaul completed in 1997.
- Spitfire Mk Vb BM597. Full rebuild completed in 1997.
- Hurricane IIc LF363. Full rebuild completed in 1998.
- Spitfire Mk XVIII SM845. Full rebuild completed in 2000.
- Spitfire Mk IX MK912. Full rebuild completed in 2000.
- Spitfire Mk XIV RN201. Full rebuild completed in 2002.
- Spitfire Tr.9 IAC-161 / PV202. Full rebuild completed in 2005.
- Spitfire Mk XVI RW386. Full rebuild completed in 2006.
- Spitfire Mk Vc JG891. Full rebuild completed in 2006.
- Spitfire Mk IX PL344. Major overhaul completed in 2007.
- Spitfire Mk IXe SL633. Full rebuild completed in 2010.
- Spitfire Mk Ia P9374. Full rebuild completed in 2012.
- Spitfire Mk XIX PS853. Major overhaul completed in 2012.
- Spitfire Mk Ia N3200. Full rebuild completed in 2014.
- Spitfire Mk XVIII SM845. Major overhaul completed in 2014.
- Spitfire Mk XIX PS915. Major overhaul completed in 2016.
- Spitfire Tr.9 NH341. Full rebuild and type conversion completed in 2017.
- Spitfire PR Mk XI PL983. Full rebuild completed in 2018.
- Spitfire Mk IX MJ271 'The Silver Spitfire'. Full rebuild completed in 2019.
- Spitfire PR Mk XIX PS890. On going full rebuild, expected to be completed in 2020.
