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Spitfire TE311: From Gate Guardian to Airshow Favorite

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Like all Mk XVI Spitfires, Spitfire Mk L.F. XVIe TE311 was manufactured at the Castle Bromwich Aeroplane Factory near Birmingham, England. It was built during 1945 as a low-back, clipped-wing Packard Merlin 266-powered L.F. XVIe and delivered on June 8, 1945, exactly one month after VE Day. With the war in Europe at an end, TE311 was placed in storage until October 5, 1945. Over the next nine years, the Spitfire flew intermittently with various...

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