by Terence | Jun 22, 2018 | News
Jon Ambler, director of the Comox Air Force Museum, gives us a little teaser about the impending arrival of the restored Y2K Spitfire and the pilot, Stocky Edwards, who will be honoured at the gala event on 8 August 2018. Purchase tickets to the banquet Support the...
by Terence | Jun 21, 2018 | FAQ
What is this event all about? In August, this year, the iconic WWII fighter aircraft, the Mark IX Spitfire, callsign “Y2K”, that was started here in Comox some 18 years ago, will be returning to the Valley for a visit and show. To celebrate this event, a gala banquet...
by Terence | Jun 21, 2018 | News
Many thanks to the Record for helping us get the word out regarding this historic event. This article follows a long history of this newspaper providing information to the general public about the restoration of this iconic piece of aviation history. We hope to see...
by Terence | Jun 11, 2018 | Spitfire History
Few aircraft hold such a place of love and respect in a nation’s aviation history that they can be called “iconic”. For members of the British Commonwealth, the iconic fighter aircraft of World War Two was the Supermarine Spitfire. The Spitfire was physically...
by Terence | Jun 11, 2018 | Spitfire History
Restoration proceeded slowly but surely, despite heroic volunteer efforts to raise funds and awareness. The pace was dictated by funds and by 2007, when the original plans had said the aircraft would be flying, only the fuselage and tail of Y2K were completed....
