This past Monday (06/08/2018), on BC Day, the Y2K Spitfire took to the air for a triumphant series of passes over Goose Spit and the Comox Marina. Much to the delight of the vendors, entertainers, and members of the public enjoying themselves at the Filberg Festival and Nautical Days.

  Stocky welcomed Dave Hadfield to the valley on Tuesday, July 31st when the Y2K Spitfire landed at 19 Wing in Comox.  You can watch a quick video of the event here. Pilot Dave Hadfield flew the Spitfire said it is a wonderful airplane to fly. “When you talk to...

Thank you to AirshowStuff for the great video of Dave Hadfield and the Roseland Spitfire at Oshkosh!

On August the 7th from 2PM to 4 PM, one day before the big gala banquet celebrating the return of the Y2K Spitfire at 19 Wing, join Brenda & Layne, the owners of 40 Knots Winery, for a meet and greet at their lush vineyards on Anderton Road. They will be hosting W/C Stocky Edwards & Toni Edwards and the pilot of the Y2K Spitfire, Dave Hadfield and his wife Robin. All guests of the Gala Banquet and interested members of the public are welcome to this once-in-a-lifetime event.

Many thanks to our friends at Comox Nautical Days for adding us to their full schedule of events, and for the write-up below. Y2K Spitfire Aerial Demonstration & Fly-by - 5PM Making a triumphant return to the Comox Valley, the F/L Arnold Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX...

The iconic Mark IX Spitfire aircraft Y2K, whose reconstruction was started in Comox, BC in 2000, is returning to the Valley in August 2018 for a celebration event. Following an historic journey across Canada, a gala banquet, in honor of Wing Commander (ret’d) Stocky...

The iconic Mark IX Spitfire aircraft Y2K, whose reconstruction was started in Comox, BC in 2000, is returning to the Valley in August 2018 for a celebration event. Following an historic journey across Canada, a gala banquet, in honor of Wing Commander (ret’d) Stocky...

  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.    ...

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...

The Stocky Edwards Legacy Trust is hosted through CanadaHelps.org.  When donating through the Royal Canadian Air Force Association Trust page please select Stocky Edwards Legacy Trust from the 'Fund' drop down menu. Wing Commander (Ret’d) James (Stocky) Edwards, CC,...

It’s never been done before in the iconic WWII fighter!   This August (2018), the newly-restored Spitfire Mk IX of the Michael Potter Aircraft Collection/Vintage Wings of Canada is flying from its home base of Ottawa/Gatineau, to Comox, BC, and will appear at a...