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    Spitfire TE311: From Gate Guardian to Airshow Favorite

    Dec 15, 2020 2 minutes

    ike 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, clippedwing Packard Merlin 266-powered L.F. XVIe and delivered on June 8, 1945, exactly one

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