Johnson part of Spitfire rebuild

A bit of unique Spitfire history took place in the restoration hangar this past month, a very famous family with an historic Spitfire connection was reunited with the famous Spitfire.

< Tim Johnson

Tim Johnson the grandson of famed Spitfire pilot and ace Air Vice Marshall Johnnie Johnson joined the Y2-K Spitfire team, Johnnie Johnson lead Canadians as Commander of 127 Wing RCAF into some of the fiercest aerial fighting during the Second World War. Johnson flew Spitfires throughout the war including the Battle of Britain, he is credited with 34 aerial victories, (27 while flying the Mk IX), Johnson was the top scoring Spitfire pilot of the War. Grandson, Tim lives near the Comox Air Base and enjoys working on the famous Spitfire; he looks forward to contributing as many volunteer hours as he can towards getting this historic Aircraft back into the air.

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If you live near the restoration project and want to volunteer your time working with our dedicated team of aviation enthusiasts, drop into the hangar on any Saturday and we can discuss how you too can help get Canada’s most significant aviation project back into the air to honour the memory of the nearly 18,000 Canadians that were killed fighting for freedom under the flag of Canada during the Second World War.

Much progress has been made on the elevator this past month, the assembly jig has been completed and the fabrication and assembly has started. The leading edge skin has been cut using the original skin as a template. The spar and associated frames and ribs are being mounted, those pieces that need to be re-built are being sorted out while other bits from the original elevator are being salvaged and repaired.

A You Tube video was created by Captain John Lowe and downloaded on this very popular website; to date we have had over 500 people visit our video. You can access the video from our home page. Take a look at our project and meet some of our team members.

Pat Murphy
And the Y2-K Spitfire restoration team.
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