{"product_id":"spitfire-sweep-wall-art-print","title":"Spitfire Sweep - Wall Art Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpitfire Sweep catches a Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire banked steeply towards the crowd, the elliptical wing laid flat to the camera, roundels showing and the propeller turned to a blur against a clear blue sky.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an original Marqforde photograph taken from the crowd line in the summer of 2022, where the Spitfire flew as part of the Flight's three-ship display with the Lancaster and a Hurricane. The same frame is on our Supermarine Spitfire phone cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eAbout the aircraft\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Britain Memorial Flight formed at RAF Biggin Hill on 11 July 1957 as the Historic Aircraft Flight, with three PR XIX Spitfires and Hurricane LF363. It moved through North Weald, Martlesham Heath, Horsham St Faith and Coltishall before settling at RAF Coningsby in March 1976, and it remains a regular RAF unit funded by the Ministry of Defence, its aircraft flown by regular and reserve RAF aircrew.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1959 and 1965 the Flight was down to one Spitfire, PM631, still on strength in 2026. By 2026 it keeps five: Merlin-engined Mk IIa, Vb and XVI fighters and two Griffon-engined PR XIX reconnaissance aircraft. Mk Vb AB910 flew again in January 2026 after more than two years away, wearing the markings she carried with 402 Squadron RCAF on D-Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eQuick facts\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAircraft: Supermarine Spitfire of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRole: memorial and display flying, seen over the UK from May to September\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePowerplant: Rolls-Royce Merlin in the Flight's Mk IIa, Vb and XVI; Rolls-Royce Griffon in the PR XIX\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperator: Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, since March 1976\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotable fact: the Flight formed in 1957 with three PR XIX Spitfires and Hurricane LF363\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisplay context: three-ship with the Lancaster and a Hurricane, summer 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch5\u003eThe print\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrinted to order in the UK on museum quality fine art cotton photo rag. A landscape print in four sizes: A5 (21 x 14.8 cm), A4 (29.7 x 21 cm), A3 (42 x 29.7 cm) and A2 (59.4 x 42 cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnframed:\u003c\/strong\u003e the print on its own, ready for a frame or mount of your choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFramed:\u003c\/strong\u003e black frame with a white mount, as pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivery is tracked and priced by print size; the rate for your country shows above the size picker. Every order can carry a gift message at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch5\u003eEU GPSR Guide\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEU representative:\u003c\/strong\u003e Marqforde Ltd, enquiries@marqforde-aerospace.com, 4 Blue Cedar Way, Congleton, Congleton, ENG, CW12 4ZA, GB\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct information:\u003c\/strong\u003e Generic brand, two year warranty in the EU and Northern Ireland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarnings, Hazard:\u003c\/strong\u003e For adults\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare instructions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hang away from direct sunlight and damp. Dust the frame and glazing with a soft, dry cloth. 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