Newtownards Spitfire

[jasT1981]

Following the announcement that the Ulster Flying Club are looking at Spitfire flights next summer I got in a discussion with a family member who is 'almost sure' that at one time there was a Spitfire stored in one of the Newtownards hangars.

Any truth to this one?

[Angry Turnip]

Not that I am aware of, certainly visiting Spitfire`s for airshow`s and other events have overnighted in the hangers before; perhaps your family member saw this and assumed the aircraft was based there ?

Any offers?

[jasT1981]

Thanks, my first thought was they had seen it shortly before or after an airshow there. They are quite probably wrong, but thought I would ask anyway as it started to play on my mind.

[Rjf_aviation]

Not that I am aware of, certainly visiting Spitfire`s for airshow`s and other events have overnighted in the hangers before; perhaps your family member saw this and assumed the aircraft was based there ?

Any offers?

I know that on google earth if you click on N'Ards Airfield wee airplane icon it shows a pic of a Luftwaffe fighter at ards

[Ed Winchester]

is that not the JU52 ?
That popped in for a visit in the 1930's

[Angry Turnip]

 In the latest shot, just a Kingair, a PA350 , a PA28 a R-44 and a UFC C172 or two.

https://earth.google.com/web/search/newtownards/@54.58555494,-5.68414166,-1.06859724a,631.70486793d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=CigiJgokCadWuWr2yUBAEWT7LAv52R7AGZGfJFn4H0tAITGJuk5zIlHA