sentences:  The Spitfire T Mk IX, a 2-seat trainer and the last Spitfire variant to be built, was also developed and test flown at Chilbolton for export to India and Eire (Southern Ireland).Folland Aircraft also occupied another part of the airfield to conduct similar work on their products, chiefly the Midge and Gnat, but were gone by the end of 1961.With their departure, the wartime airfield began to be dismantled, with large sections of runway, perimeter track and loop hardstands being removed for hardcore.