In England the Shuttleworth Collection owns and operates a Merlin-powered Hawker Sea Hurricane IB and a Supermarine Spitfire VC – Both can be seen flying at home displays throughout the summer months.
(meta data) TITLE:  Hawker Sea Hurricane 1B Event Tickets Non-Event Tickets # ♦Hawker Sea Hurricane 1B # Hawker Sea Hurricane 1B ### The Collection's exhibit Z7015 was built by Canadian Car & Foundry and first flown on 18 January 1941. After being shipped to England it was issued to General Aircraft for conversion to Sea Hurricane IB standard. On 19 July, it was delivered to HMS Heron (RNAS Yeovilton), collected 29th July 1941 by 880 Squadron and went to the Orkney Isles. On 7 October the Squadron left to embark on HMS Indomitable but during transit Z7015 went unserviceable and was not embarked. On 5 April 1942 the aircraft was delivered to David Rosenfield Ltd for repair. On December 7 it was delivered to the Naval Fighter School (759) Squadron at HMS Heron and by autumn 1943 had moved to Loughborough College as an instructional airframe. In 1961 an attempt was made to make the Hurricane airworthy for the Battle of Britain film but the work involved was too great. In January 1986, the team that had restored Spitfire VC AR501 took on the task in a joint operation between the Shuttleworth Collection and the Imperial War Museum. On 16 September 1995 Z7015 made a successful post restoration flight powered by what was, at the time, the world's only operational Merlin III. This is the last airworthy example of a Hawker Sea Hurricane 1B in the world, flying here regularly. It is one of the four aircraft featured in the Shuttleworth Discovery app # ♦ browse the Aircraft Collection # Lilienthal 'Normal' Glider Replica. # Lilienthal Biplane Glider # Pilcher Bat Glider Replica. # Blériot XI Read more # Avro Triplane Read more # Bristol Boxkite Read more # Deperdussin Read more # Wallbro 'All British' Read more # Blackburn Monoplane Type 'D' Read more # Sopwith Pup Read more # Sopwith Triplane Late model Reproduction Read more # Bristol F2.b Read more # Bristol M1C Read more # RAF SE5A Read more # Avro 504K Read more # Sopwith Camel Read more. (reproduction) # Sopwith Dove Privately owned. Read more # English Electric Wren Read more # ANEC II Read more # DH51 'Miss Kenya' Read more # Hawker Cygnet Read more # Hawker Cygnet (replica) Privately owned. Read more # DH60 Cirrus Moth Privately owned: Read more # de Havilland DH60X Moth Read more # Hawker Tomtit Read more # Comper Swift Read more # Parnall Elf Read more # Southern Martlet Read more # Avro 621 Tutor Read more # Desoutter I Read more # DH82a Tiger Moth Read more # Mignet HM14 Flying Flea Not airworthy. # DH88 Comet Read more # Hawker Hind Read more # Miles Hawk Speed Six Read more # Percival Mew Gull Read more # Blackburn B2 Privately owned. Read more # Aeronca C3 Privately owned. Read more. # Kirby Kite Read more # Miles Magister Read more # Hawker Demon Privately owned. Read more # Chilton DW1 Replica. Privately owned: Michael Gibbs Read more # Gloster Gladiator Read more # Schneider SF38 (EoN Primary) Read more # Westland Lysander Read more # Miles Magister Privately owned. Read more # Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 'P3717' Privately owned read more # Hawker Sea Hurricane 1B Read more # Supermarine Spitfire Vc Read more # Polikarpov PO2 Read more # DH89A Rapide Privately owned. Read more # Avro C19 Anson Privately owned. Read more # DHC Chipmunk T.22 Read more # Hunting (Percival) Piston Provost T.1 Read more # Fauvel AV-36 Glider Read more # Piper Super Cub Read more # Wallis WA-116 Agile "Little Nellie" Privately owned. Read more BROWSE 57 ITEMS The Shuttleworth Trust is a Registered Charity No 307534 The Shuttleworth Collection Old Warden Aerodrome Nr Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 9EP Tel +44 (0)1767 627 927 © Shuttleworth. All Rights Reserved (meta data) TITLE:  Supermarine Spitfire Vc Event Tickets Non-Event Tickets # ♦Supermarine Spitfire Vc # 1941 Supermarine Spitfire Mk VC By 1940 the Mark V Spitfire had been developed around a Mark II airframe, strengthened to receive the latest Rolls-Royce Merlin 45 and 46 engines, and went on to be produced in greater numbers than any other variant of this legendary aeroplane. The Mark V and its derivatives were designed to improve the flying characteristics of the Mark II. Some were designed for ground attack with bombs, machine guns and cannon, and some with all cannon armament. All these variants capitalised on the Spitfire`s excellent manoeuvrability. In 1941 the Mark V began operations with the RAF to become the mainstay of Fighter Command`s offensive operations across occupied Europe. The first `tropicalised` variants of the Mark VC were shipped to the Mediterranean. In March 1942 they flew from the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle and landed on the besieged island of Malta. Other squadrons were deployed in North Africa, India and Australia where they were operated by the Royal Australian Air Force in the Pacific East Indies. A number of squadrons were used by the United States Army Air Force and other Mark Vs were shipped to Russia and flown by pilots of the Soviet Union. Yet more were supplied to Portugal and to the Royal Egyptian Air Force. ### The Collection's exhibit This aircraft was built by Westland Aircraft at Yeovil as a Mark VC and issued in 1942 to No 310 (Czech) Squadron based at Duxford. It undertook escort duties to USAAF bombers, including the famous 'Memphis Belle', of the 91st Bombardment Group during 1942-43. In post war years it was used as an instructional airframe at Loughborough College and was acquired by the Shuttleworth Collection in 1961, together with the Collection's Sea Hurricane, in exchange for a Jet Provost. The aircraft was returned to flight for the Battle of Britain film. A major overhaul was carried out in the early 1970s. The aircraft was airworthy from 1977-2005, then removed from service for overhaul. The aircraft was displayed for many years in the clipped wing configuration which further improved manoeuvrability at low levels, bearing the livery of No.310 (Czech) Squadron while on operations in 1942-43. In mid 2000 the elliptical wingtips were refitted when the aircraft took part in the filming of Pearl Harbor, in which it played a fictitious member of an Eagle Squadron. In 2005 the Spitfire was due for a major overhaul but, as the previous significantly major overhaul had been as far back as 1975, after careful inspection the decision was made to undertake a complete strip down and rebuild to original specification. In fact areas of the structure still showed evidence of wartime repairs. # ♦ browse the Aircraft Collection # Lilienthal 'Normal' Glider Replica. # Lilienthal Biplane Glider # Pilcher Bat Glider Replica. # Blériot XI Read more # Avro Triplane Read more # Bristol Boxkite Read more # Deperdussin Read more # Wallbro 'All British' Read more # Blackburn Monoplane Type 'D' Read more # Sopwith Pup Read more # Sopwith Triplane Late model Reproduction Read more # Bristol F2.b Read more # Bristol M1C Read more # RAF SE5A Read more # Avro 504K Read more # Sopwith Camel Read more. (reproduction) # Sopwith Dove Privately owned. Read more # English Electric Wren Read more # ANEC II Read more # DH51 'Miss Kenya' Read more # Hawker Cygnet Read more # Hawker Cygnet (replica) Privately owned. Read more # DH60 Cirrus Moth Privately owned: Read more # de Havilland DH60X Moth Read more # Hawker Tomtit Read more # Comper Swift Read more # Parnall Elf Read more # Southern Martlet Read more # Avro 621 Tutor Read more # Desoutter I Read more # DH82a Tiger Moth Read more # Mignet HM14 Flying Flea Not airworthy. # DH88 Comet Read more # Hawker Hind Read more # Miles Hawk Speed Six Read more # Percival Mew Gull Read more # Blackburn B2 Privately owned. Read more # Aeronca C3 Privately owned. Read more. # Kirby Kite Read more # Miles Magister Read more # Hawker Demon Privately owned. Read more # Chilton DW1 Replica. Privately owned: Michael Gibbs Read more # Gloster Gladiator Read more # Schneider SF38 (EoN Primary) Read more # Westland Lysander Read more # Miles Magister Privately owned. Read more # Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 'P3717' Privately owned read more # Hawker Sea Hurricane 1B Read more # Supermarine Spitfire Vc Read more # Polikarpov PO2 Read more # DH89A Rapide Privately owned. Read more # Avro C19 Anson Privately owned. Read more # DHC Chipmunk T.22 Read more # Hunting (Percival) Piston Provost T.1 Read more # Fauvel AV-36 Glider Read more # Piper Super Cub Read more # Wallis WA-116 Agile "Little Nellie" Privately owned. Read more BROWSE 57 ITEMS The Shuttleworth Trust is a Registered Charity No 307534 The Shuttleworth Collection Old Warden Aerodrome Nr Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 9EP Tel +44 (0)1767 627 927 © Shuttleworth. All Rights Reserved
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Rolls-Royce Merlin
Survivors.
One of the most successful of the World War II era aircraft engines, the Merlin continues to be used in many restored World War II vintage aircraft all over the world. The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is a notable current operator of the Merlin.