Notable event

Rare aircraft

Notable flight event recorded by the PlaneTrack receiver network on Fri 28 Aug 2026, 15:44 UTC.

Map of where GBMSB's rare aircraft happened
GBMSB aircraft photo
Photo: Hugo Pidgeon

Event record

FlightGBMSB
Aircraft402127
Aircraft typeSPIT
First seenFri 28 Aug 2026, 15:44 UTC
Last seenFri 28 Aug 2026, 16:11 UTC
Position51.589, 0.736 near SOUTHEND (EGMC)
Altitude1,225 ft

Details

ModelSpitfire

Why is this aircraft rare?

Its type is on a short, hand-picked list of aircraft few people ever see fly: one-offs, small production runs, historic airframes and special mission types. Everyday widebodies such as the A380 are deliberately not on it.

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Event detected automatically from live ADS-B data. Times are UTC. Automated detections can occasionally misread routine operations.