Notable event
Rare aircraft
Notable flight event recorded by the PlaneTrack receiver network on Sun 20 Sep 2026, 10:46 UTC.
Photo: Tom Gautier
Event record
| Aircraft | 402236 |
| Aircraft type | SPIT |
| First seen | Sun 20 Sep 2026, 10:46 UTC |
| Last seen | Sun 20 Sep 2026, 11:07 UTC |
| Position | 52.313, -0.749 near Sywell Aerodrome (EGBK) |
| Altitude | 1,825 ft |
Details
| Model | Spitfire |
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.
Event detected automatically from live ADS-B data. Times are UTC. Automated detections can occasionally misread routine operations.