- Paul Figes died in 2021 and had always dreamed of 飛行機で行くing in a Spitfire
- Ashes were dropped from Spitfire at Shuttleworth Collection in Bedfordshire?
In life, Paul Figes never 達成するd his dream of 飛行機で行くing in a Spitfire.
The 王室の 空気／公表する 軍隊 専門家技術者 spent 31 years 持続するing トルネード，竜巻 jets but died from coronavirus in 2021.
But a 文書の is to 明らかにする／漏らす the moment he got the send-off he deserved, when his ashes were scattered from a Spitfire that?護衛するd US 空気／公表する 軍隊 爆撃機s in the Second World War.
The 回復するd 計画（する）, 飛行機で行くing at 150mph, dropped Mr Figes' remains over the 離着陸場 at the home of the Shuttleworth Collection, which houses a majestic array of historic 航空機 at the 5,000-acre Old Warden 広い地所 in Bedfordshire.?
His son Chris says in 軍用機 Workshop, which 空気／公表するs tonight on More 4: 'It is the ending and the finale that I always 手配中の，お尋ね者 for my dad.?
'He always dreamed of 飛行機で行くing a Spitfire and it just so happened that he couldn't do it in his lifetime.'?
A 文書の is to 明らかにする／漏らす the moment an RAF 専門家技術者 who died from Coroanvirus got the send-off he deserved, when his ashes were scattered from a Spitfire that 護衛するd US 空気／公表する 軍隊 爆撃機s in the Second World War
'But to have the ashes dropped over this fantastic 離着陸場 by this wonderful 航空機, [is a] perfect ending.'
The AR501, a 示す Vc Spitfire, has a 1,400 horse 力／強力にする engine and a 最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる） of more than 400mph.
It was built in Yeovil in 1941 and used by a 騎兵大隊 of Czech 闘士，戦闘機s who were 飛行機で行くing in the RAF's No. 310 騎兵大隊.
The 計画（する） was an 護衛する for US 空気／公表する 軍隊 爆撃機s - 含むing the famous Memphis Belle - that carried out （警察の）手入れ，急襲s over Nazi Germany.?
After the war, the 闘士，戦闘機 was used for training at Loughborough College before 存在 acquired by the Shuttleworth collection in 1961.?
It returned to the skies for the 1969 film 戦う／戦い of Britain before a major 革新 was carried out in the 早期に 1970s.
Paul Figes, who died in 2021, spent 31 years 持続するing トルネード，竜巻 jets. He passed away in 2021
The 回復するd 計画（する）, 飛行機で行くing at 150mph, dropped Mr Figes' remains over the 離着陸場 at the home of the Shuttleworth Collection, which houses a majestic array of historic 航空機 at the 5,000-acre Old Warden 広い地所 in Bedfordshire
It remained airworthy from 1977 until 2005 and then was 除去するd from service for another 精密検査する.
In 中央の 2000 the 計画（する）'s elliptical wing tips were refitted so it could feature in Hollywood film Pearl Harbour.
The Spitfire was then taken apart and 全く rebuilt over the course of a １０年間. It made its first 地位，任命する-復古／返還 flight in 2018.
It is now a popular attraction at the Shuttleworth Collection, which runs several 空気／公表する shows each year.?
Mr Figes' ashes were scattered nearly 12 months ago, after the Shuttleworth Collection's first airshow of the year in May.?
Mr Figes 持続するd トルネード，竜巻 GR4 jets for the RAF. He is pictured above at an airbase in Kuwait in 2003
His son Chris says in 軍用機 Workshop, which 空気／公表するs tonight on More 4: 'It is the ending and the finale that I always 手配中の，お尋ね者 for my dad. He always dreamed of 飛行機で行くing a Spitfire and it just so happened that he couldn't do it in his lifetime
The Old Warden 広い地所 was home to celebrated 操縦する and モーター racing 熱中している人 Richard Shuttleworth, who died in an RAF night training 演習 in 1940
Speaking of his father, Chris Figes 追加するd: 'He was always an 熱中している人 for any 航空機 and loved anything mechanical to do with them.?
'He passed away in January 2021 during the pandemic, and unfortunately from Covid.?
'And I knew that he always 手配中の，お尋ね者 to 飛行機で行く the Spitfire. Sadly that never （機の）カム around but this is the next best thing to it, which does bring a nice ending for my family.'
It is hoped that flights to scatter loved ones' ashes will help the organisation to 回復する financially after it was 軍隊d to の近くに its doors during the pandemic.?
It is 始める，決める to lose £300,000 this year and so is in need of extra income to 確実にする its collection of 60 historic 航空機 can continue to be 持続するd and flown.?
The Old Warden 広い地所 was home to celebrated 操縦する and モーター racing 熱中している人 Richard Shuttleworth, who died in an RAF night training 演習 in 1940.
His collection was 延長するd by his mother after his death.?
軍用機 Workshop 空気／公表するs tonight at 9pm on More 4.
The Spitfire: One of Britain's most iconic 航空機?
The Spitfire is one of the most iconic 航空機 in British 軍の history. It is a 選び出す／独身-seat 闘士，戦闘機 計画（する） that was used by the 王室の Airforce and other 連合した countries before, during and after the Second World War.
によれば IWM Duxford, the 計画（する） is characterised by its graceful curves, elliptical wings and the sound of its powerful Rolls Royce engine and it has remained a British icon since its heroic 成果／努力s in the 戦う／戦い of Britain in 1940.
It was designed as a short-範囲, high-業績／成果 迎撃戦闘機 航空機 and had a higher 最高の，を越す 速度(を上げる） than several 同時代の 闘士，戦闘機s 含むing the ハリケーン thanks to its wing design.?
During the 戦う／戦い of Britain, from July to October 1940, the Spitfire was perceived by the public as the main 闘士，戦闘機 of the RAF, にもかかわらず 存在 lower in number than the ハリケーン.
Spitfire 部隊s had a lower attrition 率 and a higher victory-to-loss 割合 than those 飛行機で行くing ハリケーンs because of the former's superior 業績／成果.
Because of this, the Spitfires were usually the ones 仕事d with engaging Luftwaffe 闘士，戦闘機s during the 戦う／戦い of Britain, often going up against the Germans' Messerschmitt Bf 109E-series 航空機 which were a の近くに match.
Pictured: Supermarine Spitfire MkI 闘士，戦闘機 計画（する）s with the 木造の, two-blade, 直す／買収する，八百長をするd-pitch プロペラ of No 19 騎兵大隊, 王室の 空気／公表する 軍隊 闘士，戦闘機 命令（する） wait in line for a training 演習 on May 4, 1939, at RAF Duxford 離着陸場 in Cambridgeshire
The first Spitfire to enter 操作／手術 service was the first Mk Is K9789, which entered service with 19 騎兵大隊 at RAF Duxford in August 1938.
They 伸び（る）d 伝説の status during the 戦う／戦い of Britain when they were 大部分は 仕事d to take 負かす／撃墜する German 闘士，戦闘機s while the slower ハリケーンs were used to destroy the 爆撃機s.
During their lifespan, there were 24 示すs of Spitfire and many sub-variants.?These covered the Spitfire in 開発 from the Merlin to Griffon?engines, the high-速度(を上げる） photo-偵察 variants and the different wing configurations.
More Spitfire Mk Vs were built than any other type, with 6,487 in total, followed by the 5,656 Mk IXs.
It is understood there are only 54 Spitfires that are in airworthy 条件 around the world. The oldest 生き残るing Spitfire is a 示す 1, serial number K9942 and it is 保存するd at the RAF Museum Cosford in Shropshire.
This was the 155th built and first flew in April 1939. It flew operationally with the No. 72 騎兵大隊 RAF until June 1940.?
