This particular aircraft was built by Hispano Aviacion in Saville in 1959. This aircraft was one of 27 purchased from the Spanish Air Force by Spitfire Productions for use in the making of the 1968 film “Battle of Britain.” After filming this aircraft was acquired by Wilson C Edwards and shipped to the U.S.A. She was acquired by the Old Flying Machine Company and arrived back in the U.K in 1996. After being sold on to The Real Aircraft Company who initiated a full rebuild to airworthy condition she was acquired by Spitfire Ltd in 2006. This aircraft is now owned by Historic Flying Ltd and has been used in the movies ‘Valkyrie’ and "Dunkirk."