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June 06, 2021

G7 Set To Visit Assist Iconic Spitfire Rebuild

Top G7 VIPs Are To Lend Young Apprentices A Helping Hand

The G7 is about to lend a hand in the re-creation of an iconic Spitfire airframe. On 9 June 2021, senior G7 representatives will visit the Trelonk estate in Cornwall, to assist a young team of apprentices and aviation engineers engaged in the reconstruction of the 'St. Ives, Cornwall' Presentation Spitfire. In December 1941, following 15 months of determined fund raising by the local community, the St. Ives Spitfire fund reached its target of £5,000, enabling the construction of Spitfire BL709 'St. Ives, Cornwall' in early 1942.

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