The full size Spitfire replica will be painted to represent RCAF 401 Sqn YOD ML135 piloted by Essex Spitfire Ace Jerry Billing on June 6 1944 during the D-Day Invasion.

Updates

August 4 2014

GB Replicas has finished the Essex Memorial Spitfire and has is packed in its shipping crate heading for Essex Ontario.

http://gbreplicas.com/

 

 


 

July 21 2014

Unifor Locals 444 & 200 present a significant donation to the Essex Memorial Spitfire Monument committee to the sum of $10000.00.


June 27 2014

Progress of the replica in the UK

 


June 28 2014

Thank you to Ron and Anne Winger of Port Rowan for their donation of a Spitfire Model that will be used at events to represent ML135.