Spitfire in Ljungbyhed 2009.

[@paulbriody297]

Beautiful.

[@billwelter4101]

Griffon! What a beast of an engine!

[@WhiteNacho]

In my humble opinion the most beautiful WW2 fighter ever designed. That wing silhouette!

[@TheWierdFish]

It's more than 60 years old, give it some credit! I'd like to see all your cylinders firing correctly at 60!

[@williamrance5086]

Hey Foxy! Mine do, and, I'm 75! Naturally spirited too! No redex, viagra, or, any other additives. Oh, okay, a few glasses of red and a glass of the Murphy's does help get started. It's like the young farmer all those years ago, he bought a new David Brown tractor. Every morning he catered for its needs, every night he cleaned it down - now 60 years later, both the farmer and the tractor are still working the fields. Just goes to show, keep well oiled, let your exhaust run free, and, you're in paradise - so, who wants to go to boring old heaven? So, okay, when no more Spitfires are flying, we'll have another think about heaven. Kindest regards, Bill.

[@andrewward9601]

I love the both but in particular I love the Griffon..... It's a really different sound of POWER

[@1frameatthetime]

The first one is a Mk XIV with a Griffon engine which has a lot more capacity and power than the Packard built Merlin powered MKVI in the second clip. The Griffon use a different firing order as well which makes it sound different from the Merlin.

[@blowingfree6928]

Actually I think you will find that the first spit is a Mk XVIII and the second merlin engined one is a Mk XVI. which was the only variant with the packard built Merlin.

[@MarsFKA]

And the ROLLS ROYCE Merlin sounds fabulous. Doesn't it, littlefartingtractor?

[@flygmickeb]

Har du sett en spit över Bromölla så är jag nästan hundra på att det är den andra i det här klippet. Den första kraschade tyvärr Bertil med i Norge 2010.

[@woooster17]

Griffin engined Spit, poss mk 14... I adore all Spitfires, but I have to admit the Merlins are my favourite, particularly with the later 61, 66 Merlin, like the mkIX... 2 speed, 2 stage supercharged loveliness! They just sound better to me, but...I love all Spits! :)

[@kenjohan]

"Griffin" ? What the heck is that?

[@modesatiy]

Älskar biltema varit där nu i 10år Västerås :)

[@warhawk40]

This Spitfire Mark XVIII has been repaired and is now flying at Duxford UK.

[@flygmickeb]

Wow, I didn't know that! Unfortunately the pilot in this video died in a crash during landing in Norway 2010.

[@kenjohan]

It is for sale now (2017) if you're interested.

[@jimyoung2188]

The difference in sound is tremendous between the two spits ,long live No2 (Merlin) a sound to die for once heard never forgotten. The Griffon is too harsh and vulgar BUT is more powerful

[@blowingfree6928]

The Merlin is a Rolls Royce engine, not a Packard engine. Packard made some under licence later in the war.

[@blowingfree6928]

Oops I forgot it was a mk XVI!!!! Funnily enough although I have always admired the Spit' I have always felt that the Mk XVI was not particularly attractive, particularly the bubble canopy version; I think is the tail fin, which looks small and ill-formed.

[@blowingfree6928]

Soaringtractor - The fact that you cannot put a sentence together without swearing is convincing proof that you are unable to put forward a reasoned arguament. You probably think it is intimidating. It is not. The conversation was about the Spitfire, not about other aircraft that used the majority of packard built Merlins (e.g. Lancaster Mk III, Canadian built Hurricanes etc). The only Spitfire Mk that used a packard built Merlin was the Mk XVI. Suggest YOU do the research before opening you ill informed and abusive mouth!!!

[@blowingfree6928]

Soaringtractor - you really are thick as shit. You have no idea what you are talking about. Rolls Royce designed the Merlin and built the majority of Merlins for the RAF; packard built them under licence you fucking moron with some of them being used for the Spitfire MkXVI only and others for a couple of variants of other aircraft. The Merlin was the best allied engine of WW2 - DEAL WITH IT!!! The RAF put a Rolls Royce Merlin into the p51 first as it only had a crappy american Alison engine. The americans then built more merlins under licence to put in the p51. FACTS!! Most British aircraft used British engines FACTS!! You are too uneducated to have done any research FACTS!!!Do not reply with your stupid retarded comments - go back to fucking your sister!! FACTS!!! Deal with it!!!

[@korEhodd]

Lets hope when its repaired it stays in England this time.

[@user3141592635]

Det gäller att veta vad sidoroder delvis är till för.

[@kestenskarel]

nice sound of the griffon rolls royce !!!

[@kenjohan]

Rolls Royce Griffon. I've never heard about "griffon rolls royce,"

[@mikebeeton4982]

THE RASP OF THE R.R GRIFFIN AERO ENGINE AS OPPOSED TO THE THROATY GROWL OF THE LEGENDARY MERLIN ENGINE !

[@NReFa]

Har några av dessa två flögit över Bromölla? såg en spitfire här för några veckor sen, blev ganska förvånad ;)

[@kenjohan]

at Ljungbyhed...

[@vikitheviki]

Spitfire MK XVI?

[@RobinRosengren]

Rip Bertil!

[@GEORGEROV]

Sounds like first one is off a cylinder ! .

[@GEORGEROV]

Yes I know , slower revving than the Merlin , doesn't get away from the fact it's misfiring ! .

[@HighBOKILLERZOMBIE12]

Is this in sweden micke? I wuld wanna se a real spitfire sametime

[@flygmickeb]

Yes, in Ljungbyhed, southern Sweden. There is a Spitfire and a Mustang that comes to Ljungbyhed from time to time. They are stationed in Ängelholm, also in southern Sweden.

[@frankmetcalfe9391]

That is not a merlin engine

[@kenjohan]

Shaky pictures at Ljungbyhed. :-)

[@davidkilhage5243]

Jag åt en sån korv :)

[@Slapbladder]

You really think they would fly with the engine missing? lol......you are very much mistaken.

[@kenjohan]

If the engine is missing they wind up the elastic and go for it. No big deal!

[@skystalker2011]

waht a huage engine!!

[@kenjohan]

Yep, Spitfire AT Ljungbyhed! "..then the clip.." Ha, ha! THAN the clip! Sucker!