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Charlotte got in touch with us with an interest in creating a custom memorial piece for her late husband who was a pilot. In his memory we, along with Charlotte and the team at the Headcorn Aerodrome, created a custom design for a spitfire. It was a great honour to be asked to design and make a memorial for someone who served this country in the Armed Forces.
We started off by designing and creating the piece in our workshop where our talented team of carpenters brought the plans to life. After some research we loosely designed it around the Supermarine Spitfire Mk2 Single Seat Fighter Aircraft. One of our designers, Craig, being from the local area and a regular at the Headcorn Aerodrome managed to source some aircraft parts, dials and a yoke stick, that we incorporated in the cockpit. For replication, we decided on sky blue for the underside to create the effect at looking at the sky from below and a field camouflage from above to match our reference photos.
Our skilled site team then prepared the area next to the airfield. Then they installed our handmade Spitfire using poles, to set the spitfire perfectly level. For transport, the team split the Spitfire into four parts allowing for easier handling, the plane once constructed was then secured using concrete.
Nearing the end of our installation we had a surprise visit from the Deputy Mayor and a Spitfire Pilot who had heard about the project and wanted to show their support.
We hope that the area can now be enjoyed and celebrated by all visitors who can remember Corporal Jeff Holman of the RAF and the many other men and women in the Armed Forces today.
