N5TF - Vickers/supermarine Spitfire VB Aircraft Registration

N5TF is a Vickers/supermarine SPITFIRE VB, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Comanche Warbirds INC in Houston, TX. The registration certificate was issued on December 18, 2018. The registration is set to expire on December 31, 2028. The aircraft is configured with 2 seats. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A636ED (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N5TF was last updated on July 1, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Supermarine Spitfire, Britain's legendary World War II interceptor fighter, became the only British fighter aircraft to remain in continuous production throughout the entire war. First flown in 1938, it was a single-seat, low-wing monoplane powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin inline engine, featuring distinctive elliptical wings. With a wingspan of approximately 36 feet and powered by engines ranging from 1,030 to over 2,000 horsepower in later variants, more than 20,300 Spitfires were manufactured by Supermarine and associated factories. AviatorDB tracks 9 Vickers/supermarine aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is SPIT.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N5TF. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.