Kompose Audio have released Skyfire, available for $17.00.
Skyfire began with a single vision – to capture the power, beauty, and spirit of the Supermarine Spitfire and transform it into a living, breathing musical instrument.
Earlier this year, the incredible team at Spitfires.com kindly welcomed us to Dunkeswell Aerodrome in Devon, where we recorded two of their legendary aircraft – the Supermarine Spitfire SM520 (G-ILDA) and the Supermarine Spitfire TR9 BS410 (G-TCHI). Standing on the runway as their Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 engines ignited was an unforgettable moment – a sound that carried both the raw strength and the soul of history. We captured every detail: the engine starts, the taxi rolls, the take-offs, the landings, and the thunderous fly-pasts that shook the air.
BS410, built in 1942, saw active combat with No. 315 (Polish) Squadron, flying thirty-five operational sorties over occupied Europe. Lost in service and buried for decades, it was later excavated and meticulously rebuilt as a TR9 two-seat trainer, now registered G-TCHI. The aircraft still takes to the skies today – not as a museum piece, but as a living embodiment of courage, craftsmanship, and restoration.
SM520 was built at the Castle Bromwich factory in 1944 and delivered too late to see combat, later serving with the South African Air Force in a training capacity. After years of service, it was eventually retired and left to decay – a silent relic of aviation history – until its remains were rediscovered and lovingly restored to flying condition. Every element, from its airframe to the distinctive roar of its Rolls-Royce Merlin 66 engine, was brought back to life. Now flying once again under the registration G-ILDA, SM520 stands as a remarkable testament to the endurance and beauty of the Supermarine Spitfire.
Skyfire requires Soundbox 1.1.1 or later.
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