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Offline daddog

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Where are the actual flying Spitfires?
« on: June 27, 2004, 10:52:40 AM »
I am over at a squadies house this weekend (Vaderrs) and his mother in-law was a Spitrfire mechanic during the Battle of Britian. She gratuated top of her class of 250 and was the "only" woman. Needless to say she has a ton of stories.

I know she would like to see a Spitfire, any Spitfire flying. She lives in Lincoln CA. She worked mostly on the Spit V from what I understand.

Thanks in advance. :)

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Where are the actual flying Spitfires?
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2004, 10:59:24 AM »
Believe there is one at Chino, at Planes of Fame.  I know there is one in Seattle.
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Where are the actual flying Spitfires?
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2004, 11:10:54 AM »
Planes of Fame, definately. Take her there and im pretty sure she could see one fly.

Also, theres another place in florida called "Wonder of Flight" or something. I dont know the name exactly but its run by a guy named Kermit Weeks. Hes got all-flying warbirds, even a Grumman F3F Barrel. I saw it in Warbirds International.

Anyone know the name?
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Where are the actual flying Spitfires?
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2004, 11:41:15 AM »
I saw one In Sidney(BC) Flying a few years ago when I got of the Fery from Anacodes, was their in a small air show they had going, it may well of been the one mentioned from Seatle. Was prety funny realy I had just arived and had no idea their was an airshow let alone a small airport nearby, was walking down the streat toward the watterfront looking for a place for lunch while on Holiday, and heard the roar and looked up....I grabed my Girl friends arm and ran  for the truck...she was all wtf!...whear are we going..I said to find the airport!, that Spits landing!...Was prety cool their was a small airshow with a bunch of flying war birds doing a circute flyby thing, and they made low leval passes over the runway and pulled up dramaticaly at the end and came around again, we snuck out into the grass off the end of the strip and were right under them as they did so, was the best part of the trip:)

 O...Thier is a Spit in the Evergreen Avation Museum as well, nice one to, though I dont beelave they fly it.
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« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2004, 12:27:50 PM »
There is a company in Salinas, Ca. called Pacific Air Motive that has restored many of the war birds for Gen. (Ret.) Kermit in Florida. They have also built P51D's, C's , B's and even have a very rare A model that they will be restoring shortly. Supposedly he has one of the largest private collections of warbirds in the world, even bigger than the Confederate Airforce. He has purchased some property just South of Salinas to build a warbirds memorial airport complete with hotel and other attractions. Hope it happens in my lifetime.
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« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2004, 01:08:04 PM »
Three at Chino I believe.  A Clipped wing Spit IX in 443 Squadron markings, a modified PR19 with clipped wings and a contra-rotating prop and a Spitfire XIV in the markings of Ginger Lacey's 17 Squadron Spit 14, although that one may have already moved on to Texas.

There is a flyable Spit VIII in Texas as  well as a recently flying Spit IX and the CAF just aquired a low back Spit XIV.

Kermit Weeks has a low back Spit XVI and a Spit IX in Florida.  There is a well known Spit IX in Virginia I believe and a low back Spit XVI and a recently arrived Spit IX in Canada too.


The Evergreen Spit is an XVI that is flyable.  Paul Allen has a flying Spit Vc in Washington and there are two other potential flyers in Washington too I believe, a two seat Spit T8 and a two seat Spit T9

Those are all flyable btw.  

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Where are the actual flying Spitfires?
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2004, 01:20:27 PM »
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I saw one In Sidney(BC) Flying a few years ago when I got of the Fery from Anacodes, was their in a small air show they had going, it may well of been the one mentioned from Seatle. Was prety funny realy I had just arived and had no idea their was an airshow let alone a small airport nearby, was walking down the streat toward the watterfront looking for a place for lunch while on Holiday, and heard the roar and looked up....I grabed my Girl friends arm and ran  for the truck...she was all wtf!...whear are we going..I said to find the airport!, that Spits landing!...Was prety cool their was a small airshow with a bunch of flying war birds doing a circute flyby thing, and they made low leval passes over the runway and pulled up dramaticaly at the end and came around again, we snuck out into the grass off the end of the strip and were right under them as they did so, was the best part of the trip:)

 O...Thier is a Spit in the Evergreen Avation Museum as well, nice one to, though I dont beelave they fly it.


Hehe, great story . I'd love to stumble upon a flyin spit, hope i'd remember to grab my girlfiend...:confused:
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« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2004, 01:42:43 PM »
"hope i'd remember to grab my girlfiend"

 Girlfriend, Bad typing/spelling:)
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« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2004, 01:43:17 PM »
I believe the spitfire at Cavenaugh Flight Museum (Addisson TX) is still airworthy. Least it was 2 years ago.
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« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2004, 01:45:05 PM »
I don't think it was spelled wrong.  Seems to me every girl I ever dated ended up being a fiend.
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« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2004, 01:51:33 PM »
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Originally posted by brady
"hope i'd remember to grab my girlfiend"

 Girlfriend, Bad typing/spelling:)



lol. or poor relationship skills, hehe.
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« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2004, 02:00:29 PM »
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Where are the actual flying Spitfires?
« Reply #12 on: June 27, 2004, 08:03:57 PM »
Most I ever saw was 16 spits ina fly past for Duxford 2001 BoB celebrations.

Probably be 4 or 5 this year plus the usual P51's et al

http://duxford.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.00d004
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« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2004, 08:16:19 PM »
The Florida place is 'Fantasy of Flight', about an hour or so outside Tampa on I-4. Awesome planes, nice full motion warbird comat simulators, and the best burger joint I've ever seen, all on the same property :D
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« Reply #14 on: June 27, 2004, 08:19:16 PM »
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"hope i'd remember to grab my girlfiend"

 Girlfriend, Bad typing/spelling:)


I believe "Girlfiend" is correct once you have married your "Girlfriend".
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