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Offline MiloMorai

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When did the first a/c named Spitfire first fly?
« Reply #15 on: August 29, 2005, 04:08:46 PM »
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RE8/BE12 ;)


:)  A RAF RE-8 it is.

See page 1 in Windsock Datafile #24.  A4192 sometime in mid 1917 had the name Spitfire applied to the starboard fuselage just above the oil tank filler point.
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When did the first a/c named Spitfire first fly?
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2005, 02:31:10 PM »
hehe thanks for the clue :)
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When did the first a/c named Spitfire first fly?
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2005, 11:48:23 PM »
oldest design papers for whats known as the dweebfire ,,,  hmm excuse me..spitfire were dated Feb 18 , 1927
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