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Offline Guppy35

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Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« on: March 31, 2008, 04:38:53 PM »
Just to make sure that we have a counterpoint to the Paul Allen 109E thread :)

Saw this on another forum

AR213 the only flying Spitfire I got back up in the air recently.  They took it all the way back to production standard with 3 blade prop, slab sided canopy, external armor on the windscreen, correct exhaust stacks etc.

Painted in the markings she wore at 57 OTU.  Ginger Lacey was one of her pilots.

Wouldn't it be something to see the Allen 109E or Russell 109E flying with this bird?

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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2008, 05:31:29 PM »
Nice!!  :aok
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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2008, 05:55:55 PM »
       sweet ....  :aok
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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2008, 06:00:20 PM »
Beautiful!  Hope more and more birds get restored to flight worthiness.
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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2008, 06:14:00 PM »
What would be interesting is to train the pilots to a huge extent, then have a mini Dogfight at an airshow! 109E v Spit 1, heck, I'd pay a good amount just to see that let alone a whole airshow WITH that in it!
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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2008, 08:24:28 PM »
Very nice, just needs to be pink. :aok

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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2008, 08:30:11 PM »
pic taken right before paul allen straffed it
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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2008, 09:15:57 PM »
do an airshow, loaded with live ammo
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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2008, 09:38:47 PM »
Spitfire truely are the most beautiful planes made!
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Offline DoNKeY

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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2008, 09:41:51 PM »
Quote from: Latrobe on March 31, 2008, 09:38:47 PM
Spitfire truely are the most beautiful planes made!

Right after the 38 :D, and then it is.

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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2008, 09:48:14 PM »
Very nice, glad to see more and more warbirds up!  Just keep macloed away from it :noid
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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2008, 09:49:53 PM »
Are there any Spit 9's up and about?

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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2008, 03:09:54 AM »
Quote from: macleod01 on March 31, 2008, 06:14:00 PM
What would be interesting is to train the pilots to a huge extent, then have a mini Dogfight at an airshow! 109E v Spit 1, heck, I'd pay a good amount just to see that let alone a whole airshow WITH that in it!

I don't think so macleod to put in all them man hours to rebuild them so that 2 guys could  HO ram into each other would be shameful.

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Offline Guppy35

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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2008, 03:50:11 AM »
Quote from: DoNKeY on March 31, 2008, 09:49:53 PM
Are there any Spit 9's up and about?

donkey

Plenty of Spit IXs, XIVs, XVIII, PR19, a couple of VIII, a number of Spit V, a Spit II and this Spit I.  There are also a number of XVIs out and about.  pushing 50 flying Spits in the world right now.
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Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2008, 07:35:59 AM »
What types did they use in the filming of Battle Of Britian?I recall reading that there was an early variant among the lot that all the guys wanted to fly because it handled the best.They did a good job on that Spit I.Looks very nice.Thanks for posting Corky.

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