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General Forums => Custom Skins => Topic started by: prhim on January 12, 2007, 09:25:59 AM

Title: Shame we can't have this Spit.
Post by: prhim on January 12, 2007, 09:25:59 AM: I really like this, but it looks distinctly post-war.

(http://www.lesmala.net/jean-michel/avions/spit2.jpg)

This one too. It's a Dutch Spit IX. What info I can find says the bird was built in 1943, but no info on when it got that particular owner or paint job.

(http://www.militaryaircraft.de/pictures/military/aircraft/Spitfire/Spitfire_2006-06_LEEUW_015_800.jpg)

A little more digging on the aircraft above finds a very interesting history, read it here: http://www.kiwiaircraftimages.com/spitfire.html - but it's not the original bird. The markings are supposedly those of 322 Sqdn RNAF which today flies F-16s.
Title: Shame we can't have this Spit.
Post by: Guppy35 on January 12, 2007, 11:53:35 AM: Top photo shows a restored Spit 14 RN201. That paint scheme was actually used on a 41 squadron Spitfire 21 post war.

The bottom bird saw combat with a 485 Squadron during the war but is in a postwar Dutch scheme.
Title: I've seen it fly!
Post by: Spiritin on January 13, 2007, 12:40:19 PM: I've seen the Spitfire in the top poicture fly .......in a Duxford display.
It gave the best aerobatic display I have seen EVER!
Title: Shame we can't have this Spit.
Post by: Bruv119 on January 13, 2007, 12:50:33 PM: I have also at Duxford.

The last display I went to though the spitfire pilots were not up to much.

Saw a really good yak3 pilot though pulling some good moves. Need that plane in AH :)
Title: Re: I've seen it fly!
Post by: Guppy35 on January 13, 2007, 11:18:01 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Spiritin
I've seen the Spitfire in the top poicture fly .......in a Duxford display.
It gave the best aerobatic display I have seen EVER!

That Spit 14 us now based in Florida. Same guy owns a Spit IX, a Flugwerke 190 and some others.
Title: Shame we can't have this Spit.
Post by: Dragon86 on January 18, 2007, 09:29:56 PM: The top Spit looks similar to the P51D Mustang...more specifically it's wings are what gives it the P51's distinct look....in my opinion.