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Title: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: Guppy35 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?

(http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s199/guppy35/Spit1-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: Yossarian on March 31, 2008, 05:31:29 PM
Nice!!  :aok
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: 007Rusty on March 31, 2008, 05:55:55 PM
       sweet ....  :aok
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: mensa180 on March 31, 2008, 06:00:20 PM
Beautiful!  Hope more and more birds get restored to flight worthiness.
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: 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!
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: DoNKeY on March 31, 2008, 08:24:28 PM
Very nice, just needs to be pink. :aok

donkey
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: Wingnutt on March 31, 2008, 08:30:11 PM
pic taken right before paul allen straffed it
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: Gowan on March 31, 2008, 09:15:57 PM
do an airshow, loaded with live ammo
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: Latrobe on March 31, 2008, 09:38:47 PM
Spitfire truely are the most beautiful planes made!
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: DoNKeY on March 31, 2008, 09:41:51 PM
Spitfire truely are the most beautiful planes made!

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

donkey
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: evenhaim 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
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: DoNKeY on March 31, 2008, 09:49:53 PM
Are there any Spit 9's up and about?

donkey
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: Bruv119 on April 01, 2008, 03:09:54 AM
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.

Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: Guppy35 on April 01, 2008, 03:50:11 AM
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.
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: pipz 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.

Pipz
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: IronDog on April 01, 2008, 09:31:51 AM
I seen a program where a Spit had a mock dogfight with 109.The Spit pilot was a brit by the name of Brown.Don't recall 109 pilot.Thats all I can remember.
IronDog
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: macleod01 on April 01, 2008, 11:54:44 AM
Bruv, I didn't mean with guns, just to show the manvouverablity of both fighters! Pushing them both to their limits
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: Guppy35 on April 02, 2008, 12:03:51 AM
I seen a program where a Spit had a mock dogfight with 109.The Spit pilot was a brit by the name of Brown.Don't recall 109 pilot.Thats all I can remember.
IronDog

Charlie Brown was the Spit Vb pilot, Mark Hanna was in the Spanish built 109.  Took place at Duxford.  They had a heckuva rat race.
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: Joc on April 02, 2008, 12:51:45 AM
Found this  :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv4SGCtIevE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv4SGCtIevE)
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: Gianlupo on April 02, 2008, 07:59:33 AM
Right after the 38 :D, and then it is.

donkey

NO WAY! Spits are the sexiest! :) And FWs... and 109s... and 51s.... and a lot of others! (yeah, even 38s! ;) )

Btw, I think this is the sexiest Spit config, a late production XVI:

(http://pegase.foxalpha.com/photog/0206/002135.jpg)

Bubble canopy, normal wing.... just gorgeous!

Corky, thanks for the picture, Joc, thanks for the video. :)
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: RitzCH on April 03, 2008, 08:47:33 AM
sweet pic, nice to see a Spit I making it back up.  Thanks for post
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: DRILL on April 03, 2008, 06:10:33 PM
yup S! to all warbirds
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: Simaril on April 04, 2008, 09:21:45 AM
Beautiful bird. No doubt about it.


BTW, what do you guys find are some good forums for keeping up with warbirds and aviation history stuff? Always looking for more ways to waste otherwise productive time...
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: xbrit on April 04, 2008, 11:37:38 AM
Who is that "JOC" dweeb ????
Title: Re: Restored Spitfire I back in the air.
Post by: thrila on April 04, 2008, 11:48:51 AM
Yeah, who is this joc character?

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/87_1081169598_joccy1.jpg)