B0BY_1234567
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- Sep 23, 2021
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I see.I'm not aware of any in service (that is, operational) use.
Ah yes, AA873. This one came up a couple times as well and I am considering it, but the "Manchester Air Cadet" on the side seems to difficult to print out decals for, seeing as it's mainly white and very intricate.AA873 had 4 x 20 and no filter
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im guessing this is a test aircraft that simply hasnt had its filter fitted. Was this a combat aircraft? It doesnt look like it in this pic. And that canopy sure looks strange...AA873 had 4 x 20 and no filter
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I thought that all early Vcs were delivered with four cannons, though as Malta pilots found they didn't need them the modification was removed in favour of two cannons and 4 MGS. I could be wrong though.The only x 4 cannon spits im aware of were the malta spitfires. That configuration would not be seen again until the mk 22/24 post war. Always wondered why the mk lx didnt go down the x4 tempest cannon route. Wasnt the mk lv supposed to have 4 cannon? The fact that supermarine made so many variants in a jumbled order doesnt surprise me that spits like this were found
im guessing this is a test aircraft that simply hasnt had its filter fitted. Was this a combat aircraft? It doesnt look like it in this pic. And that canopy sure looks strange...AA873 had 4 x 20 and no filter
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This is a great photo! Do you have any photos of the other side in case it had any art like AA873?And AA878 ... the first production Spitfire Mk.VC named 'Manchester Merchant Trader'. It was initially retained for armament trials and is seen here with four 20 mm (0.79 in) Hispano cannon. it subsequently flew with Nos.411, 341 and 453 Sqds, before suffering a landing mishap at Sumburgh. Repaired by LMSR (London, Midland and Scottish Railways) it was delivered to No.1 TEU (Tactical Exercise Unit) on 17th August, 1944.
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the source: the net.
Ok, that makes sense. If that's the case then I'd probably still have to custom order a decal for the side art, so I'd still be probably making AA873Unfortunately I don't have a such pic. Actually I haven't seen the pic with the starboard of the kite. But looking at other Spits of the Manchester Fund series with the similar in form like arts, I would say it must have been like the ones for (AA873) Manchester Air Cadet , (AA881) Manchester Corporation Transporter , (AA879) Manchester Civil Defender, etc ..... images of the two last emblems you may find at Presentation Spitfires
Just scroll down to the AB serials and click the blue "Photo" links next to the names of the Spits.
Here is the larger shot of the AA878 found at the Supermarine Spitfire
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