Happy Birthday Spitfire

• Mar 5, 2018

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rochie

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Happy birthday to the legendary over rated one trick pony that is the Spitfire.
The prototype K5054 flew on this day 82 years ago

 

• Mar 5, 2018

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airminded88

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82 years...wow
I'm definately watching a new documentary tonight after work about it that appeared on Netflix.
Happy birthday Spitty!
Without you and your stablemate, early WWII could have gone terribly wrong and boy they were bad in 1940!

Cheers

 

• Mar 5, 2018

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parsifal

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rochie said:

Happy birthday to the legendary over rated one trick pony that is the Spitfire.
The prototype K5054 flew on this day 82 years ago

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all those things and more, but in such style and with unmatched grace

 

• Mar 5, 2018

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fubar57

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Happy B-Day Spitfire, have one on me.....

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• Mar 5, 2018

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Ascent

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It's also the birthday of the Meteor. The first aircraft which allowed the RAF ground crew to say, "the aircraft stopped whining but the pilot's still going"

 

• Mar 5, 2018

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fubar57

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Well then, Happy B-Day Meteor as well...

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• Mar 5, 2018

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pbehn

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fubar57 said:

Well then, Happy B-Day Meteor as well...

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Any idea what Sturzkampfflugzeug tastes like?

 

• Mar 5, 2018

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KiwiBiggles

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pbehn said:

Any idea what Sturzkampfflugzeug tastes like?

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Not as powerful as its publicity leads you to believe?

 

• Mar 5, 2018

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A very Happy Birthday to the Spitfire - may we see them for many years to come.

 

• Mar 5, 2018

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Gnomey

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A happy day indeed!

 

• Mar 8, 2018

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XBe02Drvr

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pbehn said:

Any idea what Sturzkampfflugzeug tastes like?

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Rocky with sharp edges, and a note of wiener schnitzel, with a finish of cordite.

 

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• Mar 9, 2018

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DarrenW

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Looking pretty fit and trim for an 82 year old!