One for Evanglider

[wilbur1]

Ok im gonna try this again after my comp got hit with this virus i had to goto firefox and its hard to upload pics, anyway a buddy gave me this pic, cant really tell what it is but supposedly its being built/restored in chino area





Well crap! just found that its 35mb and im only allowed 5.0 well ill try another way

 

[evangilder]

Yikes, 35MB!? Try to shrink it down and I can take a look.

 

[Thorlifter]

A 35 meg pic? WOW!!!!

 

[Njaco]

Wilbur, email it to me and I can shrink and post.

[email protected]

 

[Trebor]

what about trying Photobucket or Image shack?

 

[trackend]

A 35 meg pic? WOW!!!!

Thats not a picture, it's wallpaper

 

[evangilder]

Or a billboard!

 

[wilbur1]

Yea i know my neighbor scanned it for me and i dont know what went wrong, i just emailed it to nj so well see if he can fix it. This plane is kinda weird, looks like a mustang but 2 seats and 2 intakes

 

[Njaco]

Wilbur, got it. Cropped one section.

I think its a Spitfire 2 seat trainer.

 

[wilbur1]

Thanks chris never even crossed my mind about a spit what about the twin intakes though....

 

[Njaco]

Not as well versed as others on here, so I don't know but it fairly screams Spit to me. Unless its an experimetal from Supermarine. Don't know.

 

[wilbur1]

Well we will have to see what eric says, maybe hes seen the plane in person.

 

[Glider]

I am sure thats a Spitfire and it looks like a converted late production VIII, IX or XVI. Originally a 4 gun version almost certainly 2 x 20 2 x HMG.

 

[Haztoys]

And in US markings no less ...That parts even stranger...???...

 

[fly boy]

Or a billboard!

or a zepplin

 

[evangilder]

The air intakes on the wings, tail shape and gun ports all look like a spitfire. But the American markings are what seems a bit odd. I haven't seen this one in person, so I'm not sure. I can check around. Do you have any other shots of it?

 

[evangilder]

Fuselage code is WD, which would be the 335th Fighter Squadron of the 4th Fighter Group, which was originally an Eagle squadron, so it could very well be a squadron trainer. The Eagle Squadron did fly Spitfires.

 

[pbfoot]

I am sure thats a Spitfire and it looks like a converted late production VIII, IX or XVI. Originally a 4 gun version almost certainly 2 x 20 2 x HMG.

Looking at the motor mounts and the ones in Trackends Spit pictures and the fact its in US markings I'm going to guess a MKV

 

[Gnomey]

Certainly is a Spitfire. Never read anything about a MKV 2 seat trainer in existence, I only know of the 1 (or 2) MKIX 2 seater's that are in existence.

 

[pbfoot]

maybe a IX as the motor mount are consistent with the one I see but I wasn't aware the USAAf flew the IX's but then again it might be artistic licence