Spitfire Mk XIV Racing Spit

[ian holmes]

Could any one out there know of or information on the spitfire.

 

[buffnut453]

It's spurious. Googling "Spitfire G-MKIZ" reveals no substantive records and the image search results just come up with (a few) generic Spitifire photos, mostly MkIX or MkXI.

 

[fubar57]

All I've seen for post war Spitfires are these two, FR Mk. XIVe s/n TZ138...

Everything about the Supermarine Spitfire — Spitfire Site
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...and these two Mk.22s...

US National Archives

Everything about the Supermarine Spitfire — Spitfire Site
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...I believe there was also a #5 in NMF

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[fubar57]

There may have been a #6 as well but I've never seen a picture...

 

[fubar57]

A PDF showing a Spitfire PR Mk.XI, s/nPL983...http://www.warbirdsintlnow.com/issue-spreads/2017/jun/WIjun17-CIVILspitfire.pdf

 

[stona]

The closest thing to the originally posted image would be G-FIRE, which started life as a F.R. Mk XIV.

Aviation photographs of Registration: G-FIRE :

Cheers

Steve

 

[buffnut453]

The closest thing to the originally posted image would be G-FIRE, which started life as a F.R. Mk XIV.

Cheers

Steve

Concur. Saw her many moons ago in her red/white scheme. Very pretty indeed.

For the uninitiated, here's a pic:

(Source: Wikipedia)

 

[Airframes]

G-Fire was owned by Spencer Flack, and painted in his Corporate colours, as were his other aircraft, including his Sea Fury.
The Spit was normally flown at displays in the 1980's by Pete Thorn, ex- BBMF, and son of Bill Thorn, the AVRO test pilot, killed in a Tudor crash.
As Pete and I knew each other through doing lectures on the BBMF, I was happy to get a short ride, on the wing root of G-Fire, when I used to look after marshalling and ground movement s at my local air show.
The aircraft is now in the USA, with a 'N' reg, and, I believe, now wears camouflage colours. It was also fitted, when in the UK, with strobes in the gun ports, which Peter heartily disliked !

 

[Tieleader]

As Pete and I knew each other through doing lectures on the BBMF, I was happy to get a short ride, on the wing root of G-Fire, when I used to look after marshalling and ground movement s at my local air show.

Lucky dog!

 

[Crimea_River]

The Spitfire XIV in post 3 is now owned by Bob Jens of Vancouver BC and is for sale.

 

[fubar57]

*digs through piggy bank.............dammit!!!!