The Spitfire thread

[Geedee]

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[109ROAMING]

Bloody AWESOME! Thanks for sharing

 

[ToughOmbre]

Thought I would add Robert Taylor's painting, "After the Battle", showing a flight of MK IX's returning to base.

One of my favorites.

TO

 

[Colin1]

Not in itself a striking or beautiful picture
Nevertheless, I always liked this plate for its illustration of the developmental strides the Spitfire took in its service lifetime. It is from a tatty old book that I've had for years and shows the first and the last of the line, with about 12 years between them.

K5054 needs no introduction, pictured at Eastleigh, from where she made her maiden flight, in March 1936.

The Seafire FR47 served with 800 Sqn on board HMS Triumph in 1948.

As well as the obvious outward differences, the handling from first to last had changed out of all recognition yet the Seafire 47 remained very popular with her Royal Navy pilots.

 

[HoHun]

Hi Geedee,

>Thought I'd start a thread on Spitfires.

Very nice shots you have posted there!

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

 

[pbfoot]

here are some of mine not the same quality as yours but the one that makes me the happiest was being the dead weight (well qualified) on the tail when they ran her up. And I'll include one I snagged an hour ago

 

[Blaydon]

More pretty pics sorry if they are a bit big.

I resized them.....

Charles

 

[Colin1]

More pretty pics sorry if they are a bit big.

That frontal shot getting his wheels up is superb

If you're using a scanner app try re-sizing to 800 pixels, the other dimensions should auto-size after that

 

[mudpuppy]

These are some great pics, guys. Thanks for posting them.

 

[Wildcat]

Here are three spitfires based in Australia. All represent a/c that flew with the RAAF in the Pacific and Europe.
- MkVc South Australian Aviation Museum - static (79sqn RAAF)
- MkVIII Temora - airworthy (457sqn RAAF)
- Mk XVI Temora - airworthy. (453sqn RAAF)

 

[Geedee]

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[Airframes]

Some very nice Spit Pics there, thank you. IF I can get my trannies scanned, I'll post some of mine, taken during two seasons with the BBMF, back in 1982 to 1983, plus a few more over the years. Unfortunately, 95% of my stuff was on 35mm transparency, for reproduction purposes. Found a friend with a tranny scanner, but don't know yet what the quality will be like.

 

[Waynos]

Is P7350 (bottom of post 5) the only preserved Spitfire with an original style external bullet proof windscreen?

 

[Flyboy2]

Wow very nice!

Quick question HoHun, does one of those Spitfire's in your pics have a contra-rotating propeller? What version is that?

 

[Geedee]

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[HoHun]

Hi Flyboy2,

>Quick question HoHun, does one of those Spitfire's in your pics have a contra-rotating propeller? What version is that?

Yes, it has a contra-rotating propeller. The aircraft is a PR.XIX, and the contra-rotating propeller is not original but the result of fitting a Shackleton power unit in the early 2000s.

Regards,

Henning (HoHun)

 

[ccheese]

The Spitfire thread would not be complete without these two.....

Charles

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Great idea Gary. Excellent photos guys. Keep up the good work!!!

 

[Airframes]

Waynos, were you asking if P7350 is the only preserved MkII?
If so, it is one of two still flying (that might have changed, as I'm out of touch!), and operated by the BBMF. It took part in the Battle of Britain, and still carries the patches covering 3 bullet holes! There are other, static display MkII's, and recently, a genuine MkIa took to the skies again in the UK, an aircraft once flown by Ginger Lacey, which has been restored as authentically as possible.
Terry.

 

[Waynos]

Is P7350 (bottom of post 5) the only preserved Spitfire with an original style external bullet proof windscreen?

This is what the post is supposed to say

Its just that other Spits I have seen, even early marks, seem to have been fitted witht he later style internal screen, due no doubt to availability.