Spitfire Mk FRXVIII - post-restoration photos, lovely scheme

Elliott Marsh - GAR · **Joined:** Fri May 10, 2013 1:54 pm **Posts:** 52

When I saw David Whitworth's photographs of Richard Lake's Spitfire MkXVIII SM845 in the winter sun at IWM Duxford, all I could think was "Wow!" She looks utterly stunning post-rebuild! Can't wait to see this lovely lady fly in the new year!

http://globalaviationresource.com/v2/2013/12/11/news-spitfire-mkxviii-sm845-unveiled/

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:09 pm

Nice!

PropsRule · **Posted:** Wed Dec 11, 2013 4:56 pm

What a beautiful machine. A fine example of "Less is More".

K5DH · **Posted:** Wed Dec 11, 2013 6:29 pm

What a great looking airplane, both in its sleek shape and the chosen livery. I really like the looks of the later bubble-topped Spitfires, and that super-sized Rolls and five-bladed prop give it a very powerful look. Diggin' it!

51fixer · **Posted:** Wed Dec 11, 2013 10:06 pm

K5DH wrote:

...... I really like the looks of the later bubble-topped Spitfires, and that super-sized Rolls and five-bladed prop give it a very powerful look.

Whole Heartily Agree :drink3:

DH82EH · **Posted:** Thu Dec 12, 2013 6:54 am

It's not too late to fit a sharks mouth :wink:

Lovely machine. It's the aeroplane version of "walk softly and carry a big stick"!

MK XVIII's look bada$$ :spit

Andy Scott

C VEICH · **Joined:** Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:40 pm **Posts:** 1471

I agree it looks fantastic but must say that I'm not sure I like it any better than I liked its previous scheme. It's a Mk.XVIII Spitfire after all and you would have to work pretty hard to make it unattractive!

Photo by Gary Parsons

Chappie · **Joined:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:40 am **Posts:** 987

PropsRule wrote:

What a beautiful machine. A fine example of "Less is More".

Agreed, especially since its historically correct for the airframe.

Chappie

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