New Spitfire in the Northeast !!

[Mike]

Good to see the P-47 is in good company,hard to belive that she was painted back in the late 1980s, it still looks as if it was done only yesterday.

Many a happy memory of working on 'No guts' glad its in good hands.

Fred

Early 1986 IIRC, Fred. It doesn't look bad for 22 years, does it! Most of the stencils were my handiwork, good to see they're still in place after all this time.

[RMAllnutt]

Thought you might like to see some air-to-air with "No Guts, No Glory". I took them on the way to TOM this summer.

Cheers,
Richard

PS. I think that some of the markings were touched up recently.

[michael luther]

Richard,

Could we use one of your P-47 pics for our 2008 program and poster cover?

[bdk]

Who bashed the wingtip?

[kevin walsh]

Thought you might like to see some air-to-air with "No Guts, No Glory". I took them on the way to TOM this summer.

Cheers,
Richard

PS. I think that some of the markings were touched up recently.

Please PM me regarding the use of your images.
Thanks
Kevin Walsh

[Bill Greenwood]

BDK, as to "who bashed the wingtip "? That's not a bash, just a little character wrinkle. Looks like someone was moving something sharp nearby. They could make a rule that anyone who bumps the Jug has to wipe all the oil of the belly, that'll keep em careful. The Jug seems to be the only one with oil drip pan under it. With a hangar that nice,and roomy and well lit, it would be easy to keep the birds pretty clean.
I don't know that location but the Spit altimeter reads zero feet, guess they won't need high gear in the Merlin. I'm a little sorry to see the Spit leave the green grass of Covey Trails, but glad it has a good home. My salute to Rayborne for all his hard and skilled work in bringing this beautiful bird back to the air.
Richard those are some nice shots, what was the photo plane?

[apollolanding]

I logged on to post my photos of Tom's Spit but ya beat me to it. I've seen quite a few warbirds but the beauty of this ship is something else! Not a scratch, dimple, bad rivet, unpainted screw head... Just amazing. With Tom and Terry, this gal is in the safest of hands. I'm very lucky to work at MIV and see/photograph these beauties regularly. Besides the aircraft, Tom and Terry are two of the nicest, most genuine people in the warbird community. No snobby "I own millions of dollars worth of aircraft therefore I'm god" attitudes with them (not that I'm saying most warbird owners/operators think or act this way 99% are wonderful people). Just great guys with great aircraft.

BTW, Greg were you there for its arrival? Dave McCarthy got a few shots of the Spit coming in so see if he'll let me post them.

Joe

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[RMAllnutt]

BDK, as to "who bashed the wingtip "? That's not a bash, just a little character wrinkle. Looks like someone was moving something sharp nearby. They could make a rule that anyone who bumps the Jug has to wipe all the oil of the belly, that'll keep em careful. The Jug seems to be the only one with oil drip pan under it. With a hangar that nice,and roomy and well lit, it would be easy to keep the birds pretty clean.
I don't know that location but the Spit altimeter reads zero feet, guess they won't need high gear in the Merlin. I'm a little sorry to see the Spit leave the green grass of Covey Trails, but glad it has a good home. My salute to Rayborne for all his hard and skilled work in bringing this beautiful bird back to the air.
Richard those are some nice shots, what was the photo plane?

Many thanks Bill. I shot these from Larry Kelley's B-25J "Panchito". You can see some more images here if you are interested.

Cheers,
Richard

http://www.rmallnutt.com/Thunder%20Over%20Michigan/

[apollolanding]

Got a few shots of Tom doing stop and gos at MIV this afternoon:

Interesting, the spit flaps look to be 90 degrees extended, is that right? .. WOW!

[Mike]

Interesting, the spit flaps look to be 90 degrees extended, is that right? .. WOW!

Yep, pneumatically-operated, 2-position ('up' or 'down')

[Chad Veich]

Interesting, the spit flaps look to be 90 degrees extended, is that right? .. WOW!

Don't quote me but I think max deflection is 85 degrees. Close enough to 90 for government work!

[Bill Greenwood]

Nice photos, the flaps, as you can see, block the radiator exit when they are down. Therefore it is good practice to use them on final, don't drag them around the pattern, and take a cool off lap if you have to go around and be sure to raise them when you pull off the runway after landing before taxi.

[Dennis Bergstrom]

Great pictures! Are Tom's B-25 and TBM also based at Millville?

Dennis

[Jerry O'Neill]

Most if not all of Tom's aircraft are based at Millville.
Jerry