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Re: 5000 Miles in a Spitfire

Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:58 am

You helped more than "a little", Andy!

There were a million images and memories this summer. Here's a photo taken from a 19 Wing RCAF Cormorant, and the reverse, a screen-shot from my helmet-cam.

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Re: 5000 Miles in a Spitfire

Tue Sep 11, 2018 7:07 pm

More nice images.
There sure have been plenty, of this adventure.

We got the C of A for our "poor mans' Spitfire" about 10 days ago. :wink:
Danny is planning on taking her to Gatineau. Look out for him this weekend.

Andy

Re: 5000 Miles in a Spitfire

Mon Nov 12, 2018 9:08 pm

Sadly these pics will be gone in a couple months (thanks flickr :( ) but I thought I'd share them in the meantime. From Oshkosh...
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Enjoy,
Will

Re: 5000 Miles in a Spitfire

Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:51 pm

Wow! Those are great! It's snowing hard here at the moment where I live, but your pictures take me right back to the noise-smoke-heat-glory of Oshkosh.

Re: 5000 Miles in a Spitfire

Fri Nov 23, 2018 8:14 pm

Been meaning to post this Dave made the trip to Oshkosh worth while. Thanks for letting us share in it.
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Re: 5000 Miles in a Spitfire

Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:41 pm

Too modest...

Steve (K225) ran the entire volunteer team who looked after the aircraft, start to finish. I was preoccupied with the machine. Steve kept the display manned and organized.

Re: 5000 Miles in a Spitfire

Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:46 am

Looks incredible. I was told 35 years ago by my primary instructor that the Spitfire was the ultimate airplane to fly. I still believe that must be the truth.

Re: 5000 Miles in a Spitfire

Sun Nov 25, 2018 8:46 am

Looks incredible. I was told 35 years ago by my primary instructor that the Spitfire was the ultimate airplane to fly. I still believe that must be the truth.

Re: 5000 Miles in a Spitfire

Fri Dec 07, 2018 2:20 pm

This image is from Scott Slocum, taken during our departure from OSH. He's tied-in to the open baggage compartment of a Bonanza, wearing a headset and giving us positioning cues. Scanned from the current issue of EAA Warbirds.

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This image is from my helmet-cam of the same moment. It's very wide-angle, so "images may be closer than they appear". And that's Lope's Hope in the background, loitering for the next session.

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Re: 5000 Miles in a Spitfire

Fri Dec 07, 2018 3:49 pm

Look forward to my Warbirds arriving. Is there a write up in there Dave or just the photos?

Re: 5000 Miles in a Spitfire

Sat Dec 08, 2018 6:07 pm

Just the photo.

But it was a heck of a send-off...

Re: 5000 Miles in a Spitfire

Sun Dec 09, 2018 6:44 am

Ok thanks for the reply Dave.
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