Spitfires in North America?

[Mark V]

5.) Mk IX: TE517, Kermit A. Weeks, Tamiami, FL, Oct. 1992-2002
6.) Mk XIV: MV262, Kermit A. Weeks, Tamiami, FL, Oct. 1992-2002

Both of these are stored projects (in the UK) having had no work carried out on them in over 15 years.

[mrhenniger]

Jesse, are you sure? SL721 ex Woody and Chris Woods used to be at San Diego, is now in good hands with Mike Potter in Toronto.

Toronto!?!?!? That is an offense to those from Ottawa/Gatineau!!! Any place with a hockey team that bad can't really be a city.

Mike (quickly digging a fox hole)

[PeterA]

5.) Mk IX: TE517, Kermit A. Weeks, Tamiami, FL, Oct. 1992-2002
6.) Mk XIV: MV262, Kermit A. Weeks, Tamiami, FL, Oct. 1992-2002

Both of these are stored projects (in the UK) having had no work carried out on them in over 15 years.

TE517 was actually sold on to a UK collector some two years ago.

PeterA

[k5083]

quote "What's the largest amount of Spitfires put together at an airshow on this side of the pond?"

Well, we had 3 Spits and a Hurri at Geneseo this year, and might have had another if the Fighter Factory's example was not down for mx. They tried to have a Spit gathering at TOM a year ago, but only ended up with 2 Spits.

Pete

Six Spitfires pitched up at the 'Spitfire Reunion' in 1995 at Carefree and Phoenix Arizona. It was organised by Chris Woods. Unfortunately his own Spitfire went u/s shortly before the show.

NH749, MA793/'EN398', TE356, PT486, RW382 & TE308.

PeterA

Runner-up would be Oshkosh one year when they had five, TE308, NH749, SL721, PT462, TP280.

August

[Bill Greenwood]

Sorry Mike, it is Ottawa not Toronto. All them Cannucks look alike to me. They do like their vinage/historic airplanes and crews!

[Warbirdnerd]

quote "What's the largest amount of Spitfires put together at an airshow on this side of the pond?"

Well, we had 3 Spits and a Hurri at Geneseo this year, and might have had another if the Fighter Factory's example was not down for mx. They tried to have a Spit gathering at TOM a year ago, but only ended up with 2 Spits.

Pete

Six Spitfires pitched up at the 'Spitfire Reunion' in 1995 at Carefree and Phoenix Arizona. It was organised by Chris Woods. Unfortunately his own Spitfire went u/s shortly before the show.

NH749, MA793/'EN398', TE356, PT486, RW382 & TE308.

PeterA

Runner-up would be Oshkosh one year when they had five, TE308, NH749, SL721, PT462, TP280.

August

That was a fun year except I think there were six Spits there. These five and NH904 on the ground.



I really enjoyed the Jaguar sponsored hospitality tent for the crews...

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[Bill Greenwood]

I remember that year well at Oshkosh and that flight. We turned in a little early and I was lagging behind a little as we started in in formation, but just as we got to show center I caught up and was in good position. You are busy when you are in formation, but I did have a moment to glance over and savor the scene. It is all too rare.

[AirJimL2]

To be complete...static Spits in North America

Mk. I P9306 Museum of Science, Chicago
Mk. II P8332 War Museum, Ottawa
Mk. Vb BL370 D-Day Museum, New Orleans
Mk. Vc MA863 USAFM, Dayton
Mk. VII EN474, NASM, D.C.
Mk. IX MJ772 EAA Museum, Osk
Mk. IX MK923 Museum of Flight, Seattle
Mk. IX NH188 NAM, Ottawa
Mk. XI PA908 USAFM, Dayton
Mk. XVI SL574 San Diego Aerospace Museum
Mk. XVI TE214 CWH, Hamilton

I think that is the whole list...

Jim

[daveymac82c]

Hey,

Thank you to everyone who posted. I figured some of my listings would be incorrect or at least needed updating, but regardless of that it paints a picture of all the Spits we have over here.

I originally thought we didn't have that many flyers in North America, but after I finished my first post I realized that there are quite a few.

I'd love to see a Spitfire gathering. It's too bad that the gatherings that were tried in the past didn't get quite as good a turn out. Maybe in a couple years (eg. the year after the Kittyhawk gathering) we could try one.

Cheers,

David

[bilwor]

I attended the Spitfire Reunion in Scottsdale October 21, 1995 and the 6 Spits in attendance were:
MA793, NH749, PT462, RW382, TE308 and TE356
in addition:
Hurricane RCAF 5481

I checked my photos to make sure of the ids

bill word

[PeterA]

Of the 45 Spitfires that can be considered fully airworthy world-wide in 2007, fifteen are currently based in the USA/Canada.

In Warbird terms, the most Spitfires we have had in one formation was at Duxford in September 2000 with twenty, with a further singleton on the field.

Wojtek Matusiak captured this previous record of sixteen in May 1998, again at Duxford.

PeterA

[bilwor]

Photos from the Spitfire Reunion, Scottsdale, Oct 1995. Some are not very good as my equipment and I were not the best in those days.

bill word

6 Spits and 1 Hurricane


MA793


NH749


PT462


RW383


TE308


TE356


Hurricane 5481

[JDK]

There are still three 'dings' visible in the leading edge where it hit the stumps.

Those famous titanium stumps that took out the famous wooden 'D' wing section. One for Mythbusters I think. I'm sure Dennis Lillee of Aluminium bat fame would also be amused.

[Roger Cain]

Do full-scale replicas count? Just kidding. This replica (?) was at the Aviation Nation show this past weekend at Nellis AFB. N1940K as Mk IX, registered to Robert Deford.

[daveymac82c]

That replica just doesn't look right. I like it, it's really good, but something doesn't look right. I can't put my finger on it. Regardless, I wouldn't turn it down if I was offered one.

Thanks to everyone for posting pictures of all the different group formations. They are really exciting to see. I wish I could have been over there in England to see the "flight" of 20... or would that be a "squadron"?

On a side note, I'm really excited to see the Spitfire at Comox being restored. I can't wait to see it fly. I sure hope they fly it around to all the airshows around here. And if Bob Jenns flies his sometime soon we could have two local Spits!

Cheers,

David