Spitfire rated pilots...how many?

Ontario-Warbird · **Joined:** Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:56 pm **Posts:** 407

CHAA- Kent B.

Cheers Dave C

K225 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:21 am

As far as I know the following have flown the Vintage Wings of Canada Spifire Mk XVI:

Mike Potter
Rob Erdos
John Aitken
Tim Leslie
Kent Beckham
Pete Spence

http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=436&lang=en-CA
http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=211&lang=en-CA
http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=477&lang=en-CA
http://www.vintagewings.ca/page?a=432&lang=en-CA

sgt hawk · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:28 am

Haven't spoken to him in a while but Garry Cooper down in Australia owns a spit, but don't know if he is current.

ZRX61 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:16 am **Posts:** 2308

Mike wrote:

ZRX61 wrote:

Does Johnny Allison not fly with TFC these days?

Not for probably the last 15 years

I haven't been to Dx since I emigrated in '91..

PeterA · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:04 am

sgt hawk wrote:

Haven't spoken to him in a while but Garry Cooper down in Australia owns a spit, but don't know if he is current.

The Spitfire, in process restoration, moved on a while ago to 'Oscar Duck'.

Not one for the list...yet.

PeterA

LARGEFLYER · **Joined:** Thu Aug 10, 2006 12:31 pm **Posts:** 181

Jerry O'Neill wrote:

I'm not 100% sure, but wasn't Tom Duffy flying his Spit last winter before it needed some mechanical attention?
Jerry

Yes, Tom Duffy and Terry Rush both rated to fly the Spitfire

marine air · **Posted:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:15 pm

Thanks for the info Bill.
Yesterday I was reading the new issue of "Business and Commercial Aviation" which had an article on wingtip design. There have been new elliptical wingtips designed for the Citation X , a Mach .91 intercontinental business jet. It mentions "for an example of the ideal wingshape and design refer to the "Spitfire." It did not mention the P-51!
It's a shame there aren't more dual control Spitfires flying. Briefly there were two, in the U.S. now there are none. I had hoped the Bartow Florida one would've stayed in the U.S. Another lost opportunity was the one that was built up at Chino and sold for around $750.K a few years ago. Seemed like a great price at the time.
If I ever get a chance to add a couple more fighter type ratings, my plan is to go to one of those "schools " for the Stearman, and the T-6. I have already done all that but in an unstructered environment. It would be interseting to find out all the stuff I don't know but should! :shock:

B25PBYGUY · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 4:44 pm

For what its worth, the Fighter Factory has at least a half dozen pilots qualified in both the Spit and Hurricane. All fly both types.

DenverWarbirdFan · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:27 pm

marine air wrote:

It's a shame there aren't more dual control Spitfires flying. Briefly there were two, in the U.S. now there are none. I had hoped the Bartow Florida one would've stayed in the U.S. Another lost opportunity was the one that was built up at Chino and sold for around $750.K a few years ago. Seemed like a great price at the time.

You are forgetting Bill G's Spitfire MK9-TE308. Even though it's not in flying condition right at the moment, it is still here- and hopefully flying again soon.

PeterA · **Posted:** Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:41 pm

marine air wrote:

It's a shame there aren't more dual control Spitfires flying. Briefly there were two, in the U.S. now there are none. I had hoped the Bartow Florida one would've stayed in the U.S. Another lost opportunity was the one that was built up at Chino and sold for around $750.K a few years ago. Seemed like a great price at the time.

Two seater at Chino? I missed that one.

PeterA

http://pacificcoast.net/~zoman/

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T J Johansen · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:06 am

PeterA wrote:

http://pacificcoast.net/~zoman/

Not all that updated a site now, is it..?

T J

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