Spitfire wreck found in Australia

Liberator3 · **Joined:** Mon Mar 23, 2015 7:02 am **Posts:** 200

Down Under Aviation News reporter Mike ONeill from Darwin, Australia has passed this interesting news story on to me

A WW2 era RAAF Spitfire wreck has been found it seems
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater

Sopwith · **Joined:** Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:49 pm **Posts:** 548

That's very interesting. Is it a known wreck or a fresh one?. Anyway thanks for posting

fiftycal · **Joined:** Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:20 am **Posts:** 306

fresh

quemerford · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm **Posts:** 1598

Sopwith wrote:

That's very interesting. Is it a known wreck or a fresh one?. Anyway thanks for posting

I'm assuming 'known', judging by the "re-discovered" note in the caption.

Sopwith · **Joined:** Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:49 pm **Posts:** 548

Yes thanks regarding the re-discovered gen, I noticed that when I enlarged the newspaper picture, also over on the Flypast historic forum I was informed that it is listed in the appendix of Spitfire Survivors vol 2.

Brenden S · **Posted:** Sat Oct 01, 2016 9:31 pm

Here is the article for those who wish to read it.
http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/only-in-t ... 059508d906

Lon Moer · **Posted:** Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:26 pm

Anybody get the data plate off it before "now protected by the Heritage Act " ?? :lol:

Brenden S · **Posted:** Sat Oct 01, 2016 11:58 pm

A58-2/AR523

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