Spitfires in North America?

bentwingbomber · **Joined:** Sun Dec 19, 2004 5:23 am **Posts:** 105

MH603 Mk 9 in PA stored project

Fred

JDK · **Posted:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:53 am

Well, this one, suffering from a rash of Stephen/Stevens isn't there any more (now France).

And this was kind of nice to see:

PeterA · **Posted:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 5:05 am

JDK wrote:

PeterA wrote:

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.

SL574 - Stumped.

A shot from the late Ron Cranham collection.

...and still visible at Halton in April 1987.

6trn4brn · **Posted:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:40 am

Oh my...excuse me while I wipe the "stuff" off my keyboard after seeing the formation photos

That is just nothing short of airporn :twisted:

GREATGOOGLYMOOGLY :spit2

JDK · **Posted:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:47 am

PeterA wrote:

SL574 - Stumped.

Thanks, Peter. I recall the photos. The Newtonian physics remains 'interesting', as is the lack of dings on the cricket ground photo...

Yours sceptically,

PeterA · **Posted:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:48 am

JDK wrote:

PeterA wrote:

SL574 - Stumped.

Thanks, Peter. I recall the photos. The Newtonian physics remains 'interesting', as is the lack of dings on the cricket ground photo...

Yours sceptically,

James,

Look closely, they are there.

I'll send you a high res.

The broken stumps were at one time in glass case at AHB but seem to have disappeared with the various moves.

PeterA

markstringer · **Joined:** Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:35 am **Posts:** 16

were they playing cricket at the time?

Umpire there appears to be a spitfire coming into land.......

i bet the groundsman, if hes like the one at ymy club was bloody livid!!!

Bill Greenwood · **Posted:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:07 am

Peter should know: Is that considered "cricket" to drop a bloody great aeroplane amongst a group of gentlemen enjoying their game? It hardly seems sporting. And Peter, it has been much too long since we have seen you here in the colonies, you will forget how to speak American.

PeterA · **Posted:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:30 pm

markstringer wrote:

were they playing cricket at the time?

Umpire there appears to be a spitfire coming into land.......

i bet the groundsman, if hes like the one at my club was bloody livid!!!

Reports at the time say the match had ended but more probably it was the break for 'afternoon tea and cucumber sandwiches', as play seems seems to have resumed in the shot.

PeterA

PeterA · **Posted:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:48 pm

Bill Greenwood wrote:

Peter should know: Is that considered "cricket" to drop a bloody great aeroplane amongst a group of gentlemen enjoying their game? It hardly seems sporting. And Peter, it has been much too long since we have seen you here in the colonies, you will forget how to speak American.

Bill,

Forty eight years ago and I still have the press cutting. I had just left school.

How mad is this? I bought a chunk of one of the propellers on ebay a year or so back that the 'Times' photographer had souvenired.

Yes I must visit again. We seem to have an unending list of places to visit before the end of the runway looms up. Five major trips in the last 12 months, mostly Africa.

We need another Spitfire re-union.

PeterA

RMAllnutt · **Posted:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:15 pm

Just looking through these and was shocked to see no mention of MK959, the spitfire recently bought by Tom Duffy. It should be at his base in New Jersey any time now, if not already. When I talked with Terry Rush at Tom's party two weeks ago, he said he'd be flying it in this week.

I was also surprised to see so many spitfires on this side of the pond. Some I had never heard of before.

Mk IX: TD314, Matt Sattler, Carp, Ontario .... anyone know more about this one. I've been to Carp many times and never heard of it. I'm also unfamiliar with the example being restored in Quebec. Anyone have any details or pictures on either of these aircraft.

Cheers,
Richard

PeterA · **Posted:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:18 pm

RMAllnutt wrote:

Mk IX: TD314, Matt Sattler, Carp, Ontario .... anyone know more about this one. I've been to Carp many times and never heard of it.
Cheers,
Richard

Matt Sattler's TD314 fuselage arrived in the UK for restoration on 25 November 1994...as a temporary import.

PeterA

PeterA · **Posted:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:46 pm

RMAllnutt wrote:

. I'm also unfamiliar with the example being restored in Quebec. Anyone have any details or pictures on either of these aircraft.

Cheers,
Richard

Here is SL542 after being released by the RAF Museum in an exchange with the Hampden from Russia.

After storage in the UK it went to Florida where worked commenced on restoration to flight. The owner pulled the project back to home base and it has all gone a little quiet.

It was reported for sale in 2005.

Image: Skysport.

Mike · **Joined:** Tue May 04, 2004 8:54 am **Posts:** 3333

I did see the San Diego example a couple of weeks back, and looked in vain for evidence of the cricket stump 'dings' - I'll have a look again on my photos. I seem to remember you posting a photo wherte you'd marked up the position of the damage Peter - any chance of a link to it?

PeterA · **Posted:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 2:56 pm

Mike wrote:

I did see the San Diego example a couple of weeks back, and looked in vain for evidence of the cricket stump 'dings' - I'll have a look again on my photos. I seem to remember you posting a photo wherte you'd marked up the position of the damage Peter - any chance of a link to it?

Mike ,

Roll back about ten posts on this thread.

My shot shows the exposed filler from the original repair.

It may not be visible now.

PeterA

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