Supermarine Spitfires... Merry Spitmas

[Chris Brame]

You kids have a good one and stay safe and happy. May Santa (or whoever) stuff a Spitfire under your tree this year ...

Be careful what you wish for. Santa had a little trouble at my place:

[PeterA]

Part 7 of OK I'm done ...

Merry Spit-mas.

Lovely stuff. Ah, the BoB film, it seems like only yesterday but here it is 45 years later.

There were many mis-indents over the years. I have taken the liberty to suggest alternative captions.

Best regards,

PeterA



Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vc, AR501, G-AWII, filming Battle of Britain, 1969

Actually Mk V BL614 at Henlow and then thought to be 'AB871'. Note four blade prop and canopy repair



Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXb, MH434, G-ASJVI, filming Battle of Britain, 1969

A Mk IX but not MH434 during the BoB film. Note no belly aerial. A less contrasty image required.
This is not UK scenery. I would suggest MK297 with the Confederates post BoB film. I will check on my return to home base


Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX T, ML407, G-LFIXI, filming Battle of Britain, 1969

This is actually Bill Grenwood's TE308 at Bovingdon. Note the Buchon prop. ML407 was still a pile of Irish bits a this time

[1/5_UC-78]

It is amazing how ugly, subjective of course, some of the Spitfire versions became.

[Mark Allen M]

Do to popular demand (my own demand) cheesy Xmas thread title changed.

[k5083]

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXb, MH434, G-ASJVI, filming Battle of Britain, 1969

A Mk IX but not MH434 during the BoB film. Note no belly aerial. A less contrasty image required.
This is not UK scenery. I would suggest MK297 with the Confederates post BoB film. I will check on my return to home base

I'm going to guess this is MK923 when it was painted overall blue. California scenery, Jerry at the controls.

August

[Scott Rose]

Images restored - Scott WRG Editor