JOAN Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 here : http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v2/2014/03/26/aviation-news-spitfire-mk-ia-n3200-flies/ cheers olivier 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Great news. Looks forward to seeing her over the summer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Ooh I've come over all unnecessary! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear13583 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Great story and a nice scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Great news. Nice to see her in her original markings too. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Beautiful! I love the purity of line of the early Spitfires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Kelley Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Raging I got my camo wrong now- so want to do a 19 squadron spitfire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Hard to believe that airframe has been buried for 40 years under a French beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngloSaxon Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Great story, and great to see it flying again. Is it just me though that thinks it looks more like a model, than some of the models on here? Mike D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Lets all hope that it will stay on our shores!! Whats more if its at Duxford it may make me attend Legends this year or the spring show possibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungo1974 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Lets all hope that it will stay on our shores!! My first thought too... We seem to be giving up Warbird restorations at a alarming rate in recent years. Lots of stuff heading across the pond with nothing worth while heading back to Blighty......sign of the times I guess, money talks. Anyway back on subject Beautiful Spitfire... I hope I get to see it in the air during 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Hard to believe that airframe has been buried for 40 years under a French beach. Hmmm, I wonder just how much of that airframe actually has been buried under a French beach for 40 years. nevertheless, a superb job & it looks fantastic. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 So that's four mk.I and a mk.Iia all flying in the UK. Wouldn't it be nice to see them all flying together! As to the export of warbirds, I am not unduly worried as it all circulates over time. It only seems that we have a mass exodus, because this country is blessed with a number of specialist restorers that cater for a worldwide clientele and so some British restored and British registered warbirds only stay on these shores for so long as it takes for them to obtain their C of A. I would rather that (say) a UK restored Fairy Fruitbat was flying in New Zealand, rather than a decaying partial hulk resting in the open in this country. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cameraman Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Hi Guys n Gals, what a very pretty aircraft. The lines are lovely and the restoration quality is beyond reproach. Regards Reggie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimee'sDad Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Superb restoration skills, looks so graceful in the air.... Well done all concerned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Kelley Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Looking at this again- it is wearing "B" scheme camo and it is an even reg - I might just do my mk 1 as a 19 squadron after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisrope Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Looks really nice and great to see another one flying. Looks like it is one of those 'dataplate' restorations though. Post #14 shows what it looked like pre-restoration- http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?58968-Sptifire-recovered-from-Calais-under-rebuild-to-fly Wonder how much of that is still in the now flying aircraft. DISCLAIMER-- I'm not knocking any of the hard work, research, money and time that has gone into getting it flying, the more Spitfires flying, the better. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Beautiful unadulterated Spit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Looks really nice and great to see another one flying. Looks like it is one of those 'dataplate' restorations though. Post #14 shows what it looked like pre-restoration- http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?58968-Sptifire-recovered-from-Calais-under-rebuild-to-fly Wonder how much of that is still in the now flying aircraft. DISCLAIMER-- I'm not knocking any of the hard work, research, money and time that has gone into getting it flying, the more Spitfires flying, the better. Chris Yes it does make you wonder about how much "original" airframe is in there. Julien 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Great story, and great to see it flying again. Is it just me though that thinks it looks more like a model, than some of the models on here? Mike D. Well, an atrocious lack of heavy panel lines, post shading and weathering, I must say. They could at least have made it look like an authentic Spitfire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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