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By: - 10th February 2002 at 19:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Spitfire 2
I reckon it's the ex-Roland Frassinet owned PRXI (I spy a retractable tailwheel) PL983(?) at an air race in the South in the mid-eighties.
By: - 11th February 2002 at 12:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Spitfire 2
I'd agree about the identity and who she was owned by at the time. She was later restored by the now late Martin Sargeant, who, because of a bunch of idiots who were where they shouldn't have been, sadly died trying to land her safely in France last year. A tragic and totally unnecessary waste of life.
By: - 11th February 2002 at 16:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Spitfire 2
I agree entirely, that was an absolute abomination. I had some fool on another discussion board try to tell me it wasnt the fault of those idiots.
By: - 11th February 2002 at 18:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Spitfire 2
Indeed.
The aircraft participated in the first race od the ressurrected DEC Schneider Trophy air race. I got in, on account of the race organiser driving his car into my student Mini whilst waiting to board the IOW ferry!
Access to this beautiful spitfire was a sheer pleasure. I have a photo of her flying in it, but it is bery much a speck of dust sadly in a big expanse of sky. This aircraft was flown post war by the famous ATA pilot Lettice Curtis.
By: - 11th February 2002 at 19:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: Spitfire 2
Heres somthing creepy. I was thinking about her, while standing in the tower at Hendon. Shortly afterwards she met her fate.
Hendon of course is where she was delivered to the Americans.
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By: tonydyer - 10th February 2002 at 18:02
Another one from my collection, bit sadder this time. Similar questions!
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