Building a Spit at this moment. It's only 77" inch wingspan, but it will fly.
Regina's goin' to love this.
Can't wait to find what MK?? they are.
Thanos
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:49 pm
The Brits evacuated from Burma in 1942 so the MK should range from V to XIV. They'd be pretty slick with the upgraded engines and cannons and whatnot.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:53 pm
I agree with the last line in that article. It would be so cool to see: A Spit Squadron fly past!
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:11 pm
SprCForr SprCForr:
I agree with the last line in that article. It would be so cool to see: A Spit Squadron fly past!
Wut, you wanna give R a stiffie already ?
Regina
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:15 pm
Regina
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 10:22 pm
A friend's dad donated this one to the Aviation Museum in Ottawa back in the early 80's. It was in this condition and flew it around the city and buzzing the cottage often. Think I read here last year that there's another one they dug out of a bog in Ireland too. They cleaned up the guns a bit and fired them.
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:00 pm
$1:
“They were just buried there in transport crates,” Mr Cundall said. “They were waxed, wrapped in greased paper and their joints tarred. They will be in near perfect condition.”
We could actually see 100% genuine spitfires flying around.
Regina
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:02 pm
I'm getting wood..................
Robair
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:12 am
Sweet!
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Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:54 am
Regina Regina:
Think I read here last year that there's another one they dug out of a bog in Ireland too. They cleaned up the guns a bit and fired them.
It's quite a testimony to both the durability of those guns and to the preservative effects of Irish bogs that those guns merely needed a cleaning to be restored to service after a mere seventy years.
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