When I was at Kbely this week primarily to view the collection and in particular the SARO Cloud that’s in store, I took opportunity to photograph a couple of interesting sections of airframe that might be of interest to Spit and Thunderbolt officianados. In one of the the display areas is a goodly portion of wing centre section, including fitted armament, of a Spitfire – labelled as from a Mk.IXE. This is a quite separate exhibit from the complete Spitfire on show. The same hall that contains the latter also now has on show the forward fuselage and engine of a P-47 which had been in store for some time.
By: Consul - 17th June 2006 at 10:05
Thanks for posting the great pics especialy the P-47. I may be thick but where is Kbely?
Ken
It’s on the outskirts of Prague in the Czech Republic. It is a very old airfield and remains an active Chech A.F. base. It houses the aeronautical element of the country’s military museum and displays a world class collection of airframes, many of which are unique survivors. Does anyone have any data on the specific identity of the P-47 depicted in my photo?
By: Ken - 17th June 2006 at 06:56
Thanks for posting the great pics especialy the P-47. I may be thick but where is Kbely?
Ken
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June 16, 2006 at 10:39 pm