By: tonydyer - 15th April 2002 at 21:07
RE: K5054 replicas
K5054 replicas:-
Clive Du Cros example
Spitfire Society example (in Tamgmere MAM) – superb & excellent
Replica in Kent BoBM
Peter Smith’s version in Kent?
that’s all folks!
By: Ant.H - 15th April 2002 at 19:37
RE: K5054 replicas
The Du Cros replica was severely damaged in 1998.The pilot overshot on landing,but when he opened the throttle nothing happened.He was forced to attempt a landing in the next field,but unfortunately a hedge got in the way!She shed a wing and various other bits and pieces and ended up in a heap in the corner of the field.Thankfully the pilot walked away.She’s now in storage with the Southampton Hall of Aviation awaiting a rebuild to static condition.
The Spitfire Society’s replica is now on display at Tangmere as part of a display about RJ Mitchell and the Spitfire,including a waxwork of the man himself.
By: Bluebird Mike - 15th April 2002 at 17:30
RE: K5054 replicas
Well, the Du Cross ‘Spitfire’ (I use the name loosely) didn’t have it’s first flight until June 1991, so if the picture you saw is captioned 1984, something is wrong there!
That particular wooden beast with it’s Jag car engine never flew much, was never totally sorted out, and Du Cros himself managed to tip it on it’s nose I believe on arrival for the Great Warbird’s show at Wroughton-I remember it there with a knackered prop and undercart. Apart from the damage, it certainly wasn’t a Spitfire-it just didn’t look right somehow. It finaly crashed for good a while ago, a new buyer or someone mis-handled the engine or something like that, and it’s large bits of driftwood nowadays.
By: Kenneth - 15th April 2002 at 17:16
RE: K5054 replicas
I believe that the one you’re mentioning was indeed the du Cros
replica and that it never flew again afterwards. Otherwise,
the Spitfire Society had a static replica built which was (is?)
displayed in the RAF Museum.
Kenneth
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April 15, 2002 at 2:35 pm