A Mystery Spitfire

Mystery Spitfire

Hi,

thanks to all of you so far. I have been looking at the flap that might be from a camera access port and it has another number on it

38 627 40DHV

Any ideas?

Thanks

AK

Mystery Spitfire

Hi,

thanks to all of you so far. I have been looking at the flap that might be from a camera access port and it has another number on it

38 627 40DHV

Any ideas?

Thanks

AK

Is this at a location called Seaford College – from memory?

I have all details, Police reports etc.

E-mail me via the link at the foot of this post.

Andy Saunders

Is this at a location called Seaford College – from memory?

I have all details, Police reports etc.

E-mail me via the link at the foot of this post.

Andy Saunders

Mystery Spitfire

here are some more parts, what I think is a navigation light shroud and some perspex. More to follow next week, one with a part number, thank you all so far

AK

Mystery Spitfire

here are some more parts, what I think is a navigation light shroud and some perspex. More to follow next week, one with a part number, thank you all so far

AK

Mystery Spitfire

Hello Nachtjagd,

thank you for doing that. Lavington is very much over the hill from where this came down, according to my witnesses this one came in upside down and created a large moonlike crater. Another Spitfire came down over the hill and I think this is the Lavngton one. Thank you very much for asking your friend though.

AK

Mystery Spitfire

Hello Nachtjagd,

thank you for doing that. Lavington is very much over the hill from where this came down, according to my witnesses this one came in upside down and created a large moonlike crater. Another Spitfire came down over the hill and I think this is the Lavngton one. Thank you very much for asking your friend though.

AK

I just showed this to an ex RAF friend who used to live in the Petworth area. He says your Spitfire crashed near the present day entrance to Lavington (?) School (or college). He thinks the local air cadets used to have an instrument said to be from that plane but I guess probably not after all these years. The Spit is supposed to have burned out (but maybe not that badly if these souvenirs could be found).

I just showed this to an ex RAF friend who used to live in the Petworth area. He says your Spitfire crashed near the present day entrance to Lavington (?) School (or college). He thinks the local air cadets used to have an instrument said to be from that plane but I guess probably not after all these years. The Spit is supposed to have burned out (but maybe not that badly if these souvenirs could be found).

mystery spitfire

Hello,

thank you for that, I do have other parts, a navigation light cover and some other bits and pieces, I will post up pics tonight

thank you

Adam

mystery spitfire

Hello,

thank you for that, I do have other parts, a navigation light cover and some other bits and pieces, I will post up pics tonight

thank you

Adam

the access door looks like the camera access door (to replace the magazine – on top of port wing by the root). As Peter says, it could be from any mark from MkVII onwards. Any other bits?

the access door looks like the camera access door (to replace the magazine – on top of port wing by the root). As Peter says, it could be from any mark from MkVII onwards. Any other bits?

Mystery Spitfire

Hi MerlinPete,

thank you very much for that information, and especially the photo, I have been looking for a picture of that for ages and that is enormously helpful

thank you very much

Adam

Mystery Spitfire

Hi MerlinPete,

thank you very much for that information, and especially the photo, I have been looking for a picture of that for ages and that is enormously helpful

thank you very much

Adam

Hi earthling.

Welcome to the forum.
351 refers to a Spitfire MkVII, although that depends if you are looking at a part number or something else, it also doesn`t necessarily follow that the aircraft was a Spitfire VII, as the same parts were used on other marks.
There are people on here far more qualified to comment on Spitfire part numbers!

I`ve attached a photo of what the engine speed indicator would have looked like.

Pete

Hi earthling.

Welcome to the forum.
351 refers to a Spitfire MkVII, although that depends if you are looking at a part number or something else, it also doesn`t necessarily follow that the aircraft was a Spitfire VII, as the same parts were used on other marks.
There are people on here far more qualified to comment on Spitfire part numbers!

I`ve attached a photo of what the engine speed indicator would have looked like.

Pete