Looking at the Vampire pictures thread, I saw a photo posted from S.Africa with a Vampire flying in formation with the low back Spit that hit a wall on landing a few years back,(if memory serves me right).What has happened to this aircraft since,is it undergoing a rebuild or stored? Any ideas.
By: Sopwith - 6th May 2009 at 21:08
Didn`t think I was going to get any gen on this one.Appreciate the info,thanks chaps.
By: Mark V - 6th May 2009 at 10:17
Are there many low-back IXs around?
Not flying around 🙁
By: Zac Yates - 6th May 2009 at 06:30
According to the Warbird Registry ( http://www.warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/spitfire-te213.html ) she is “under restoration to airworthy”. The SAAF Museum’s own website says: “The airframe has been stored and it is expected she will be once again restored.”. I was pondering the question of TE213/5553 last night in fact, and found another thread here ( http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=22251 )….which features a pic of her post-crash!
Would certainly love to see her together and airworthy again. The SAAF scheme certainly looks quite fetching.
Are there many low-back IXs around?
By: Alex Smart - 6th May 2009 at 00:12
S.A.A.F Low back Spitfire 1X
Helo,
Just saw your thread today and looked at the photo in the other thread.
Could it be a help if I told you the side codes were “K-AX” ?
Alex
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April 26, 2009 at 6:54 pm