By: QldSpitty - 7th March 2011 at 23:23
Bit more growing to do!!
Happy Birthday!!!May you go for another 75 years…
By: DazDaMan - 7th March 2011 at 22:35
Cracking pic, Anna.
By: Flygirl - 7th March 2011 at 19:31
By: Flygirl - 7th March 2011 at 19:25
Nice.
By: Bruggen 130 - 7th March 2011 at 00:28
Happy Birthday to a legend.
By: Flygirl - 6th March 2011 at 20:49
Not forgetting the contribution made to naval aviation. Photo credit Anna Gibson.
Cheers Rob .
By: Sky High - 6th March 2011 at 18:20
While we all love the Spit we should remember that March 5th is also the anniversary of other significant events:
5 Mar 1912 – First use of an airship for military means (Italian recce mission over Turkey)
5 Mar 1943 – First flight of the Gloster Meteor
5 Mar 1962 – Mrs Baloffski’s eldest boy was born!
Well, of course the last is clearly the most significant! But that aside I did not know the Meteor’s first flight was the same day as the Spit.
I just want to see as many Spits as possible at either Legends or the Anniversary Show in September – more than 16 hopefully!!:D
By: Wyvernfan - 6th March 2011 at 17:57
Not forgetting the contribution made to naval aviation. Photo credit Anna Gibson.
By: Flygirl - 6th March 2011 at 16:15
By: GliderSpit - 6th March 2011 at 16:07
While we all love the Spit we should remember that March 5th is also the anniversary of other significant events:
5 Mar 1912 – First use of an airship for military means (Italian recce mission over Turkey)
5 Mar 1943 – First flight of the Gloster Meteor
5 Mar 1962 – Mrs Baloffski’s eldest boy was born!
Yes, you’re right. Still think that the first flight of K5054 is the most significant of this list 😀
By: stringbag - 6th March 2011 at 13:16
ML407 and Caroline did a superb job commemorating it at Eastleigh yesterday afternoon 😀
By: baloffski - 6th March 2011 at 10:41
While we all love the Spit we should remember that March 5th is also the anniversary of other significant events:
5 Mar 1912 – First use of an airship for military means (Italian recce mission over Turkey)
5 Mar 1943 – First flight of the Gloster Meteor
5 Mar 1962 – Mrs Baloffski’s eldest boy was born!
By: Flygirl - 6th March 2011 at 07:20
Better late than never HB Spitfire. 🙂
By: DazDaMan - 6th March 2011 at 00:57
I’m slightly late with my post, but many happy returns to my favourite warbird.
By: keithnewsome - 5th March 2011 at 23:59
There can be few other mechanical masterpieces that command the respect that this 75 year old does ? Happy Birthday
By: Tin Triangle - 5th March 2011 at 23:17
Many happy returns…
By: Rocketeer - 5th March 2011 at 20:00
Happy Birthday
By: Oxcart - 5th March 2011 at 19:39
Shame there wasn’t a big show somewhere today to commemorate it
By: Graham Adlam - 5th March 2011 at 19:21
Gives me a lump in my throat and a tingle down my spine, never in the field of human conflict were so few aircraft loved by so many. Happy Birthday Old Girl XXXXXXXXXX
By: Mark V - 5th March 2011 at 19:16
Yes its an incredible achievement, both with regard to what the aircraft did in service – and the ever-lasting admiration that has followed her ever since. I wonder what Mr Mitchell would make of it (I would like to think he would approve).
PL965 was flown this afternoon – always a privelage to witness, but just that bit more special with todays significance.
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