BHHH Spitfire MkXVI flies!

shame she wasn’t restored to fly – how many Griffon engined projects are there currently?

When you see what they started with they did a pretty good job of putting together a representative high-back, Griffon Spit 🙂

Something looks odd about the tailwheel assembly too!

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That 649 looks weird somehow. Is it a low back modified to high-back? Rudder also looks weird :/

Is it a Tempest Rudder?

That 649 looks weird somehow. Is it a low back modified to high-back? Rudder also looks weird :/

Just for accuracy, this is actually Mk.XVIII TP263 pretending to be a Mk.XIV. She wears the psuedo RAF serial ‘NH649’ which is based on her old Indian Air force serial HS649 because her actual serial was not known at the time of restoration

There is an article on RW382 in the recent December issue of Flypast. Although it wasn’t mentioned, I noted that this beautiful aircraft is in the markings of the “Dutch” 322 Squadron (ref. orange triangle). The Spitfire XVIII NH649 in the National War Museum in Overloon, The Netherlands, is painted in a very similar scheme.

RW382

NH649

RW 382 WAS GATE GUARDIAN AT CHURCH FENTON FOR A YEAR OR TWO, I HAVE PICTURES BUT DONT KNOW HOW TO ATTACH THEM
BRIAN C D

Hi All,
Congratulations to all in getting another fine restoration air born well done now go and have a well earned pint or three. :very_drunk:

Geoff.

Here are some pictures from the BHHH facebook page. (free for all to view) https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=457769497664129&set=pcb.457769714330774&type=1&theater

There are people who do not use facebook.
Any futher info?
Cees

Clive Denney at the controls. Flew some time this morning, according to their page.

Is it true that this a/c when on display at Uxbridge was stolen by the rock apes and found by a milk man? I was told that by a cook based there…

I am not sure if it was this one or the subsequent replacement replica, but either/or it did find it’s way in to Uxbridge one night. Not sure it was a QCS RAFR jape or another unit trying to generate the ultimate in FetChits but it definately happened.

There are people who do not use facebook.
Any futher info?
Cees

Sounds a little half baked !

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I have just noted on Facebook that Spitfire mkxvi RW382 has just made a successful first test flight at Biggin Hill, congratulations to all involved!.

Is it true that this a/c when on display at Uxbridge was stolen by the rock apes and found by a milk man? I was told that by a cook based there…