How many Spitfires would you like?

I wonder how many of the eight-gun Hurris will ‘star’ in The Few 😉

At the risk of repetition here is my list of airworthy Hurricanes (in no particular order):

LF363 – BBMF, UK
PZ865 – BBMF, UK
Sea Hurricane – Shuttleworth Collection, UK
Black Hurricane – RAeC, Breighton UK
KZ321 – TFC, Duxford UK
Former TFC Mk XII – HAC, Duxford UK (O.K. Maybe, more than 30 days before this one flys – but what the hell!)
Former Neil Rose Mk XII – Fighter Factory, Suffolk Virginia, USA
AE977 – Tom Friedkin, Chino Ca, USA
Alpine Fighter Collection, Wanaka, NZ
Former Mk XII G-ORGI (ex David Price) Ed Russell, Niagra, Canada

Most Hurris I’ve seen fly together is four at DX.

There were only three for the Battle of Britain film. Pror to that, the most was the Portugese machines used in Angels One Five, not sure of Nos, but 1/2 doz? Very poor. If you count all the airworthy Hawkers vs Spitfires it’s even worse!

Thank god for the BBMF.

🙂 If my memeory serves me correctly wasnt the Spitfire do cancelled at Boscombe down due to high winds they were there but could’nt take off,yet they flew at Duxford.

Originally posted by mike currill
Nice to see all those spits lined up but wouldn.t it be really great to be able to put together a similar line up of airworthy Hurricanes? In fact to keep the balance it’d have to be two similar lineups considering the composition of the fighter force during the battle. Anyone know where we can get 48 airworthy Hurricanes from in time for legends 04

BBMF have two; Historic Aircraft Collection, Fighter Collection, Shuttleworth and Real Aeroplane Co all have one each. There’s six for starters!

Actually, as much as I love the good ol’ Spit, I reckon more should be done in the way of anniversaries for the Hurricane. Was there a Hurricane 60th? No.

How many Spitfire 60ths? Two – 1996 and 1998.

DHFan,
I think you are right. Certainly if you got a lecture on it! Nice scheme either way. IIIRC, the only warbird with a P in a ring except the awaited MB-5 replica in the states…
Cheers

Nice to see all those spits lined up but wouldn.t it be really great to be able to put together a similar line up of airworthy Hurricanes? In fact to keep the balance it’d have to be two similar lineups considering the composition of the fighter force during the battle. Anyone know where we can get 48 airworthy Hurricanes from in time for legends 04

Originally posted by JDK
One of my fave Spit schemes – the one of the BBMF 19s in the prototype 19 scheme. 10/10 for originality.

IIRC, it was the prototype MkXIV scheme. I argued with the guide at Coningsby when he said it was a MkXVI scheme. He dragged me into the office after the tour finished and found I was right.
Unless there were two similar, of course.

Yup, North Weald. Christies’ Auction IIRC. Don’t recall the date. Don’t do dates…

James,

Where was this shot of MV370 taken ?

North Weald possibly ?

And another Spitfire I just found. Slightly worn, offers in the region of…

It’s MY spitfire, so I’ll put MY initials on it.

It’s a sort of style…

One of my fave Spit schemes – the one of the BBMF 19s in the prototype 19 scheme. 10/10 for originality.

A few individuals to add to the numbers.

Here’s Charles Church’s tragic Mk.V Plus

And on another sad occasion, with the BAe Mosquito’s last DX visit.

So here’s another…

I had it down as “That squirt show with quite a few real aeroplanes for a change, must go…” actually.

I was a tad confused at first, and probably didn’t see what you’d said – signs of another bad day in the office!! :rolleyes:

Originally posted by DazDaMan
(Pedantic mode ON)

Wasn’t the Boscombe Down shot taken on the Battle of Britain 50th?

(Pedantic mode OFF

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Yes Daz, like I said: June 1990! The show was called ‘Battle of Britain Salute’.

Robbo,

Well more to block the view of the support scaffolding from the camera.

Mark