By: jerryw - 22nd October 2008 at 00:40
According to Spitfire History and Jeffrey Quill this photo was one of a series taken June 18, 1936 at Eastleigh, after the engine had seized during a press view.
Best Wishes.
Robert.
Not possible, Robert. At the Press Day K5054 had flush exhausts. The aircraft in this photo has the anti-glare manifolds which were fitted some months later.
By: northeagle - 20th October 2008 at 12:02
According to Spitfire History and Jeffrey Quill this photo was one of a series taken June 18, 1936 at Eastleigh, after the engine had seized during a press view.
Best Wishes.
Robert.
By: Arabella-Cox - 20th October 2008 at 07:31
Jerry.
I had an original print of this (think I still have it) that also appears in one of my Tangmere photo books. The photo was captioned on the reverse as being at Tangmere and it came from a Tangmere related album. Certainly the buildings look very Tangmere to me, and I have never doubted that to be the location. At the back of my mind I think we also have a date, but I’ll need to delve deeper.
Andy
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October 20, 2008 at 12:11 am