Spit Bit on E-bay

Myanmar/Burma

Think you’ll find thatpiccie (or a monochrome one) was in Flypast years back, snapped froma moving car. I think it was shortly after that Spit was found in a river in Oz. Late eighties sometime ?.

The write up confirmes the use of ‘Harvard tail feathers’.

If I can get up in the loft later this week, I’ll have a look for the original article in my hardbound collection (got em all from 82′ !)

Moving car? I don’t think so. 🙂

It is the same tail, and of course is from a T-6 Harvard.

When all but one of the outlying Spitfires and Seafires were recovered to Mingaladon Base at Yangon/Rangoon in 1994, UB425 had its Harvard tail ‘trimmed up’ a bit to look more like a Spitfire empennage. It still had the mocked up front screen also from the Harvard.

As there were two Spitfires marked ‘UB425’ on station as recovered, one was repainted as UB424 but unfortunately this was the right number but on the wrong aircraft.

Spitfire UB425, proper, was replaced at its rocky outcrop location (moving car!) in Mandalay with a Piston Provost.

UB424/’UB425’/PV270 is now in New Zealand under restoration to flight with Brendon Deere.

UB425/’UB424′, formally with Harvard tail group, despite extensive examination in Burma, the USA and HFL, still defies all attempts to find an RAF serial both physically and by paperwork trail.

Photo taken 16 January 1995 – Mingaladon.

Only those in the ‘Right Clique’ may right click. 😉

Mark

To be honest, I didn’t see the other photos on the page. 😮

Flood I think the point being made is that the brown painted item being offered in the auction does not appear to be the same item as shown on the first picture with the aircraft complete. There is no question that neither are Spitfire tail units but the item for sale does not even look like a Harvard one!

Who is using my photograph? 😮

Mark

Not me…I’m just the messenger 😮

See if HFL will give you a discount for the use of the photo. 😀

Who is using my photograph? 😮

Mark

Newp141!

So who’s bidding for it. Go on you know you want it :diablo:

Who is using my photograph? 😮

Mark

Why so pleased with yourselves – the seller isn’t denying that fact!!!

Flood

The original post sounded like a question – so we answered. :rolleyes:

Think you’ll find thatpiccie (or a monochrome one) was in Flypast years back, snapped froma moving car. I think it was shortly after that Spit was found in a river in Oz. Late eighties sometime ?.

The write up confirmes the use of ‘Harvard tail feathers’.

If I can get up in the loft later this week, I’ll have a look for the original article in my hardbound collection (got em all from 82′ !)

Harvard fin/rudder.

Tail fin is from a Harvard!

Why so pleased with yourselves – the seller isn’t denying that fact!!!

THE ORIGINAL TAIL UNIT WAS REMOVED AT SOME TIME, AND REPLACED WITH A NORTH AMERICAN HARVARD AIRCRAFT TAIL UNIT FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES

Flood

She’ll probably admire your new designer coffee table.

Or stick it where the sun don’t shine! :diablo:

Same things she is still saying about the Buchon pannels and Squirrel pannel ! But I cant repeat here 😮 😮 😮

Just a small bid to watch it.

What will your missus say? :diablo:

So who’s bidding for it. Go on you know you want it :diablo:

Who`s that bidding on there !! 🙂 🙂 🙂

😉

beat me!!!

Tail fin is from a Harvard!

Harvard fin/rudder.

Although this one is waiting its turn at HFL for restoration, a new tail unit has already been built for it (at least, according to Pilot, anyway).