Spitfire Glider tugs – Key Publishing

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By: TEXANTOMCAT - 4th April 2007 at 16:57

http://www.xs4all.nl/~robdebie/me163/kurz.htm

I would love to see this in the UK – apparently its still aerotowed in Germany – what a sight at Leg Ends!

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By: Dakkg651 - 4th April 2007 at 15:25

One of the veterans visiting the assault glider trust at Shawbury described to me his training on Hotspurs. Yes they were towed by Spits. Eric Brown also describes, in Wings on my Sleeve, his towed flights in the Me163 – behind a Spitfire.

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By: G-ASEA - 3rd April 2007 at 22:53

I have never come across any photos of spitfire’s towing gliders. But i have seen film of P-38’s towing gliders’

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By: CSheppardholedi - 3rd April 2007 at 22:43

I have run across Spitfires used as target tugs….no joy on the Hotspur towing yet. I’ll keep looking

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By: Aeronut - 3rd April 2007 at 20:57

Having finally figured out this posting lark can i kickstart this thread back into life by showing you the one photo I have in evidence that Spitfires towed gliders. This shows the towing attachment rather neatly combined with the tailwheel assembly
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