SPITFIRE HELP!

Superb thank you Mark!

The Shopmate.

Found them. 🙂

Mark

No I didnt, well bugger me!

Thanks chaps – its for a local VE Day booklet the council is putting together so i ought to get it right -much obliged to you both

Cheers

TT

I certainly have (at home, so not postable before Monday) a photo of that one being raised by the Germans after belly landing (FY-K of 611 Sqn). The photo (part of it) featured in the Mushroom book on Spitfire V.

However, I feel more association with W3817 as the Spitfire served with no. 501 Sqn and was coded SD-O 😉 at one time.

I wonder why?? :rolleyes:

‘Spitfire – The History’ shows W3816 allocated to 611 Sqn 29 Aug 41. Failed to return from ops, 20 Sep 41.

Regards,

Laurie.

‘The Shopmate’ – I think I have a photo of that one in a German scrap yard. I’ll see if I can find it.
Mark

I certainly have (at home, so not postable before Monday) a photo of that one being raised by the Germans after belly landing (FY-K of 611 Sqn). The photo (part of it) featured in the Mushroom book on Spitfire V.

However, I feel more association with W3817 as the Spitfire served with no. 501 Sqn and was coded SD-O 😉 at one time.

TT.

A little bit of extra info on that presentation. Did you know that there was a second Spitfire presented by the paper at the same time as W3817?

This was W3816, “The Shopmate”. In the ‘Presentation Spitfires’ section of my copy of ‘Spitfire – The Story of a Famous Fighter’ by Bruce Robertson, it shows 2 aircraft being presented by John White and the Northampton Evening Telegraph.

BR,

Laurie.

‘The Shopmate’ – I think I have a photo of that one in a German scrap yard. I’ll see if I can find it.

Mark

TT.

A little bit of extra info on that presentation. Did you know that there was a second Spitfire presented by the paper at the same time as W3817?

This was W3816, “The Shopmate”. In the ‘Presentation Spitfires’ section of my copy of ‘Spitfire – The Story of a Famous Fighter’ by Bruce Robertson, it shows both aircraft as being presented by John White and the Northampton Evening Telegraph.

BR,

Laurie.

was thinking the same thing – will get the book scanned at the weekend and post on Monday – many thanks again!

All the best

TT

BRILLIANT – thank you Voytech am much obliged and owe you cyber pint!

Sounds virtually good!
How about posting the cockpit photo you mentioned?

BRILLIANT – thank you Voytech am much obliged and owe you cyber pint!

Cheers

TT

W3817