By: rivet - 8th January 2013 at 11:40
Its a shame that the Daily Mail didnt get caption right on photo of the guy stood by spit with arms crossed !! That is not Martin Phillips ! Probably pilot Bill Perrin !!
Steve”P”
It is the pilot, Bill Perrins, The grey haired chap leaning over the engine is Pete Dean one of the engineers from The Aerial Museum Filton, where the aircraft was finished to flying condition under the watchfull eye of Chief Engineer John Hart.
By: Black Knight - 23rd December 2012 at 22:26
Can you ellaborate on that Black Knight ?
Steve”P”
Got confused with 772, apogolies
By: mackerel - 23rd December 2012 at 19:57
Lets be careful about discussing personalities please.
I dont believe Ralph did any work on RR232.
Bruce
Yep point noted Bruce . No Ralph didnt do any work on RR232.
Steve”P”
By: Bruce - 23rd December 2012 at 19:35
Lets be careful about discussing personalities please.
I dont believe Ralph did any work on RR232.
Bruce
By: mackerel - 23rd December 2012 at 19:11
What happened & when with the Bayliss TR?
Can you ellaborate on that Black Knight ?
Steve”P”
By: mackerel - 23rd December 2012 at 19:08
Did Ralph Hull do anything on it,because he is a bit of an unsung hero in Spitfire restorations?
Definately not ! Not sure Rolls Royce would agree about unsung hero !!
Steve”P”
By: Black Knight - 23rd December 2012 at 13:07
What happened & when with the Bayliss TR?
By: Sopwith - 23rd December 2012 at 11:43
Umm, I’m not sure if the folks at Vintage Wings Of Canada would agree with that!
Cheers
Paul
Hadn’t heard anything re above Paul.PM me if you like.
By: Bradburger - 23rd December 2012 at 03:59
Did Ralph Hull do anything on it,because he is a bit of an unsung hero in Spitfire restorations?
Umm, I’m not sure if the folks at Vintage Wings Of Canada would agree with that!
Cheers
Paul
By: Sopwith - 23rd December 2012 at 01:24
Did Ralph Hull do anything on it,because he is a bit of an unsung hero in Spitfire restorations?
By: mackerel - 22nd December 2012 at 20:57
According to AVCom web site this aircraft had extensive restoration by VMI Engineering. Given that Airframe Assemblies restored the tail planes, fin unit, Fuselage, Port wing & that others did most of the rest then i fail to see how VMI have done an extensive restoration !!!
Steve”P”
The owner of this aircraft has asked me to add to this post that the Starboard wing was refurbished by himself & his team in Devon & that Mark Cole metalforming the engine cowls.
Steve”P”
By: Edgar Brooks - 20th December 2012 at 08:09
I am now wondering when the earliest noted use of the broad rudder on a Mk.IX would have been?
Should be around February 1944, since that was the date that it was introduced, as “the Mk.XII” rudder, on the VII, VIII, IX & XI.
By: Mark V - 20th December 2012 at 01:17
Shots of RR232/5632 in the SAAF service post WWII show it sporting a broad chord rudder. It may have been upgraded
Yes I guess so – I am now wondering when the earliest noted use of the broad rudder on a Mk.IX would have been?
By: paul178 - 20th December 2012 at 00:21
http://www.avcom.co.za/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=106487
have a good thread on this. I saw her yesterday on her first flight. If you look at the background in some of the photos the houses are encroaching. Give it a couple of years and where its standing will be someones garden or house.
Filton Airfield? What here? your pulling my plonker me babby!:(
By: Mark12 - 20th December 2012 at 00:11
Clearly the idea of early and late rudders needs to be put in context – I am looking at a 6 October roll out shot of an RK serial Spitfire at CBAF – sporting the original rudder shape.
Shots of RR232/5632 in the SAAF service post WWII show it sporting a broad chord rudder. It may have been upgraded, a very simple change.
Mark
By: Mark12 - 20th December 2012 at 00:06
Its a shame that the Daily Mail didnt get caption right on photo of the guy stood by spit with arms crossed !! That is not Martin Phillips ! Probably pilot Bill Perrin !!
Steve”P”
It is Bill Perrins.
By: mackerel - 19th December 2012 at 23:53
Its a shame that the Daily Mail didnt get caption right on photo of the guy stood by spit with arms crossed !! That is not Martin Phillips ! Probably pilot Bill Perrin !!
Steve”P”
By: Mark V - 19th December 2012 at 23:49
Clearly the idea of early and late rudders needs to be put in context – I am looking at a 6 October roll out shot of an RK serial Spitfire at CBAF – sporting the original rudder shape.
Edit – Yikes yes thats me. It should be made clear that the application of the scheme was a co-operative effort between ourselves and Filton based Dave and Ricky who made a brilliant job of the base camou colours ready for our detailed bits 🙂 Quite a few stencils to apply in the new year – watch this space….
By: Bradburger - 19th December 2012 at 23:47
Daily Mails loves Spitfires 🙂 ( and all they stand for..)
Some good photos in article
Thanks for the link.
Like others, I’m quite warming to the ‘Factory Fresh’ look.
And did anyone else spot a certain Mark V in the pictures too? 😉
Cheers
Paul
By: Propstrike - 19th December 2012 at 23:29
Daily Mails loves Spitfires 🙂 ( and all they stand for..)
Some good photos in article
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