Spitfire JG891 (2006 thread)

Hasnt flown out of Duxford for some years now – its in the USA in a completely different scheme!

Please be wary of dragging up old threads, and make sure your information is current!

Bruce (Moderator)

Here she is in all her glory

This Spit is now flying out of Duxford and here is a recent article about her pilot.

Yes come on, when is it going to fly?

The first flight (date ???)of “Spitfire JG891”, it is realised ???

Thank you

ERIC JANSSONNE

Have patience….

Dear friends, help me !!!!

I want the informations on first flight (date ???)of “Spitfire JG891” ???

Thank you

ERIC JANSSONNE

when its over 1000ft up, in front of a crowd, in front of a typical British porridge coloured sky, it doesnt really make a lot of difference what colour it is – but it still looks fabulous. The magic for me personally, is the sound of a Spit belting past.

On the other hand a desert scheme is so much more visible in England.

mark 12
i have no problem with the world wide market of warbirds and i’m impressed with the finished aircraft that is jg891 i was just hoping that it would be in it’s raaf finish.
having said that she looks beutiful just as she is .
btw two of the imports have an australian conections,
rm 797 was flown during the war by tony gaze australia’s first f-1 driver.
tb863 was operated by a european raaf sqdrn(can’t recall which one but was mentioned in the paper when the import was anounced).
paul
ps i quit now 😎

tb863 was operated by a european raaf sqdrn(can’t recall which one but was

453 Squadron, I think?

mark 12
i have no problem with the world wide market of warbirds and i’m impressed with the finished aircraft that is jg891 i was just hoping that it would be in it’s raaf finish.
having said that she looks beutiful just as she is .
btw two of the imports have an australian conections,
rm 797 was flown during the war by tony gaze australia’s first f-1 driver.
tb863 was operated by a european raaf sqdrn(can’t recall which one but was mentioned in the paper when the import was anounced).
paul
ps i quit now 😎

I would like to thank J.L.L. and C. N for such a good paint job on 891.

Are you quite sure about that Chris?

:diablo: :dev2: 😉

Bruce

Desert camo

Mate

The former owner who owned this machine, was a New Zealand family.
I thought they were nuts, when I heard they swapped it for a complete Spit Mk.XVI (ex USAF Museum ).

Im sure this Machine will eventually end up in its true former Pacific WW2 colour scheme , one day !

Thunderbolt

It’s only a coat of paint mate. Just be thankful that another Spit is returning to flight. Considering how much this must have cost the new owner, he has the absolute right to paint it in whatever colour he likes. Personally I’d have gone for a 92 Squadron ship but it ain’t my Spit and unless I’m prepared to cough up the readies for a repaint, I’ll certainly not criticise the owner’s choice.

Wow

Cheers for that Mark..Yes we are industrious little colonials. 😀

Spitfires Australia. The import /export count

exported
mkv now at usaf museum
mkviii now with robs lamplough
paul

Paul

Exports from Australia:-

Mk V MA863 was granted an export license and heritage clearance because of the dearth of original MA863 material. This project Spitfire started with just a firewall and skeletal longerons back to behind the cockpit. To which was added etc etc. RAAF

Mk VIII MV154. Complete. RAAF

Imports to Australia:-

Worth noting imports of non RAAF and indeed RAAF Spitfires and projects.

Mk II P7973 Canberra. Complete. Non RAAF

Mk 22 PK481 Perth. Complete. Non RAAF

Mk V BL628 Melbourne and environs. Project to Fly. Non RAAF

Mk XVI TB863 Temora. Non RAAF Airworthy.

Mk IX RR232 Sydney. Completed to Static. Non RAAF. Since exported

Mk IX LZ842 Toowoomba. Static Project. Non RAAF. Since exported

Mk V LZ844 Brisbane. Static. RAAF Import from New guinea/New Zealand

Mk XVI TE384 Toowoomba. Non RAAF. Restored to airworthy. Since exported

Mk IX TE566 Brisbane. Airworthy crash (South Africa) for rebuild. Non RAAF

Mk XIV RM797 Brisbane. Complete static for airworthy. ExThai. Non RAAF

Mk XVIII TP298 NSW Airworthy crash (USA) for rebuild or parts. Non RAAF

Mk XV SW800 South Australia .Front fuselage for project rebuild. Non RAAF

I see from my data base a total of 27 Spitfires and projects in Australia ranging from Fully Airworthy to projects with serial provenance (thin but robust) in the rebuild ‘food chain’.

Perhaps best to stick while you are ahead. 🙂

Mark

Geez Gordy is there anything you don,t know!!!!!What happened to the MrkXVI that was here in Toowoomba about 15 years ago??

intrestingly none of the mkv’s in that pic have :confused: does anyone know why ? as i thought that all the oz mkv’s that whent into combat had them fitted

79 Sqdn removed the Vokes filters and hand-fashioned new cowlings for their Mk Vs.

When flying from Goodenough Island and Kiriwina most of their work was relatively long patrols with long-range tanks which were flown at low revs & low boost (1,700 rpm & +2). With the filters on they were too sluggish – so they removed them. They did re-instate them when they moved on from Kiriwina.

Exported or imported to Australia?

Mark

exported
mkv now at usaf museum
mkviii now with robs lamplough
paul

I would like to thank J.L.L. and C. N for such a good paint job on 891.

I’d certainly second that. The paint-finish is superb and a tribute to what can be achieved by the individuals concerned.

I would like to thank J.L.L. and C. N for such a good paint job on 891.

BL628

Thought I’d read recently that it had changed hands?

You did, it went to Provenance and is now for sale.