March 7, 2009 at 7:51 am
Two images just in from Brendon Deere.
Following power tests the aircraft taxied yesterday, 6th March.
Mark


By: Zac Yates - 29th March 2009 at 19:27
And another Gavin Conroy shot from the same flight:

This one is my current desktop background 😉
By: Oxcart - 29th March 2009 at 13:25
Thanks for posting that beautiful shot, Mark
By: Mark12 - 29th March 2009 at 10:11
Job done.
A very fine shot by Gavin Conroy.
Mark

By: Peter - 28th March 2009 at 01:58
By: dhfan - 22nd March 2009 at 05:47
Good timing, I picked up Al Deere’s autobiography in a charity shop yesterday.
By: marty99 - 21st March 2009 at 08:06
PV270
Hi all,
Just seen the ITL website and noticed these links.
I’m very pleased to see the Spitfire in flight.
Martin Bleasby AGAvA
By: Zac Yates - 21st March 2009 at 06:47
Just got an email from Brendon with links to a couple of videos of PV270. The first is TV3’s coverage of the first flight, well done to them for following the project over the years…even if they do use the same old footage of Hawker Typhoons at one point! http://www.3news.co.nz/Video/National/tabid/309/articleID/96461/cat/64/Default.aspx#video
The second is the take-off and taxi-in of the first flight, here’s a high definition version: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnJP2B50La0
Can’t wait for Classic Fighters!
Great to hear of KIWI III being resurrected…about time there was an early-mark Spit in Al Deere’s colours 😀
By: Mark12 - 20th March 2009 at 07:35
Out of curiousity, anyone know why they went with the early style mirror instead of the cupped mirror?
Dan
To ‘mirror’ the original AL.
Mark
Al Deere’s personal Spitfire EN568/AL at Biggin Hill in 1943
By: Dan Johnson - 20th March 2009 at 04:48
A beautiful bird. Oh to have the money to do something like that!
Out of curiousity, anyone know why they went with the early style mirror instead of the cupped mirror?
By: *Zwitter* - 19th March 2009 at 22:38
thanks Mark 12 🙂
By: Mark12 - 19th March 2009 at 19:42
X4276/G-CDGU – KIWI III.
Mark
By: *Zwitter* - 19th March 2009 at 19:14
Now for Al deeres mk 1…….
more info for the uneducated?
*me
By: Nashio966 - 19th March 2009 at 18:52
:rolleyes::o
shows what i know 😮
By: Bruce - 19th March 2009 at 17:35
No, its closed!
Bruce
By: Nashio966 - 19th March 2009 at 16:33
is the chin filter in this photo
http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm13/oldcrowfilms/Spitfire-04.jpg
fake?
By: markstringer - 19th March 2009 at 16:21
And especially with the unfortunate landing incident with the trIX. Beautiful looking plane indeed.
Now for Al deeres mk 1…….
Do RACO still have this project?
By: Mark12 - 19th March 2009 at 14:18
so thats 2 spits this year already?
Whats next – any ideas?
Logically, Seafire XV PR503 in the US.
Mark
By: JDK - 19th March 2009 at 11:36
Whats next – any ideas?
Keeping them flying…
…and expanding attention spans. 😀
I think it’s good news too, and good for the Kiwis, particularly given the ‘heritage’ of this story.
Great.
By: markstringer - 19th March 2009 at 11:21
so thats 2 spits this year already?
Whats next – any ideas?
By: flyernzl - 19th March 2009 at 11:02
Flown afternoon 18th March.
Info and pics here
http://rnzaf.proboards43.com/index.cgi?board=Airshows&action=display&thread=8445&page=5