Earlier this month the Newark Air Museum was approached with regard to being given the Spitfire ‘Replica’ that was recently displayed at Duxford – sadly due to lack of suitable space the trustees have declined the offer.
However to try and assist with finding it a home I have been asked to post the following details:
“I’m contacting you on behalf of Noble Foods who are a local egg producer based in North Scarle, Lincolnshire. We have a brand called Eggs for Soldiers which we sell in aid of Help for Heroes. We recently made a life-size Spitfire out of egg boxes – see attached pics – and we are looking for a home for it, it is currently in storage. We wondered if you would like to display it at the museum? We are happy to donate it to you at no cost and to come and build it for you in the museum, again at no cost.”
Sorry about the lack of photographs but the following additional information was forthcoming:
“The wingspan of the Spitfire is 11.5m – it is a life-size model – and it is 12m long…… It essentially comes in 3 main pieces plus the wings as you will see from the video but yes, we can definitely supply it in pieces to be built wherever you can accommodate it.”
If any group is interested then please send me a PM (please include an email address) and I will forward on your details.
This information has also been posted on the BAPC Forum Group.
By: TonyT - 30th April 2013 at 23:58
In Burma, he could then genuinely claim he has found a Spitfire and hundreds of boxes….
By: sCOTT bROOKES - 30th April 2013 at 22:52
Why not bury it?:D
By: TwinOtter23 - 30th April 2013 at 20:27
No it wasn’t, but there’s been a real scramble with the wise-cracks and yet still no one has shelled out with a hard boiled offer of a new coup for this one!
Sunny side up everyone … sunny side up!! 😀
By: Sideslip - 30th April 2013 at 20:01
Was it flown by Alex Henshaw?
By: Bob - 30th April 2013 at 19:13
Sorry Brian, Propstrike got that eggy one in before you!
By: Pen Pusher - 30th April 2013 at 18:37
An œufs anœuf 😀
Brian
By: TonyT - 30th April 2013 at 18:32
Do we know the sell by date on them?
I reckon it will be all white and that’s no yoke.
By: j_jza80 - 30th April 2013 at 17:29
[QUOTE=Snafu3;2019306]
TBH we got further than I eggspected before the yokes started!!! 😀
One potential expression of interest noted. :)[/QUOTE
Suppose it could be a Scramble
You poached that one…
By: Junk Collector - 30th April 2013 at 17:20
If anyone wants it they should box clever and hurry
By: TwinOtter23 - 30th April 2013 at 15:08
A quarter dozen actually – but some don’t think that it’s all that it’s cracked up to be!! :highly_amused:
By: David Burke - 29th April 2013 at 23:32
I wouldn’t be suprised if they hadn’t had half a dozen enquiries by now!
By: D1566 - 29th April 2013 at 23:07
And will it be in the Book?
book book book …. 🙂
By: Snafu3 - 29th April 2013 at 23:02
[QUOTE=TwinOtter23;2019106]TBH we got further than I eggspected before the yokes started!!! 😀
One potential expression of interest noted. :)[/QUOTE
Suppose it could be a Scramble
By: JagRigger - 29th April 2013 at 21:11
However to try and assist with finding it a home I have been asked to post the following details:
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Blow that
By: David Burke - 29th April 2013 at 21:06
You never know if its kept long enough it might become a tidy little nest egg for someone!
By: Junk Collector - 29th April 2013 at 19:37
I am going to Lay down and read my hencyclopedia for a while, but seriously best of cluck with it !
By: TonyT - 29th April 2013 at 19:31
I heard Sam and Ella were interested in it.
By: Junk Collector - 29th April 2013 at 19:31
At least it will be easy to move, you won’t have to shell a lot out on transport, with such little weight on the trailer eggseleration will be fine
By: trumper - 29th April 2013 at 19:27
I suspect plans are being hatched somewhere
By: Junk Collector - 29th April 2013 at 19:23
Looks all white to me, thats no yoke, I will keep a picture of it in my albumen
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