January 6, 2015 at 8:32 am
Not sure this has been posted here before:
By: Mark12 - 6th January 2015 at 14:20
Pointed and abbreviated quote.
So it IS in the list of contemporary flyers (Post BoB film)
Yes, clear air under all three wheels and with no external support is good enough for me.
Current count of Spitfires/Seafires that have flown since the Battle of Britain film….81.
Mark

By: Propstrike - 6th January 2015 at 13:56
Subsequently, technically it flew, just a hop or hops down the runway up to about 3 metres.
No circuit.:)
Thanks for posting.
Mark
So it IS in the list of contemporary flyers ( ie Post Bo B film ) ?? !! 🙂
By: Mark12 - 6th January 2015 at 12:52
Subsequently, technically it flew, just a hop or hops down the runway up to about 3 metres.
No circuit.:)
Thanks for posting.
Mark
By: DazDaMan - 6th January 2015 at 12:33
I’m damned if I can find the link on Facebook now! :apologetic:
By: Propstrike - 6th January 2015 at 12:25
Probably at Tours, if the Warbird Resourse Group is right. http://www.warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/spitfire-rr263.html
Just taxied, it seems.
Presented to French Air Force, May 1967-1977.
— Flown to Tours AB in RAF Beverly, May 20, 1977.
Musee de l’Air et l’Espace, Paris-Le Bourget, 1978-1987.
By: Sopwith - 6th January 2015 at 12:15
No , couldn’t see anything on my screen.
By: DazDaMan - 6th January 2015 at 12:09
Is it not visible?
By: Sopwith - 6th January 2015 at 11:50
Is there a link to it Daren?