After seeing the pics of JG891 in her new paint scheme, I was wondering how many Spitfire Vs were under rebuild around the world, and how many of those can we expect to see airborne?
At the moment, the only one that springs to mind is Shuttleworth’s Vc AR501.
By: MK959 - 19th February 2009 at 09:30
There is also 2 Spitfire V’s registered with Mike Aitchison in Australia: BS164 & MA353(?) respectively registered as VH-CIP and VH-CIQ.
By: Mark12 - 19th February 2009 at 08:14
Isn’t that the northern territory Spitfire that was recovered from crocodile infested waters?
Cees,
EF545, a Nerw Guinea recovery. Ex 79 Squadron RAAF.
100% provenance.
Mark
By: QldSpitty - 18th February 2009 at 22:43
Spits and pieces
No – that was BR545
She,s pretty much gone last I heard.
There’s a project to re-create Vc BR484 in Australia using some original parts mentioned in the February FP
You rang??:diablo:
By: Mark V - 18th February 2009 at 18:15
Isn’t that the northern territory Spitfire that was recovered from crocodile infested waters?
No – that was BR545 http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1589
By: Cees Broere - 18th February 2009 at 17:22
EF545 (G-CDGY) & AD540, to name two in the UK.
Isn’t that the northern territory Spitfire that was recovered from crocodile infested waters?
By: Mark V - 18th February 2009 at 12:25
That’s the “Blue Peter” Spitfire, isn’t it?
That’s the one – with Peter Wood in Twyford.
By: DazDaMan - 18th February 2009 at 12:17
That’s the “Blue Peter” Spitfire, isn’t it? I remember seeing that episode, where John Leslie took a flight in PV202.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/pwgrieve/newpage3.html
That Merlin looks gorgeous!
By: Oxcart - 18th February 2009 at 11:57
There’s a project to re-create Vc BR484 in Australia using some original parts mentioned in the February FP
By: DazDaMan - 18th February 2009 at 11:49
AD540
That’s the “Blue Peter” Spitfire, isn’t it? I remember seeing that episode, where John Leslie took a flight in PV202.
By: Mark V - 18th February 2009 at 11:39
I was wondering how many Spitfire Vs were under rebuild around the world, and how many of those can we expect to see airborne? At the moment, the only one that springs to mind is Shuttleworth’s Vc AR501.
EF545 (G-CDGY) & AD540, to name two in the UK.
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