I remember reading about someone called Robs Lamsplough who had recovered three Spitfire wrecks from Israel in the mid 1970s. These were then eventually stored in Duxford for a while. Does anybody know which Spitfires these were (serial-numbers?). Surely they must be still around today.
Is any one of them flying?
Regards
Peter
By: Thunderbird167 - 4th August 2008 at 14:54
The aircraft arrived at various times
TE566 – Dec 76
MJ730 – Dec 76
PT462 – May 83
AFAIK
There were also 4 x P-51, 1 Yak C-11 and a Hurricane IV
By: Pete Truman - 4th August 2008 at 11:48
Don’t forget the P-51’s, I remember them sitting in the sheds in their Israeli markings.
By: Cees Broere - 4th August 2008 at 11:45
TE517, the Spitfire that is under eternal restoration?
Cheers
Cees
By: VoyTech - 4th August 2008 at 11:00
I believe the name is spelt Lamplough.
By: Eddie - 3rd August 2008 at 15:00
I count four, but the experts will I’m sure have some corrections!
PT462 (G-CTIX – airworthy, Wales)
TE517 (assigned G-CCIX – stored pending restoration?)
TE566 (ZU-SPT – fatal crash, 2002, South Africa. Remains stored for possible restoration?)
MJ730 (N730MJ – airworthy in US)
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August 3, 2008 at 2:41 pm