Interesting question Olympus, but as for in depth reading material on the speed Spitfire can’t say I’ve found anything, most just skates lightly over it. Pity Mark 12 isn’t on here now, he’s sure to know .

Thanks for the photo Pen Pusher, wondered how bad it was.

The Hurricane flypast nearly didn’t happen, and was somewhat ‘restrained’, as the dig was a few days post the Shoreham crash and Shoreham airport was pretty much almost in view from the site itself. Thus, historic aircraft performing in the area was a somewhat sensitive issue.

Ah that accounts for it, I did think it was a little sedate compared to normal flypasts, so in that case good then that it was done with sensitivitiy.

If what I was told about it some years ago is true, a certain collector was supposed to have reneged on his part of a deal with the museum “surprise surprise”, apparently he got a load of serviceable parts for his projects, these parts were supposed to be exchanged for restored non-serviceable items and some work on various components of the museums Spitfire, but he never came up with his end of the bargain.

Not heard of anything else recently.

Bob T.

If that is true, I think it is terrible, the museum should chase him up and get the things returned. Easy to say I know, but it’s the principal of the matter, a good deal is fair enough, but being ripped off is another thing.

Just the text, is all I can see.

According to that returns sheet, Richard Gillespie must work very hard as average hours per week amount to 80. No wonder nothing done re. P38, run out of time.:rolleyes: