Do you know who was piloting the Spit?

POD

I believe he’s spending some time under canvas.

“Canvas” covered pith helmet and “ain’t arf ot mum” shorts. A frightening image it has to be said…:eek:

Brian, have you been playing around with Spitfire colours AGAIN??? AR213 just looks all wrong, that brown, that green…:eek:

Oh, sorry I forgot. That’s how it is:D

I believe a lot of usually “unseen” aircraft were on the move. The peasouper was no doubt laid on especially to keep the usual suspects deterred. No one got a glimpse of the Chinese Stirling having compass swings for example. We’ll be able to do taxi tests soon, once we go to 16:00 closing time;)

PP972 has no current association with either ARC or HFL. I’m sure it will emerge in the next volume of the Book… 😉

Fuselage, wings engine etc all stored at DX for registered owners http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=detailnosummary&fullregmark=BWEM

I would imagine from movements earlier this year that you will be seeing PP972 flying first…

I wouldn’t be seen in a French car, let alone a hatchback thing like that…

Oh and the font is incorrect for the year depicted and the colour shade is way off the mark. Too much metallic in your photoshop pallette, bang bang that’s how we do it, blah blah…:p

Ah Bomberflight, so kind of you to feature a nicely lit underside shot so that I could check out how all my stencilling looks at further than lying 3 ft away waving a spray gun in the gloom 😉
I think she looks stunning and is a credit to ALL the team (HFL, ARC, machine shop, design and support staff, admin etc) that have been involved. I would particularly like to say a big thanks to the Rolls-Royce guys who have been so supportive and patient with me and my interpretation of the colour scheme on their behalf. When I get a good shot (cr*p light today) as a comparison of the original wartime shot, I’ll post it up. Does anyone else think that perhaps PS853 should have its own thread? Not everyone wants to read Duxford Diary!
Oh and congratulations to John Romain, as the PRXIX was his 100th type in his logbook 😎