Spitfire IX MK356 of the BBMF made a successful test flight in the hands of OC BBMF, Sqn Ldr Al Pinner, at Duxford today

So the other three flights were unsuccessful then……:diablo:

Trivia time…….

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pintle

Middle English pintel,

penis, (from Old English)

So now you know 😉

A certain bomber has now gone tech and will not be flying.

I see that the photo has been deleted from Scramble’s forum; is there something to hide about this accident?

The engine went to Pratt & Whitney heaven at Legends. Still awaiting a replacement. The aircraft was for sale if you’ve got a few thousand Euros going spare…:)

Apparently the three aircraft are Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed, Glenn Miller’s Norseman and a Chinese Stirling…….:rolleyes:

I will apologise to anyone who found my post offensive, but coming at the end of a week that has seen a friend of mine killed by the actions of the driver of a white transit tipper who was towing a caravan and then left the scene of the “accident”, there will no doubt be some of you who would tend to concur with my viewpoint.

The closest thing nowadays would be “European Military out of Service” commonly known as EMOOS. It’s by Otger van der Kooij and Andy Marden, two very knowledgeable chaps. You can buy it from the Scramble shop:

http://www.scramble.nl/shop.htm

You beat me to it!