neither of us have much time for pessimists

Net Nerds – you get a few on every forum. Pay it no mind.

My Friend in Selsey has just sent me the following 2 images. The 3 items were given to him by another local. They are NOT from the Spitfire site but another site in the area. They were found by some Polish workers last weekend who are digging drains.

My best guess is they are Luftwaffe but what Aircraft. How many more sites like this are in the area?
Any information would of course be more than welcome……

first pic is a German magneto selector – I think – deffo German anyway.

Thanks for the schedule link

But she is still wearing the paint she had whilst in service during WW2, that makes her a very rare and precious airframe.There a plenty of pretty,clean Spits about. Its like the tanks in the IWM, they look too clean and new, as modellers do, some patina makes them look more “real” and menacing. My daughter thought the Jagdpanther was pretty!

Correct me if wrong but underneath that OTU scheme should/may be the original BoB paint. I’d take a layer off and try to reveal it – much like the FAA corsair at Yeovilton with scuffs an all.

That would be truly original.

Yes displays like this require a CAA exemption.

Dan Griffith was the pilot.

Cheers
Zwit

Thanks, that sounds about right. Do you have a full list of displays? Couldn’t find an up to date list on the web.

here you go

http://www.kentspitfire.co.uk/news/

Kent Spitfire did a display at a show at Ibsley at 15:45 – could have been your second one?