I’m not too sure why this three year-old thread’s resurfaced now.

Because the new member who posted was not aware of the rules regarding thread resurrection. Welcome anyway 🙂

Yes yet another Spitfire thread..
However I am curious as to if a partcular Spitfire is a survivour or not. I’m refering to Spitfire Mk IX NH523. The reason I ask is I can not find it on any survivour lists I’ve have. However it showed up in a Warbirds Worldwide add in issue #16 on Page 53. The add gave a UK phone number and said that Plates and Parts were for sale.

The WW ad was fairly clear in that it suggested the id plates were suitable as donors for a re-build. I have not seen the parts that went with the plates but it may be that they are not considered substantial or numerous enough to be classified as a surviving Spitfire per se and hence do not appear on the many avialable lists? Of course, in the fullness of time we may see a re-birth but in the meantime its inclusion on a ‘survivors’ list remains a matter for the compilers of these lists. G-ORDY?

Chipmunk is 60 Fly In at North Weald.

Here is another Chipmunk celebration to add to the list. This was copied directly from ukga.com

Air-Britain Classic Fly-In 2006 at North Weald
Saturday, 17 – Sunday, 18 Jun 2006 Provided by Philip Kemp:

Our main theme for 2006 we will be marking the 50th anniversary of the Piper Comanche, also 60 years of the DHC1 Chipmunk and first Eurpoean Navion gathering to marks its 60th anniversary.

All aircraft welcome

Arrivals PPR (arranged through phone on 01992 524510) – NO landing fees

All day bar-b-q, sales stands and vendors

A friendly welcome guarenteed

See http://www.air-britainflyin.co.uk for details

Certainly a certain private Spitfire owner won’t be paying Disney for putting the peeved Mickey on his Spitfire.

Indeed, more the converse.

Does anyone have any info on the one that was refurbished in Oz in the late 1960s?

This was a Seagull V and was airworthy in Australia in the late 60’s, it is now displayed as a static example in the RAF Museum, Hendon, UK.

Ollie,

Is this thread and its numerous one-sentence responses by you a glorious attempt to reach 1,000 posts? That many in about 3 months has probaby never been rivalled….. It probably never will be…..

Easy on the lad Rich, this is a legitimate thread about Hurricane survivors, please give him a chance. 🙂

Does anyone have a website or anything for training services inc, the aerospace musuem and the Finnish air musuem?
I have googled them without any luck.

Training Services Inc is better known as ‘The Fighter Factory’ of Virginia USA. They have an airworthy Canadian built Hurricane and an excellent project aircraft that was recovered from a Russian crash site (this particular machine was formerly based at Duxford, ie: Duxford during WWII).

Could I just point out that, Yes, ARCO have done a good job, but there were many others involved in the re-build/restoration/replication of TA805! The ‘Patio Piece’ has had quite a few folks working on it long before It ever arrived on the hallowed ground of Duxford!

Well done EVERYONE involved in the work.

The main thing is that there is another Spitfire in the blue (??) sky above England.

Cheers all……………….

Ah – someone from Airframe Assemblies in our midst? Welcome Rivet!
Quite true about there being many others involved, well done to all.