Many, many thanks for all of the posts and the information. I have past it on to David, and I know he is thrilled with the information. I apologise if I seemed suspicious but my intentions were/are genuine 😉
First post on the Forum…but with a quality well presented attachment.
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I’ll take that as a compliment!
‘GloriousGlenn’ rings of ‘Glamourous Glenniss’ the Yeager P-51.
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I use that login for everything, long story as to why, but it’s always available when I need a username, so why not?!!
‘Fishtail exhausts’…using the well known but not official term for a certain Spitfire exhaust stack.
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Purely from doing some of my own research prior to posting.
With so much of the aircraft in the image I think almost anyone making a basic comparison with any Spitfire or Hurricane image would be able to see this is a Spitfire.
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To those that know! Which you clearly did, so thank you.
I also have the copy of a letter from two ‘US back packers’ in Australia to a well known US Aviation magazine…’My pal and I are 200 miles NW of Dubbo and have just seen an aircraft land on a remote farm. (Photo of Spitfire in workshop hangar attached). He says it is a Spitfire, I say it is a P-51…can you advise please?
It was of course an Australian wind-up but it initially caused a bit of a stir.
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If only I had that sort of spare time to waste! My 3 and 7 year olds make sure I don’t have that sort of time!!!
Finally, many thanks for the photo of NH346 of 87 Sqn Campoformido, and a possible unit that David’s father. I’m sure this will prompt him to dig further, and I certainly know where to come if I have any aviation questions.
Cheers
Glenn
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