Great news – well done!
Thanks Mk12 and Dade
Thanks everyone for your contributions. I tried to edit the original post but the shiny new forum won’t let me! Here is the updated version of the list…
K6183 Camden Aviation Museum, Camden, NSW, Australia
‘N4877’ Duxford, UK (? Spurious serial number)
N4955 Mr Bob Davis, Balaklava, Australia (nose section)
R9725 Saskatchewan Western Dev Museum, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
W2068 RAFM, UK (restored fuselage with other parts in store)
W2121 RAAFA Aviation Heritage Museum, Bull Creek, W Australia
W2364 Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre, Nhill, Victoria, Australia
W2472 RAAF Amberley, Queensland, Australia
AX350 Lincoln Nitschke’s Military and Historic Aircraft Collection, Greenock, South Australia (restored fuselage and new built centre section)
EF954 South Australia Air Museum, Adelaide, Australia (under restoration)
MG422 Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome, NSW Australia (under restoration)
MG521 Mr.Thomas Laucke at Cambrai, South Australia
MG897 Mr.Thomas Laucke at Cambrai, South Australia
MH120 Bill Reid, Omaka, Blenheim, New Zealand (airworthy)
NZ203 and NZ206 Air Force Museum of New Zealand, Christchurch, New Zealand
VH-WAC RAAFA Aviation Heritage Museum, Bull Creek, W Australia
SAAF Museum, Swartkops, Pretoria – composite airframe – painted up as SAAF 3209 (X-F9) but reported to be made up of airframes SAAF 4437(RAF EG559) and SAAF 4558(RAF MG802), plus other bits and pieces.
Thanks Andrew – I cleared some space!
Regards
Wow it looks great! What a fantastic sight.
Looks Avro to me flyingblind
I think Chris Miller in the USA has a Tempest
Kudos to you guys…! What a great thread
I saw it Cees – thanks for mentioning it
Thanks everyone who responded. I think I found what I was looking for 🙂
Thanks AM
Thanks for your input guys. I’m afraid you are way off the mark if you think you can compare the fabrication of most static vs airworthy projects. I had some airworthy frame 11 parts made fairly recently and the workmanship is exquisite.
I never heard of any of the homebuilt Spitfire cockpit projects having parts heat treated either. For most applications this simply isn’t necessary.
So to avoid any further thread creep, does anyone know of anyone doing these please? I’m not interested in getting into an argument about the details and costs. They are my problem, no one elses.
Aluminium FB. One difference is that commercial aluminium is a lot softer and easier to work…
I was beginning to get worried about you Air Min…
I’m not sure that is right – just because it matches a number on the list doesn’t mean this is an Air Ministry Stores number. The list doesn’t work that way. Many stamped numbers do not give any useful information and may be misleading.
A picture is what is needed to help with an ID.