Odd that the entire BBMF would be grounded. Merlin problems? Although the Dakota is scheduled to display this weekend

Having now seen it. I think as a piece of entertainment it is fantastic. I’ll leave it to other people to pull apart its inaccuracies.

The cameo is a nice nod to a classic war movie much discussed on this forum.

16th July will see it’s public unveiling.

TE294 looks fantastic, a credit to the many years of hard work that have gone into the project.

A pity the thread has to descend in to another discussion of originality.

It going to Collings would be a treat for me, as I am only an hr. away,, heard they were getting a spitfire too, if they don’t already have it.

That will be Spitfire BR601. You are in for a treat when they both make their way over the pond

Might as well throw in my twopenn’orth for what it’s worth.
Several decades ago, I found myself in Chicago with a few hours to kill, so went to the Museum to see the genuine BoB Spit there. I have no memory of this visit at all, apart from knowing that it happened. A couple of years ago, I was on the tank bank at Legends, when one of the recent Mk.I rebuilds came over on a curving landing approach. The sight and sound of that, light glinting of its flanks and low enough to see the individual rivets under the wings will stay with me until the day I die.

I respect the right of anyone to prefer an untouched original, if such a thing still exists, but I know where my heart lies.

Where is that like button?

It only ever seems to be Spitfires that are called replicas or data plate restorations. There were certainly no barbed comments on the P2902 thread.

I have just seen the prologue of Dunkirk, the dogfight scene is very well shot. A refreshing change seeing actual aircraft rather than CGI. The Spitfire footage is interwoven with shots from the Yak.

My only disappointment is the appearance of the beach. It looks very clean considering what is supposed to be going on.