Cape Town scrapyard Spitfire

Yesterday I Googled for something and came across Mark12’s post of 4 February 2005 regarding the Spitfire Mk IX that was displayed at Harry Barnett’s scrapyard in C.T. up to the early eighties.

I knew I had a old article on this,….but where? This morning a mad search in my files and boxes followed…….and eureka!…here it is as well as a photo I took during the “unveiling” in Feb. 1978.

The article contains some interesting information on the plane’s history prior to it ending up in Harry’s scrapyard.

Enjoy.

Of course…..I forgot about the road/path………….Thanks!

Where on the airfield………………

Here is a wartime photo from the Roger Freeman collection with the caption ‘ P51 Mustang coming in to land at Duxford ‘

Just for interest sake, are there any of you ‘regulars‘ here that would like to take a stab at pinpointing the spot from where the
photo was taken? The B/W photo might help……….

Etienne.

I just spoke to Allan Sinclair at the museum, and he said if you can mail him at [email]milmus@icon.co.za[/email] beforehand he will try and work something out. Have a look at this site as well http://www.joburg.org.za/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=51

Here is the Me 262 in 1963 at the Dunnotar airbase before it was moved to the museum. The current finish (4th.) is pattern wise very far removed from the original.
See enclosed extract from Ron Belling’s book ” A portrait of Military Aviation in South Africa.

Here is that same Bf109E-3 still in its wartime finish snapped in 1964.

Here’s one…….

Here’s one that you might be able to use.