Image courtesy Greg Davis/The Two-Seat Spitfire Page |
With EN570 now reported as having flown, there are currently 13 airworthy two-seat Spitfires - they are:-
(G/M) = Grace/Melton type canopy
Image courtesy Greg Davis/The Two-Seat Spitfire Page |
With EN570 now reported as having flown, there are currently 13 airworthy two-seat Spitfires - they are:-
...not quite rolling down the airfield but appeared quite a quiet day visitor wise. Lunch time saunter only interrupted by Spitfire T9 PT462 doing some training flights...
The regular aircraft flown by P/O John Niven of 602 City of Glasgow Sqdn, Spitfire VB AB848/LO•F. In the background is LO•G - Spitfire T9 SM520 of Spitfires.com has recently been repainted in the markings of this aircraft which was flown by Pilot Officer (Pedro) Osgood V Hanbury.
Image © Niven Family |
November 18 1941 - AB848 after a dogfight with a Me109, a cannon round hit his right aileron with splinters hitting the perspex canopy.
Image © Niven Family |
Image © Niven Family |
Today's photos are brought to you by the letter "T" and the number "9"....
Aero Legend's NH341/DB-E and Aerial Collective's PV202/JW on a blustery airfield...
Shortly after I took these PV202 went up for a flight.
Timed my lunch break just right today with Hawker Tempest II MW763 being extracted from H2N. Also present Spitfire MkV EE602...
Spitfires PV202 and N3200 landed as I commenced my nosebag...
Had to head back to work before the Tempest had an engine run (or not...)
With the airfield windsock horizontal I was surprised to see the Lysander taking off as I rounded the corner of H2.
Some other warbirds were hunkering down from the gusts...
Hurricane BE505, Spitfire PV202 and Mustang Miss Helen were all operating today but only managed to catch the latter two in action...