Spitfire G-ALGT

[UZZY]

Is the Rolls Royce owned Spitfire RM689 previously reg as G-ALGT,still airworthy & where is it based or where can it be seen ?

Thanks.:)

[treadigraph]

RR are currently rebuilding it to fly at Filton following a fatal accident at Woodford in 1992.

[DeepestSouth]

There is an existing thread on GT, the most beautiful Spitfire ever when flown at Hucknall in the '60's by Alex Henshaw (I think), Blue and silver! I'm damned if I can find the thread, though.

[DeepestSouth]

Found it - Jan of this year and estimated to be at least a year from flying - thread lead was 'David Eyre' - sorry, I haven;t yet worked out how to create a link between threads! Oh yes - pilot was Jeffrey Quill!

[India Four Two]

The David Eyre thread is here:

http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/301510-spitfire-xivc-g-algt-rm689.html

[UZZY]

:ok: Many thanks for the information,sad but enlightening. Having received a photograph of G-ALGT in its blue livery it would be great to see it restored in its Rolls Royce colours.

[treadigraph]

I have a 1/48 kit of a Spitfire XIVc and when I eventually get around to building it, I will paint as per the Rolls Royce colours - also have a XIVe which will be completed as Spencer Flack's G-FIRE. Thank heavens for print-it yerself decal paper.