Originally Posted by
treadigraph
The Spitfire was PS980 which flew in Europe for several years when Planes of Fame sold her to Christophe Jacquard with the contra prop mod, now reengined with a Griffon 65 and happily rebuilt after turning over in France a few years ago.
Seafire VP441 also had an ex-Shackleton Griffon installed during its restoration and they included the feather button. This airframe hasn't flown much since being restored. Fortunately, they haven't had to use that feather button yet.
Sad to hear of Sherman Smoot's passing... RIP.