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Old 12th Feb 2015, 14:35
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treadigraph
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The Spitfire XIV was recoverd from India by Ormond Haydon-Baillie or Doug Arnold in the 1970s and acquired by The Fighter Collection for restoration in the late 1980s - it first flew again in the mid-1990s. I do recall seeing it as one of four or five kits of parts in Arnold's hangar at Backbushe in 1978.

The Seafire is one of four - 2 Mk17s and 2 Mk47s - that Peter Arnold (no relation to Doug) recovered from a scrap yard 40-odd years ago. I think the other three are all potential fliers. Peter posts on here occasionally, he may pop up and give us a bit more info about their status.
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