Danny sir
Thanks for the update-maybe I got the story wrong, or misunderstood what Les told me.
The bit about the bent Spitfire and the subsequent Cranwell 'reunion' are very definitely true :-)
I've never seen a Spitfire ground looped-in fact the only warbird I've seen doing that was a Hellcat would you believe? I will bow to your far superior knowledge and experience on such matters!
I can only dream about flying a Spitfire like many of us. However I remain grateful like unlike yourself, that if I ever did get the thrill, at least no one would be trying to kill me at the same time.
Thanks for taking the time to reply.
TO (Chris)