Half-scale Rhodesian Spitfire

[Argonautical]

Hi Everyone

Sometime in the late 1970s I went with a group of people to a RhAF officer's house in Salisbury.
The officer, who I think was a Wing Commander, was building a Spitfire in his garage. I am not certain of the actual scale but it may have been half-scale.

From what I remember, the airframe was about half done but I don't think an engine was fitted.
I also remember his wife mentioning that he had to get a move on with it, as they were due to be posted to Grand Reef (FAF8).

Does anyone know if it was ever finished and flew, or did it, as I suspect, end up being used for firewood ?

thanks

[tic]

Hi
I thought it was a half scale Hurricane. Believe it was Peter Knoble, but don't quote me.

[Tokoloshe]

I think Peter K still has it in his garage. He lives in Nelspruit now.
PM me and I will pass on his phone number and you can ask him yourself.

[Skaz]

Last I saw it was in December 1999, stopped by Oom Peter K's house in Nelspruit and he showed me the Spit in the garage.

Poor thing was in bad shape, apparently the transport company that moved it from 'Rhodesia' down to RSA damaged it.

Would love to see it completed and fly. Oom Peter K and his son had built it, and he had blown the canopy himself too.

Tokoloshe I pm'd you.

[Chambudzi]

I seem to remember it was a one fifth scale design.
Perhaps some enterprising fellow will offer to help Pete K complete it. Im sure he would love to see it in the air.

[Argonautical]

Thanks for this guys, I've always wondered what happenned to it. Sad that it hasn't flown (yet ?) but glad it escaped the clutches of Bob.

[Kep Ten Jim]

Its a single seater - Bob don't fly