AB910

[vctenderness]

Spitfire AB910 has just flown over my house twice once heading East and returning west bound.

My question is where is this aircraft based?

im wondering if it is on a reccy for Airbourne later this month.

[dook]

It's part of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at Coningsby.

It's a Mark Vc which was donated by Vickers Armstrong in 1965.

I'm intrigued by how you knew it was AB910.

[Danny42C]

dook (#2),

I'm intrigued by how you knew it was AB910.

Mk.I eyeball plus binoculars would do the trick, if it banked when in sight.

[vctenderness]

Yes it did involve my eyeballs but they were looking at PF Air which showed AB910.

[dook]

I was going to say that one would need a kin good pair of binoculars to read the serial number.

[vctenderness]

Thanks for replies. Of course it was on its way to Eastbourne. I hadn’t realised Airbourne had started I thought it was next week.

i hope the Battle of Britain flight take the same route and fly over my house.

[DaveReidUK]

[Fantome]

Was this the one that during the war took a WAAF sitting on the tailplane for an unintended circuit?

[dook]

Certainly was - she was Margaret Horton.

[Danny42C]

"She's a bit out of trim, Corporal ! .. Sure was, Sir, it'll take her a long time to get over it !"

[Danny42C]

Those "Invasion stripes" must've made aircraft recognition easy for Leutnant Baron von Prunestein in his FW190 !

[Danny42C]

#7 (DaveReid UK) is it all right, Reckon #5 (dook) is a IX - (four blades),

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by Danny42C

Reckon #5 (dook) is a IX - (four blades),

No, it's a blurry photo of AB910 from about 10 years ago in (I think) 303 Squadron marks.

[treadigraph]

AB910 has certainly been fitted with a four blade prop from time to time, I think she has been on her nose a couple of times and possibly a four blade hub and spinner were easily available as temporary replacements?

[CoodaShooda]

Did they change the exhaust stubs too?

[Chris Scott]

Originally Posted by DaveReidUK

No, it's a blurry photo of AB910 from about 10 years ago in (I think) 303 Squadron marks.

As a novice on Spitfire recognition, I tried with limited success to enlarge (on my PC monitor) the nice image posted by dook. Still couldn't read the serial number, but it doesn't look like AB910. AB546, perhaps?

Looking at the nose, could it even be a Griffon-powered version?

[treadigraph]

I agree, very hard to read but it is AB910.

Individual stubs do seem to have been fitted - presumably the Siamese stubs don't look right with a four blade prop!

Edit: I have a vague recollection of a BBMF Hurricane with a four blade prop at one point - did I dream it or did it happen?

[Chris Scott]

Originally Posted by treadigraph

I agree, very hard to read but it is AB910.

Individual stubs do seem to have been fitted - presumably the Siamese stubs don't look right with a four blade prop!

Edit: I have a vague recollection of a BBMF Hurricane with a four blade prop at one point - did I dream it or did it happen?

Great photo of AB910, Tredders. But it doesn't solve the question: is it the same a/c as in the image posted by dook?

[treadigraph]

It is... I think the low resolution has pixelated the serial. I've found a larger version at the link below:

https://www.airplane-pictures.net/ph...-spitfire-v-b/

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by treadigraph

I agree, very hard to read but it is AB910.

Individual stubs do seem to have been fitted - presumably the Siamese stubs don't look right with a four blade prop!

Edit: I have a vague recollection of a BBMF Hurricane with a four blade prop at one point - did I dream it or did it happen?

I'd say it's highly likely that it's a different engine installation, not just a different prop. That could well also account for the different exhaust configuration.

But it's definitely the same aircraft.