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AB910
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. |
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. |
dook (#2),
I'm intrigued by how you knew it was AB910. |
Yes it did involve my eyeballs but they were looking at PF Air which showed AB910. |
I was going to say that one would need a kin good pair of binoculars to read the serial number.
http://i64.tinypic.com/eueq1l.jpg |
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. |
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Was this the one that during the war took a WAAF sitting on the tailplane for an unintended circuit?
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Certainly was - she was Margaret Horton.
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"She's a bit out of trim, Corporal ! .. Sure was, Sir, it'll take her a long time to get over it !"
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Those "Invasion stripes" must've made aircraft recognition easy for Leutnant Baron von Prunestein in his FW190 !
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#7 (DaveReid UK) is it all right, Reckon #5 (dook) is a IX - (four blades),
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Originally Posted by Danny42C
(Post 10225828)
Reckon #5 (dook) is a IX - (four blades),
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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?
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Did they change the exhaust stubs too? |
Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
(Post 10225908)
No, it's a blurry photo of AB910 from about 10 years ago in (I think) 303 Squadron marks.
Looking at the nose, could it even be a Griffon-powered version? |
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? https://farm8.static.flickr.com/7227...cd8a5cb8_b.jpg |
Originally Posted by treadigraph
(Post 10226244)
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? |
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/ |
Originally Posted by treadigraph
(Post 10226244)
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? But it's definitely the same aircraft. |
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