What Spitfire ?
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What Spitfire ?
Who was that up in a Spitfire painted in invasion stripes over Chorleywood/Rickmansworth around 15:00 today ?
Sorry to see that who ever is was did really push the envelop but still a thrilling sight in the blue sky !
Making a very peculiar noise though - surely that wasn't a Merlin ???
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Sorry to see that who ever is was did really push the envelop but still a thrilling sight in the blue sky !
Making a very peculiar noise though - surely that wasn't a Merlin ???
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over Hemel Hempstead last week
Last week I heard a light aircraft going over head - looked like a Spitfire with black and white stripes. Got to have been a replica - sounded like a Cessna.
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A twister, perhaps pete wells? Dunno about the invasion stripes, colour scheme may have changed..
YouTube - Peter Wells does aerobatics with his SA180 Twister
YouTube - Peter Wells does aerobatics with his SA180 Twister
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Maybe one of those homebuilt Spitfire Mk26 scale replicas?
Or if it was an urgent ripping snarl, perhaps a Griffon-powered Spitfire XIV or XIX.
Or if it was an urgent ripping snarl, perhaps a Griffon-powered Spitfire XIV or XIX.
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Spitfire
Not sure who was in it but it performed 2 flypasts 
at RAF Northolt to to comemorate the restoration of the officers mess. I managed to get a few shots of it in the blazing heat.
IT was PR9 PS853
at RAF Northolt to to comemorate the restoration of the officers mess. I managed to get a few shots of it in the blazing heat.
IT was PR9 PS853
Which is PM631 PRXIX of the BBMF.
Check out the BBMF website as it's going to be a busy few days marking D Day and also Petwood Hotel which was 617 Sqdn Officers Mess. Bound to be l;ots of opportunity if the weather turns nice again!
Any chance they might drop Gordon out of the bomb bay onto Sarkozy? Now that really would be two birds with one stone, and cheer the Nation up no end.
Check out the BBMF website as it's going to be a busy few days marking D Day and also Petwood Hotel which was 617 Sqdn Officers Mess. Bound to be l;ots of opportunity if the weather turns nice again!
Any chance they might drop Gordon out of the bomb bay onto Sarkozy? Now that really would be two birds with one stone, and cheer the Nation up no end.
. What I wouldn't do to fly one....
