Spitfire fan boys....

[stuartj]

Originally Posted by JCF

JC (Top Gear) is kind of a boob, but reflecting on that piece I can't imagine what he must have felt - being intelligent, English, over England, in a Spitfire...I give him a pass

- Lets not forget the Spitfire's brother in arms, The Hurricane - That machine (and even more, radar) was more of a factor in winning The Battle of Britain than the Spitfire.

- although the biggest factor of all was the men that flew them....

Its true, the Hurricane was the workhorse. But the Spitfire was pure race horse, (romantically anyway....)

That show "Spitfire Aces" was a great piece of TV- sadly a reality show format with a group of people/pilots vying for the "job" of flying the aircraft, with the same training given recruits in the 1940s. But it also told the story of the evolution of the Spitfire, early WW2 and the BoB . But - the absolute stars were the four old codgers who told their stories, one of which you see flying that aeroplane. It was great TV.

[stuartj]

Has anyone hear any thing further on the treasure trove of crated aircraft supposedly being recovered in Burma?

[BE911SC]

Originally Posted by stuartj

Has anyone hear any thing further on the treasure trove of crated aircraft supposedly being recovered in Burma?

It wasn't true. No Spitfires existed buried under an airport runway. That's the story I read anyway.

[Hawkeye's-911T]

^^^ You're right - a wild goose chase - too bad, it would have been a very cool thing if the story had been real.

Cheers
JB

[Cajundaddy]

Magnificent aircraft. I grew up in an aviation community with a retired WWII RAF Spitfire pilot down the street and a B-24 pilot across the street. They had some stories to tell.

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by JCF

Man did that make my day.

On the roll he still has the scan working!

Beautiful.

[FLYGEEZER]

Oh yea ! That IS beautiful.

[stuartj]

16 Spitfires - Battle Of Britain Airshow 2010 - YouTube

Another piece of footage from (presumably) the same event.

[stuartj]

Well, bless you, youtube.....here is a 1976 doco "Spitfire" and at 25mins....gold. My childhood hero, Douglas Bader (Reach for the Sky) discussing Spitfire/109 tactics and the effects of negative G on carby engines...never seen him speak before.

Spitfire Documentary 1976 - YouTube

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