Spitfire

[waltjnr 6,882]

Live next to Hatfield House, its battle proms night, can hear the spitfire but can't see it low cloud, usually get a good display! 

[Chaseorbechased 119]

1 hour ago, waltjnr said:

Live next to Hatfield House, its battle proms night, can hear the spitfire but can't see it low cloud, usually get a good display! 

Would be an awesome sight 

[robertb123 372]

5 minutes ago, Chaseorbechased said:

Would be an awesome sight 

It's the sound that's awesome as well as seeing  one, I remember taking my cousin to Duxford years ago and one came in and circled and before landing, the sound of that merlin engine! Never forgotten that

[dytkos 17,804]

Put this on another thread recently, in some guys garden near Newquay.

Cheers, D.

[Stoney100 1,179]

If I ever have the cash spare I’d like to do this red letter day.....

https://www.redletterdays.co.uk/experience/ref/srmsp/fly-in-a-spitfire?cm_mmc=Affiliates-_-176013-_-RedBrain+Ltd-_-1&utm_source=AffiliateWindow&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=ShoppingFM&utm_content=176013&source=aw&affid=176013&awc=1983_1563064264_a44b3f23e14a90de695f9100396b6ab0

[pesky1972 5,320]

6 hours ago, Rusty_terrier said:

 

Spitfire at Edinburgh  museum 

You’re a trier.

[Greyman 28,715]

14 hours ago, dytkos said:

Put this on another thread recently, in some guys garden near Newquay.

Cheers, D.

Been wondering we’re I’d parked it cheers mate

[.357shooter 1,231]

lucky enough to see one when it gets out now and then near staveton glos

[Ratmanwan3 86]

Had a fly over at our village gala yesterday. I didn't know it was booked but as soon as I heard it in the distance you knew what it was. Gives me goosebumps every time. 

[Meece 1,958]

A woman that is near me works on renovating old aeroplanes.  She told me that there are more  spits flying now than since the war.  She said that there were companies out there making wings and fusilages and there was a world wide search for Merlin engines that were fitted in launches and tanks and all sorts of other applications. these engines might be of different configurations than those fitted in aircraft but the main block is the same.  These engines are stripped down and rebuilt to a high standard and modified to power these rebuilt spits. Lots of money involved. A two seat spit flew over here about two weeks ago and the engine sounded like a cylinder was out of sync. A friend is thinking about having a one hour pleasure flight in one of the 2 seat  versions which is about £2750 for 30 mins. That's a lot of ammunition  or a lot of time with a woman !  Well you have to consider the options. .  I  Dunno what his Mrs would do with the money ? It might include him being cut for a start.

[sam r 356]

amazing sight and sound ,I live near to Goodwood aerodrome have 2 seaters fly out of there ,once a week one flys over

[TOMO 26,403]

On ‎14‎/‎07‎/‎2019 at 00:07, Rusty_terrier said:

 

Spitfire at Edinburgh  museum 

lol......looks just like one...

[Deker 3,478]

On 14/07/2019 at 00:07, Rusty_terrier said:

 

Spitfire at Edinburgh  museum 

I don't pretend to be an expert but I built a few Airfix Spitfires as a boy and they didn't look like anything in  your pics!

[Deker 3,478]

Just now, Rusty_terrier said:

It's not a model spitfire mate it's a full size one in the museum hanging from.the roof

Ok, lets be a little more direct...THAT ISN'T A SPITFIRE!

[Nicepix 5,650]

On 13/07/2019 at 22:46, robertb123 said:

It's the sound that's awesome as well as seeing  one, I remember taking my cousin to Duxford years ago and one came in and circled and before landing, the sound of that merlin engine! Never forgotten that

How about four of them Merlins attached to a Lancaster skimming over Ladybower Reservoir while practising for the Dambusters Aniversary flight? I was in the middle of the reservoir in a small boat doing a bit of fly-fishing when the modern day Guy Gibson flew over. My underpants had to be discarded.