25-07-2019, 17:10
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
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As far as I understand it there’s no such thing as “an original Silver Spitfire”, certainly not in the way the Evening Standard seems to understand it. So far as I can tell this was just a regular Mk.ix plane built during the war alongside a lot of others and presumably painted up the same as them. It’s just that the restorers have chosen to restore and style it in this way.
Or have I got it totally wrong? Was “The Silver Spitfire” a thing in 1943?
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Pretty much spot on. It was a normal mk ix originally with 118sqn painted up with the same livery as any other aircraft in the unit.
This aircraft is one of the best airworthy examples in terms of original spec which is where the writer of the piece seems to have misinterpreted their research.
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25-07-2019, 17:39
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter
Pretty much spot on. It was a normal mk ix originally with 118sqn painted up with the same livery as any other aircraft in the unit.
This aircraft is one of the best airworthy examples in terms of original spec which is where the writer of the piece seems to have misinterpreted their research.
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My thoughts exactly
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25-07-2019, 20:35
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
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My thoughts exactly
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My thoughts are, this is a really weird thread....
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25-07-2019, 22:14
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
One pager containing everything you need to know about the Spitfire but were afraid to ask. Exam questions will follow.
https://www.baesystems.com/en/herita...arine-spitfire
The survivors list is out of date
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26-07-2019, 08:00
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
I have to say that along with the sounds of lawnmowers and strimmers around here is the sound of the Spitfire from the local Solent Airfield on it's daily runs around Lee-on-Solent and the Isle of Wight for paying passengers. I wish I had a spare £1500 to take a trip.
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20-08-2019, 19:41
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
Sukhoi Su-35S at the air show MAKS 2019
https://reddit.app.link/wnu26QXtjZ
Behold, the Su-35S ignoring the laws of physics: “ hanging in the air the way a brick doesn’t”.
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20-08-2019, 20:37
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
9.00 tonight ITV RAF pilots at top gun training in the states.
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27-08-2019, 15:39
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
3x B2s arrived at Fairford last night. Callsigns Death11, 12 and 13
Not due on any exercise or rotation so it appears to be a case of moving the big stick closer to the naughty step.
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24-09-2019, 08:34
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
So we've had the terrible end of Thomas Cook as seen in THIS thread.
Now yet another airline has suspended flights and looks set for the same fate...Currently temporarily but who knows in thiese turbulent times.
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...-servi-461035/
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11-10-2019, 19:14
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
Unusual site yesterday morning in west Kent... at high altitude there were 5 fighters escorting a much larger aircraft (V formation) ... flying south-south east.
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11-10-2019, 19:44
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
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Unusual site yesterday morning in west Kent... at high altitude there were 5 fighters escorting a much larger aircraft (V formation) ... flying south-south east.
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You probably saw the 366th Fighter Wing F-15s which departed Lakenheath yesterday morning (although there were supposed to have been 6 leaving). Larger aircraft was probably a KC-135 tanker.
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27-04-2020, 19:00
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
ZJ783 up from Hereford (one of the SAS "Blue Thunder choppers) just did a couple of ILS practice approaches into Liverpool.
Always keep a camera battery charged - d'oh!
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27-04-2020, 19:07
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The idiots on my Towns Moaning FaceBook page are contanstly going on about the flights into Stansted.
Well I have a Flight Radar app and most are Cargo, some I belive to be flight for pilots to keeps their flight hours up and keep their certification
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27-04-2020, 19:41
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
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The idiots on my Towns Moaning FaceBook page are contanstly going on about the flights into Stansted.
Well I have a Flight Radar app and most are Cargo, some I belive to be flight for pilots to keeps their flight hours up and keep their certification
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There have been quite a few Ryanair and Easyjet positioning flights over the past few days. Possibly a sign that they are preparing to begin operations again soon.
We still have Loganair flights in from the Isle of Man every day and the Wideroe flight from Bergen which I guess has been ferrying oil and gas industry workers.
Lots of RAF and AAC training activity as well taking advantage of clear skies.
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27-04-2020, 19:58
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter
ZJ783 up from Hereford (one of the SAS "Blue Thunder choppers) just did a couple of ILS practice approaches into Liverpool.
Always keep a camera battery charged - d'oh!
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Seems to be heading towards Manchester now (city centre, not airport)
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