http://www.christies.com/spitfire/interactive/index.html
A later mark I, or one retrofitted with the 3 bladed, 2 speed prop. Early mark I’s came with wooden fixed-pitch props.
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David Gilmour of Pink Floyd collected and flew vintage aircraft. Not sure if he does anymore. Perhaps he’ll place a bid...
The best thing that can happen to these things is a flying restoration. ON a visit to the USS Alabama Museum about a month ago, it saddened me to see a couple of unique WW2 aircraft just sitting.
There are so few of them anymore, and less every year. And they aren’t cheap to fly and maintain. But they need to be flying.
See also these links to the story of Spitfire Mk I P9274
On restoring it: http://markonepartners.co.uk/restoring-mk-i-spitfire-p9374
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2125276/Battle-Britain-Spitfire-Restored-40-years-3m.html
the Daily Mail had photograph of this Spitfire flying against a blue sky in an earlier edition that is now the ‘wallpaper’ on my laptop.
German soldiers sitting on the wreckage of Spitfire P9374, May, 1940.
Flight Officer Peter Cazenove
Tell mother Ill be home for tea!
Pretty meaningless statement. Who cares how many were built before or after it that month?
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