Spitfires at Duxford - a while ago

[JDK]

Quite the line up.

Wonder if anyone can number 'em off. If anyone can, they'll be west of the Atlantic.



Oh, and the Hurri is unusual for two reasons.

The DAS Flightline Bus was a neat idea. Pity they no longer run it.

[Second Air Force]

Didn't the Hurricane have an entire firewall forward from a Mk.IX Spitfire on it? In the dark recesses of my memory I seem to remember reading that you had to keep the tail pretty low to keep from nicking the tips on takeoff.

Scott

[JDK]

Didn't the Hurricane have an entire firewall forward from a Mk.IX Spitfire on it? In the dark recesses of my memory I seem to remember reading that you had to keep the tail pretty low to keep from nicking the tips on takeoff.

Definitely not in this case.

That's one of the BBMF Hurricanes.

[Dan Johnson II]

OK serials back to front

NH904 Spitfire XIV
Not sure, Can;t see enough of it, ML417?
PT462 Spitfire T9
Spitfire PRIX PL983
Spitfire PR19 PM631
Spitfire II P7350
Spitfire Vb AB910
Spitfire PR19 PS853
Spitfire VIII MT719
Spitfire IX NH238
Spitfire IX MH434

[Mike]

I don't think that MT719 was ever in Piece of Cake colours, I believe the third from last is ML417. That would make it 1988, Duxford Spitfire show (50th Anniversary of 19 sqn's first Spitfire service delivery)

Perhaps the second one is AR501?

[OFMC Fan]

Glad to see the OFMC cornerstone Spitfire in there! Would 'nt have been a line up of note without MH434 .

[blurrkup]

The hurricane has a four bladed prop. Not sure what the other unusual bit about it is though.

[JDK]

The hurricane has a four bladed prop. Not sure what the other unusual bit about it is though.

Correct. Second is the six stub exhaust. Technically OK for a Mk.II, but most had three stubs, and it's representing a Mk.I. The problem was, IIRC there were NO (flying) Merlins with the three stubs in 1988; a good number now which is an improvement.

G'day Dan, Mike, I have to admit I can't number 'em off from this, but hey, it's fun anyway. The following should help. Extra points for west of the Atlantic, and I guess Mike counts there, too!

Here's a few more:



Note the BBMF XIX had taken a birdstrike on the spinner.

One of the great Spitfire schemes.

[Dan K]

The hurricane has a four bladed prop. Not sure what the other unusual bit about it is though.

Correct. Second is the six stub exhaust. Technically OK for a Mk.II, but most had three stubs, and it's representing a Mk.I. The problem was, IIRC there were NO (flying) Merlins with the three stubs in 1988; a good number now which is an improvement.

Ah, but perhaps they were trying to represent a Mk. V. Would six stubs then be correct?

[JohnS]

Ok I'll give it a go,

[front to back]

MH434
NH238
PL983
PS853
AB910
P7350
PM631
ML417
PT462
RM689 ?
NH904

And off in the background you can see the Clive DuCros Prototype Replica 'K5054'

[bentwingbomber]

I don't think that MT719 was ever in Piece of Cake colours, I believe the third from last is ML417. That would make it 1988, Duxford Spitfire show (50th Anniversary of 19 sqn's first Spitfire service delivery)

Perhaps the second one is AR501?

I think mike is correct with AR501

The gap next to PT462 was where i think TB863/G-CDAN should be.

It was also around that weekend.

[D Fisher]

Correct. Second is the six stub exhaust. Technically OK for a Mk.II, but most had three stubs, and it's representing a Mk.I. The problem was, IIRC there were NO (flying) Merlins with the three stubs in 1988; a good number now which is an improvement.

THe CWHM Hurricane that was lost in the hangar fire had the 3 stub exhaust and was flying in 1988.

Don't have a picture handy, but heres one from the CWHM site that advertises a new video they are selling.

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