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JBS, PeterA and MattG are excluded from this question

Name 2 Actors who own/have owned Spitfires.

One is easy.. The other less so...
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The easy one is Cliff Robertson. I can't say I know the other one.

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I think the other would be Alain de Cadanet who owned or still owns TE184.

Not sure how much acting in movies he has done but he does stuff on Speedvision.

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Good Try.. Adam De Cadanet was a racing driver and TV presenter. But not an Actor..

The person I am thinking about is in the southern hemisphere
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David Gilmour of Pink Floyd?
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No Gilmour AFAIK never had a Spitfire (Mustang G-SIRR yep) but not a Spitfire

anyway Musician not Actor (cannot remember if he was in the film of The Wall) Rob Rohr would know
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Larry Barnett (Mk IX MA793), South Africa? Just a gues.... Jim

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Nope not him....


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Paul Hogan?
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Not Paul Hogan?! Gosh!

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No. Still not got the person I am after
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Firstly

A) He does still act (occasionally) but he is not a well known actor - More a bit part actor (but he has been in anumber of films)
B) Acting is NOT his main work
C) He is Australian
D) He was in Crocodile Dundee II and III
E) He owns a Spitfire (current)

Should not be to hard with the internet!
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Alex "What's a donk?" Wilson. Owns an active Mk.VIII project along with
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You can post my winnings to a secret box number :lol:

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Alex Wilson is the answer I was looking for!

Well done Dave!

Alex owns Spitfire LF Mk. VIIIc MD338 (now under restoration)

Alex Movie Star 'CV' can be found here

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0932969/

A Photo of him with Paul Hogan can be found here

http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/paul ... s_001.html


OK Dave, what other substantial remains are they??
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