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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:53 pm 
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SPITFIRE REUNION, SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA OCTOBER 21, 1995.

Quality of flying photos not great, I hope you enjoy. Six Spitfires and one Hurricane flew. May have been the most Spitfires at one time in the US.
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Six Spitfires and 1 Hurricane

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Hawker Mk IIb "Hurricane" (60372)(N678DP)(RCAF 5481)(P297D, US-X on side) (Formerly G-ORGI)

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Supermarine Mk Tr 9 (HF Mk IX) "Spitfire" (RAF PT462)(N462JC)(PT462, A SW on side)(Formerly G-CTIX)

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Supermarine Mk Tr 9 (HF Mk IXe) "Spitfire" (CBAF 4494)(RAF TE308)(N308WK)(RJM on side)(Formerly G-AWGB, CF-RAF, C-FRAF, N92477)

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Supermarine HF Mk IXe "Spitfire" (RAF MA793)(N930LB)(EN398, JE-J on side)

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Supermarine FR Mk XIV "Spitfire" (6S/583887)(RAF NH749)(NX749DP)(H749/L on side)(Formerly G-MXIV)

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Supermarine XVIe "Spitfire" (CBAF.IX4640 or CBAF.11581)(RAF RW382)(N382RW)(NG C on side)(Formerly G-XVIA)(Crashed and detroyed on 6/3/98 at Blue Canyon, CA)

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Supermarine LF Mk XVIe "Spitfire" (RAF TE356)(NX356TE)(TE356, DDE on side)(Formerly G-SXVI, N356EV)


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Great shots, Thanks!

Maybe one day we'll see a BoB flight like that resurrected this side of the pond again! :wink:

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When's the last time a gathering of British WWII aircraft was assembled like this?

I know there is actually a pretty substantial number of Spits in North America.... and seeing as how they're one of my favo(u)rites, there should be a fly-in for my benefit.

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Of all of those, only the Hurricane and Spitfire PT462 currently fly with any kind of regularity (Bill Greenwood's Tr.9 did until its accident, of course.) The Spitfire XIV is awaiting a new engine and "EN398"/MA793 is held in the Wings of Dream museum in Brazil - not sure if it's flown since it arrived...

PT462 is back in the UK as G-CTIX, as is RW382 under rebuild to fly....

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We have had eight Merlins running the past few years in Ottawa for the BoB Ceremony at Rockcliffe. Two Spits, two Hurricanes and the Lancaster.

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