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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.
bill word



Six Spitfires and 1 Hurricane


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



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



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



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




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



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)



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

Great shots, Thanks!

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

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Chicks Dig Warbirds.......right?

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.

Cheers,

Dave

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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Cheers

Daz

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.



Eric

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The air resounds from the Rolls-Royce roar!
To an enemy the warning is dire: here only eagles soar,
and the last thing he'll see is a mirrored Spitfire!