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By: 10th May 2015 at 10:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I saw a few glimpses. I caught a glimpse of the ventral intake on one machine which was clearly a fake but whether the entire airframes were fake I don't know - they looked pretty convincing :)
By: 10th May 2015 at 11:14 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The BBC website shows the L/H machine coded as 'SH- ' which must be the Simply Spitfire MK805
By: 10th May 2015 at 12:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Thanks DB.
...and a third, with no stripes, in the trees behind Kirsty Young, currently hosting this mornings events on the BBC.
Mark
By: 10th May 2015 at 12:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I would imagine that Terry A is quite pleased with the BBC TV coverage, biased as it is to the left! Hopefully he hasn't fallen foul of the low emissions charge....
By: 10th May 2015 at 12:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-spitfire replicas, left of stage was mk805 coded sh-b, right of stage bs435 coded fy-f, noticed the f under the nose near the end of program behind Chris Evans.
By: 10th May 2015 at 12:33 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Simply Spitfire MK805 to the left and Lytham St Annes Spitfire Display Team BS435 to the right...
By: 10th May 2015 at 12:34 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-I would imagine that Terry A is quite pleased with the BBC TV coverage, biased as it is to the left! Hopefully he hasn't fallen foul of the low emissions charge....
General Discussion is leaking! I thought we were talking about plastic Spitfires?
By: 10th May 2015 at 12:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-MK805 is certainly not 'plastic'....
By: 10th May 2015 at 12:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-..and is that a fourth Spitfire in the corner of HGP with no visible stripes?
Mark
By: 10th May 2015 at 13:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-There was a plastic Spit and Hurricane in St James' park yesterday
By: 10th May 2015 at 15:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-St James's Park Spitfire IIa replica P7370 ZP-A owned by Battle of Britain Experience of Canterbury. Is the Hurricane their Hawker Hurricane MK II?
By: 10th May 2015 at 16:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-General Discussion is leaking! I thought we were talking about plastic Spitfires?
That's the left side of the stage; never saw much more than a glimpse of the other replica, (on the right hand side of the stage) which is fibreglass... leaks plugged hopefully!
By: 10th May 2015 at 17:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-the Hurricane in St. James park had either DT,BT,PT code, unfortunately she took the picture head on! so can only see the top half of the letters...
regards,
jack...
By: 10th May 2015 at 17:24 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-DT-A is the BoB Experience one - http://www.battleofbritainexperience.co.uk/hurricane.html
By: 10th May 2015 at 19:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Here's MK805 on the way home this evening. Confirmed by the builder/owner as returning from the London stage, and snapped at the Pampisford MacDonalds after leaving the M11 at Duxford.
By: 10th May 2015 at 19:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Terry will be needing a Queen Mary when he finishes the MkIIa...
By: 10th May 2015 at 20:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-The two 'Invasion Striped' Spitfires flanking the stage on last night's 'VE Day 70: A Party To Remember' are presumed to to be replicas.Can anybody please confirm this...perhaps with images? :)
Mark
Many thanks to all.
Horse Guards Parade where typically a combination of treasures were exhibited during each September throughout the 1950's.
Mark
By: 11th May 2015 at 08:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Amazing take away at post 16 above. "Super" mac?
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By: Mark12 - 10th May 2015 at 08:52
The two 'Invasion Striped' Spitfires flanking the stage on last night's 'VE Day 70: A Party To Remember' are presumed to to be replicas.
Can anybody please confirm this...perhaps with images? :)
Mark