By: Zac Yates
- 20th November 2021 at 05:38Permalink- Edited 20th November 2021 at 05:39
Be interested to know what's happening with it?
Out of interest I have just gone to the Reevers Warbirds - Australia Facebook page. No activity since October last year with the advice they were selling their B-17 and A-26 inventory and changing the public FB page to a private group...which as of today has 103 members. I've applied to join as I'm curious about the various Spitfire projects registered to them and their principal. as well as the B-25.
The remains of the FN4 found in Aus ended up back in the UK I believe, cant remember who and where though, is/was displayed in these pics last that I'm aware of. I followed this closely as would of made a good matching pair with my early Sunderland nose turret. There was a FN4 control column showed up not that long ago here in Aus also, so parts still out there.
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By: Zac Yates - 20th November 2021 at 05:38 Permalink - Edited 20th November 2021 at 05:39
Be interested to know what's happening with it?
Out of interest I have just gone to the Reevers Warbirds - Australia Facebook page. No activity since October last year with the advice they were selling their B-17 and A-26 inventory and changing the public FB page to a private group...which as of today has 103 members. I've applied to join as I'm curious about the various Spitfire projects registered to them and their principal. as well as the B-25.
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By: atbl12 - 21st November 2021 at 08:29 Permalink
The remains of the FN4 found in Aus ended up back in the UK I believe, cant remember who and where though, is/was displayed in these pics last that I'm aware of. I followed this closely as would of made a good matching pair with my early Sunderland nose turret. There was a FN4 control column showed up not that long ago here in Aus also, so parts still out there.
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By: turrettek - 4th December 2021 at 17:08 Permalink
Well, whoever's got it have their work cut out. The Ulster Aviation Society one was more or less complete though corroded, a lot of man hours needed.
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By: NewQldSpitty - 5th December 2021 at 23:43 Permalink
I think Brendan had a pretty good list of Spitfires surviving in Australia...
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By: Zac Yates - 6th December 2021 at 01:32 Permalink - Edited 6th December 2021 at 01:32
I should've said, "curious about the current state" of them but I have no doubt Brenden can educate me fairly quickly!
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By: NewQldSpitty - 6th December 2021 at 10:01 Permalink
Spitfire jigs in the country are pretty limited and parts are getting ridiculously rare at the moment..