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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Zed Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 17 2021 at 12:05pm
Here are a few short "Spitfire" clips!
The first is a very low pass by Ray Hanna, flying over the head of Alain De Cadenet,  (ex LeMans racing driver)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iOoiEbtf2w

This second one is a MkXIX phot reconisence which has the 36 litre Griffon engine. This plane belongs to an ex client of mine;Christoph Jacquard. When I visited the hanger many years ago I got to fulfill a boyhood dream of sitting in the cockpit of this plane. He also owns a Sea Fury; which has an amazing 18cyl radial engine.

Unfortunately back in 2017, His Spitfire was being piloted for the first time by a different pilot and had an accident on take off. The good news is that it has been fully restored and is apparently flying again!
 

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here's a better video of the MK XIX without the music overlay; just the beautiful sound of that Griffon motor.

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AWESOME Videos.
The P.R. Spit is probably the best one to have if owned privately IMO. You can't arm them anyway so the extra fuel tankage give a massive range increase!
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Wonderful aircraft.  A golden era.
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take a look at this link 
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I can’t wait for Airventure Oshkosh this year.  Here are a couple of photos I had handy of the A10 and the B1.



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