Spitfire question

ollieholmes · 12-31-2005, 11:44 PM

Can anyone pass me any infomation on this aeroplane:

Is it a new example that has just flwon or is it an old one thats been repainted?
Who owns her?
Where is she based?

crowdpleaser · 01-01-2006, 10:43 AM

well ollie its a dutch airforce spitfire mk(9) i think i have seen one exactly like it and it was based on the dutch raf museum in soesterberg. the one there could fly but there are a few repaired ones here in holland that still fly now and then.

this is there website, its also in english (check left top of the screen).

i hope u know enough now.

cp

ollieholmes · 01-01-2006, 11:24 AM

Thank you. It is so nice to see a spitfire in other markings apart from raf. Those other aiair fores that flew them deserve to be rememberd.

Kristorf · 01-22-2006, 02:45 PM

That A/C was built as MK732 and passed to 485 Sqn, flown by Plt Off H W B Patterson who named it 'Baby Bea V' after his girlfriend.
It was credited with a shared JU88 over the Normandy beach head on 6th June.
After the war it was sold to the Dutch Air Force and designated H-25 and used as a trainer.
No14 Sqn RAF 'aquired' it and used it as a display outside RAF Gutersloh officers mess.
In 1969 it was returned to the Battle of Britain Memorial Fight from which it was used as a spares A/C prior to returning to Holland for restoration.