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Flying again: Spitfire takes to the air 71 years after being shot down.
"A good fighter pilot, like a good boxer, should have a knockout punch..... You will find one attack you prefer to all others. Work on it till you can do it to perfection... then use it whenever possible."
- Captain Reade Tilley, USAAF 7 Victories, WW-II -
Awesome! Another Spitfire takes to the air again.
Brilliant! I always wondered what happened to this Spit, after its discovery was shown in a 1980 edition of 'Fly Past' magazine - now I know !
The story is fantastic.
Thanks very much for this post.
Planes are so simple....... damned helicopter builds!
That video is great!
With all the sad news of losing two warbirds and thier pilots, this is definately good to hear!
"Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future."
- Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome
> I Support Doug Gilliss <
A Mk I even!!! Excellent!
"If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!"
Wasn't Peter Cazenove a wingman to Robert Stanford Tuck?
Entirely possible - both were on 92 Sqn flying Spits.
Very Cool !
What a lucky man to be able to fly that lady of the skies
Wow, a Mk1 Spitfire back in the air, lovely.
great news ....odd colour scheme though.
Typical scheme for that period in 1940, before the change to 'Sky' undersurfaces.
To me, this is even better news than normal given the recent loss of Galloping Ghost. Yeah, I know.....different plane. But its good to get another one back in the air.
I do have a question though, it shows the Spitfire landing in the grass. Why did it land there when there is a runway right next to it?
Last edited by Thorlifter; 09-19-2011 at 09:17 AM.
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