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A late response for ChrisM

Posted by Christer on Wed Jul 31, 2002 06:16:59 PM

Hi Chris!

I think that Mick liked the Spit XIX in general as long as it was painted PRU blue and not maskuerading as anything else. A few years ago the BBMF had three Mk.XIXs, now one of them is owned by Rolls-Royce and I belive that it (PS853) still is painted as it should be, in PRU blue.

There?s a swedish web page with the XIX in detail. The photos were taken at the Swedish Airforce Museum so, the paint scheme is wrong for Your model but, there?s a lot of design detail. The fluorescent lighting also make the colour too greenish.
The link: http://www.hotel.wineasy.se/ipms/stuff_eng_detail_spit19.htm
The next link is to a XIX in PRU blue photgraphed in natural light, out door and flying. It has an engine driving two contra rotating propellers which the XIX never had but the colour is right ......
The link: http://www.planesoffame.org/spit3.htm

Sorry about the late response but, I?ve been away from home for three weeks. I hope this helps, though.

Christer

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