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Re: What would you do, if .........
Posted by The Anonymous Purist on Thu Aug 08, 2002 10:57:13 AM
In reply top Re: What would you do, if ......... posted by John S on Thu Aug 08, 2002 10:35:38 AM
My list would be almost the same as Johns but, I?d settle for one Mk.XIX, PS890 and then take PK624 off the hands of TFC and shift their engines!
Maybe I?d also throw in a couple of Bf's and Fw's to have something to shoot at!
: Well for a start I would buy a decent sized airfield somew
: here
:
: Then I would secure an example of as many marks of Spitfir
: e/Seafire as I could lay my grubby hands on.....
:
: The HFL Mk.XVIII (SM845) would then become mine in an inst
: ant. Might take their new Mk.XIV as well :-)
:
: The PoF Contra-rotating Mk.XIX definately - sorry to the p
: urists but this is an awesome beast and I would just HAVE
: to have it.
:
: Would also need a standard Mk.XIX for comparison, maybe PM
: 651 in RAFM storage
:
: Would get one of the ex-Burmese Mk.XV Seafires - something
: about this mark
:
: Of course I would also have examples of the "baby" Spits a
: s well, the II, V, VIII, IX, and XVI
:
: Oh and I would also get a scratch-built Spiteful made to c
: omplete the stable.
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: All would be airworthy, of course :-)
:
: And I would learn to fly them all
:
: Ok dream over, need a cold shower now......
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: John
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: p.s. BTW did I mention I like Spitfires !!