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Re: Something strange with Hurricane Data Plates....

Posted by PeterA on Fri Aug 16, 2002 03:44:11 PM

In reply top Re: Something strange with Hurricane Data Plates.... posted by Elliott on Fri Aug 16, 2002 12:56:47 PM

Hello Elliott
More likely somebody just removed the data plates as an easy way out of recovery, possibly misguided in the belief that they are the principal source of value. For my money If I've got the Spitfire and you just happen to have the data plate from my Spitfire, I have the project and provenance. I can make a new data plate but can you make a new Spitfire?

: Hi Peter
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: Possiblity the Russians up to their old cut and shut trick
: s? Welding up parts from different wrecks to make somethi
: ng a little more presentable...
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: Elliott
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: : Confused? You will be!
: : A couple of weeks or so back I was looking at the recove
: re
: : d Hampden rear end, P1273, a portion of Spitfire wing a
: nd
: : four Hurricanes wrecks, all just in from Russia.
: : I could not but help noticing that one of the Hurricanes
: h
: : ad a firewall panel clearly stencilled BD731!

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