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Re: Confused.
Posted by david j burke on Sat Aug 31, 2002 01:50:22 PM
In reply top Re: Confused. posted by PeterA on Sat Aug 31, 2002 12:49:45 PM
Peter - In fairness the previous discussion we had about this aircraft indicated that by giving it a 'history' for want of a better word made her legitamate for the purposes of recording where she was and keeping the serials in a nice neat line. You didn't point out at that time that she was for sale or indeed sold and that the identity played a direct role in the sale of the machine. Your position is as you say the same but the extra detail does make you feel less sorry for the poor unfortunate 'orphan' Spitfire who hasn't got Supermarine parents !!
Regards buying Spitfires as part of a 'job lot' without much idea of the histories this sounds like something from 'Lovejoy' and not the high value world of the Spitfire.
Anyway it make for interesting conversation!