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Spitfire SL721 - Ottawa incident.

Posted by PeterA on Mon Sep 02, 2002 07:09:09 AM

Reference the recent posting enquiring after the health and current status of Spitfire SL721 following the accident at Ottawa.
The Ottawa Sun newspaper have just sent to me a photograph taken on the evening of the incident. The Spitfire is being pushed back into a hanger by ground crew. It is on its undercarriage and it looks straight. The engine cowlings have been removed and that suggests that access to the spars for lifting strops was required. The outer couple of feet of all the propellor blades are distorted foward a touch and look 'ratty'.
In Spitfire terms, by my judgement of the photo, accidents do not come much lighter than this.

Follow Ups:

Spitfire SL721 back in the air again - dumaresqc Mon Sep 02, 2002 08:55:53 AM
- Re: Spitfire SL721 back in the air again - Andrew Tue Sep 03, 2002 07:29:14 AM
  - Re: Spitfire SL721 back in the air again - dumaresqc Tue Sep 03, 2002 08:35:21 AM
  - I suspect Aeroshell - Mike Henniger Tue Sep 03, 2002 09:13:53 AM
    - Re: I suspect Aeroshell - Andrew Tue Sep 03, 2002 10:17:48 AM
      - Ottawa Spotters - Mike Henniger Tue Sep 03, 2002 10:21:49 AM
        
        Andrew, I just noticed... - Mike Henniger Tue Sep 03, 2002 10:27:01 AM
        
        Email address - Andrew Tue Sep 03, 2002 11:03:03 AM
    - Re: I suspect Aeroshell - dumaresqc Tue Sep 03, 2002 10:34:42 AM
- Typo - Andrew Tue Sep 03, 2002 07:34:06 AM