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Re: Spitfire PR IV Wreckage at Bodo

Posted by ErikH on Thu Sep 05, 2002 11:38:15 AM

In reply top Re: Spitfire PR IV Wreckage at Bodo posted by PeterA on Thu Sep 05, 2002 11:01:32 AM

: BP889 was the intial assumption from our Norwegian friends
: who supplied the recovery photos. This was soon rejected
: due to the location of the crash and the grave of 'Sleepy'
: Walker.
: Some of the wing detachable panels reveal 139 and 148, nei
: ther of which tie in with a PR IV to Russia. Then there wa
: s the serial on the mirror.
: The aircraft is now in Sweden, by the way, and potentially
: a rebuld to fly.
: I asked for the firewall plate, HAI/6S/132536 to be remove
: d. Underneath in pencil is what appears to be 92 and then
: a larger 9. This larger 9 is a bit disconcerting! BP929 wa
: s a PR IV to Russia but so were a couple of other BP92* as
: I am sure your new book will tell you.
: I am opened minded and as the restoration continues I will
: monitor unless our Russian friends can come up with somet
: hing.
:

How did the Swedes get it?

Erik

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