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Re: RM689 To Fly Again - Irish livery

Posted by PeterA on Sat Oct 19, 2002 06:34:26 PM

In reply top Re: RM689 To Fly Again posted by simon king on Sat Oct 19, 2002 12:55:58 PM

All the Irish two seat trainer Spitfires, 158 - 163 were originally supplied by Vickers in the 'Apple' green livery with two colour celtic boss insignia. Latterly some but not all were painted silver with the three colour celtic boss insignia. The last aircraft 163/TE308 retained its green finish and three colour insignia right up to departure to the UK for the Battle of Britain film on 7th May 1968.
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: :>> To my knowledge that's 3 Spitfires that were involved
: in f: atal accidents and classed as destroyed that are bei
: ng res: tored back to Flying condition. RW382,TE566 & now
: RM689.
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: :Could you add Irish two seater PV202 to this list of thre
: e?- I think HFL are restoring this in it's Irish colours.
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: Were the two seaters ever painted that grey/green colour l
: ike the Seafire IIIs or were they always silver?
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: sk

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