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Re: Most original Low time Actively Flown WW2 Combat Veteran
Posted by Ron Henry on Fri Nov 01, 2002 09:18:19 AM
In reply top Re: Most original Low time Actively Flown WW2 Combat Veteran posted by Graham ODriscoll on Fri Nov 01, 2002 02:50:03 AM
: I'll let the P-51 experts offer up their specialist knowle
: dge about these, but, as for other types I would think eit
: her of the 2 'baby' Spitfires (BofB veteran Mk11a - P7530
: and Dieppe raid veteran MkVb - AB910) of the RAF Battle of
: Britain Memorial Flight would be canidates. Another candi
: date would I suppose be OFMC's Spitfire MkIX MH434.
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: If this question had been asked a few years ago, before it
: 's grounding, a prime candidate would have to have been Bf
: -109 G-2 Wr#10639 Black 6.
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The question is really quite picky because it asks for "Most original" and "low time".
I'll suggest that anything that has had a major restoration doesn't qualify on the "most original" count. AB910's had at least one major rework PLUS at least two (IIRC) major structural repairs (nearly written off at one time). AB910 has now been actively flown for a lot years (45+ ?) now, and so must have clocked up quite a few hours.
MH434 may not have had a total rebuild, but it has been very actively flown on display and film work for many years and had previous service with COGEA (think that's right). It's probably quite a high time warbird. It seems to me that the great majority of Spitfires flying now are total rebuilds (as one would expect).
Calling Peter A to nominate the qualifying Spitfire.......
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: : There are some very knowledgable people on this forum Im
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: : nterested in knowing what P-51 is out there that fills t
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: : s critera that is in existence who owns it and where it
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: : located. Also what Warbird holds the distinction under
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: : he same category anywhere in the world for that matter t
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: : t is a combat veteran and is not a composite aircraft fo
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: : the most part that is still being flown? Keepem flyin