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Re: Check out the Spitfire PR Mk.IV wreck too....Extinct?

Posted by Richard Allnutt on Sun Dec 15, 2002 11:10:24 AM

In reply top Re: Check out the Spitfire PR Mk.IV wreck too....Extinct? posted by PeterA on Sun Dec 15, 2002 05:01:17 AM

Thanks very much for the information Peter. The Mk.IV has always been an interesting sub-type to me, and I was unaware that any had survived. How much of BP929 survives? Is she being rebuilt to fly, or for a static piece in a museum? ... are there any photographs around of the remains? I look forwards to hearing more.

Cheers,
Richard

: Extinct - not quite. 'BP92(9)' the Russian PR IV wreck fro
: m Norway is now in Sweden under restoration. The digits '9
: 2' in small character followed by '9' in larger character
: were pencilled on the firewall and revealed directly under
: the data plate. In my view 95% indicative of BP929, one o
: f the known Russian aircraft. Still researching.
:
: : This is a really fascinating site, and seems to be writt
: en
: : by the Luftwaffe ace Heinz Knoke. However there is deta
: il
: : of a Spit PR Mk.IV shot down over Norway.
: :
: : http://www.chez.com/franckruffino/My-Site/Victory_0.htm
: :
: : The pilot, F/Lt Alastair D M Gunn, was captured, but sad
: ly
: : later executed after the Great Escape. The website deta
: il
: : s the combat which caused Gunn to be shot down, and incl
: ud
: : es some current pictures of well preserved wreckage, wit
: h
: : the inferrance that there is quite a bit more... could t
: hi
: : s lead to the resurrection of an extinct subtype?
: :
: : Thanks Tony for the lead on this site, it is really inte
: re
: : sting indeed.
: :
: : Cheers,
: : Richard

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