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Re: Spitfire Mystery!

Posted by Ron Henry on Thu Apr 18, 2002 01:54:15 PM

In reply top Re: Spitfire Mystery! posted by Eminent Spitfire Historian with a bit of Mk XII firewall on Wed Apr 17, 2002 04:00:26 PM

: "Now it gets to the really difficult bit! Over the thirty
: odd years since the end of the Battle of Britain film, ?Th
: e Warbird Era?, seven airworthy Spitfires have been involv
: ed in fatal flying accidents and one has been totally cons
: umed in a hanger fire. In some cases the impact and fire d
: amage was so great that not even the current technology co
: uld consider them salvageable for anything but the most mi
: nor of components. At least two of the aforementioned, how
: ever, could technically fit in to the ?airworthy/under rep
: air? category. Although I am sure there will much heated d
: ebate, there will be a time in the future, some few years
: yet, when the grief is but healed and all parties are comf
: ortable with the situation, that one or two of these aircr
: aft will re-emerge to fly again. I believe it will be hono
: urable and I believe it will be the right decision, but it
: will be a close call".
:
: It arrived back in the UK - 2 August 2001


I think I remember most of the 7 accidents, but, for the record, could you please list them?

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