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Top warbird pilot Keith Skilling is in his element today. He is taking one of the most rare examples of the spitfire for its first flight in New Zealand.

It is one of only a handful of two seaters in the world and the only airworthy spitfire in this country.

The fighther arrived from its former home in America several weeks ago. It was meticulously reassembled and repainted by Avspecs, an Auckland company that specialises in warbird restorations.

Keeping a watchful eye on proceedings was its new owner, semi-retired businessman Doug Brooker.

"I used to read Biggles and I always wanted a spitfire," Doug Brooker said. "It's the ultimate big boy's toy."

And it is a pretty expensive on at that. Buying one of them will set you back the thick end of $4 million. And then there is the cost of fuel. It costs $500 to top up the tanks.

The last remaining airworthy spitfires are the preserve of well to do baby boomers like Doug Brooker.

Even though he is a former champion aerobatic pilot, Mr Brooker must muster all his skills to master the machine that some regard as the best fighter of World War II.

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Awesome post.

Here is a replica Spitfire at Wellesbourne Mountford in the UK.It looks as though it is under restoration.

ID from Airliners website

All the best,

ploppy

Hi, just wanted to give you the correct web page on the Spitfire at the Norwegian Aviation Museum.

And here's a better picture of it, taken by myself.


Also some pictures of RNoAF's Supermarine Spitfire PR XI at display on Forsvarets Flysamling Gardermoen (Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection.) NOT the same as the military part of the Norwegian Aviation Museum.


A picture of a picture of it flying:


Front/side:


All pictures are taken by me. If you'd like a big copy just PM me.

Hi sasroodkapje,

Frank pointed out a collection of aircraft in Belgium and I think there may be a Spitfire or Hurricane among them along with the Canberra I posted you about.

@ 50 45'20.55"N 4 46'47.15"E

All the best, ploppy

Sorry sasroodkapje, it turns out what I thought was a Spitfire or Hurricane is in fact a SIAI-Marchetti SF-260MB.

Hallo ploppy,,

No problem, I see the mess in the post is a bigger problem then a wrong ID,


greetings,

C,

Regards and greetings.

There is a Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXc at the Hellenic Air Force Museum @ 38° 6'17.57"N 23°46'43.42"E




This particular Spitfire (MJ 755) was built at the Castle Bromwich factory and was delivered to RAF’s 43rd Squadron in August 1944, which at the time was covering the operations in Southern France. After taking part in the war in Northern Italy, it was handed over to the Hellenic Air Force on February 1947. In Greece, two cameras were fitted to the fuselage and it was used as a reconnaissance aircraft. Its last flight was on September 1953 and it was moved to the museum during spring 1995.



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