Lone Star Flight Museum - Galveston Texas

[Felix/FFDS]

A WW2 period bicycle.



That's an F4F to the bottom left, a Mig 21's wingtip to the right.



and finally - the nose of a PBY to the right.

[X56SB]

nice shots.  ;D whats the bike for?

[ozzy72]

Nice bike Felix

[Nexus]

I believe the bike was kinda like a "spare tire", if the spitfire went bonkers, you could always get home by bicycling. Infact I have heard the bikes were superior to the spits - the germans feared them like the devil  ::)

Nice pictures Felix!  :)

[Wing Nut]

A WW2 period bicycle.

Wish I had a bike like that!

That's an F4F to the bottom left, a Mig 21's wingtip to the right.

Not to mention the B-58 in the middle?!  ;)

Nice place!

[Fozzer]

[quote]I believe the bike was kind of like a "spare tyre", if the Spitfire went bonkers, you could always get home by bicycling. In fact I have heard the bikes were superior to the Spits - the Germans feared them like the devil

[Felix/FFDS]

Getting on a serious note, the Spit is registered (per N- number) as a Mark XVI, basically a Mark IX with a US-made Packard Merlin.  Since most XVIs had clipped wings, cut down rear fuselage with the bubble canopy, this one is either an early production with an "e" wing, or a Mark XVI(b)itzer - a bit from here and a bit from there.  The pointed rudder was typical of later production IXs and al XVIs.

The museum didn't list the mark - just that it was a "Spitfire".

[Politically Incorrect]

Nice shots! Especially  #3

Andatf a museum with lights!!!!!!!! Rare and hard to find now a days!

[Felix/FFDS]

[quote]Getting on a serious note, the Spit is registered (per N- number) as a Mark XVI, basically a Mark IX with a US-made Packard Merlin.