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As the title says, I went to work this morning and found this on the ramp. Couple of hours later it was time for her to leave. She is from the The Historic Aircraft Collection in Duxford. Pictures taken with my mobile phone.

Matt

Beautiful. Great photos of a classic Matt

SPITFIRE!!!!! wow, what a plane! Why are some upside down?

Very cool, I can only envision being in a firefight in such a tight cockpit space. Encumbered with all the military gear and maps and such. I would only guess that a spit pilot needed a combination of fear and confidence on every mission.

edit: Hurricane or spit? No matter. same samo. 8-)

SPITFIRE!!!!! wow, what a plane! Why are some upside down?

Hurricane mate!

SPITFIRE!!!!! wow, what a plane! Why are some upside down?

Hurricane mate!

Man I fell like an idiot....

Nice set Matt...

Great shots.

SPITFIRE!!!!! wow, what a plane! Why are some upside down?

Hurricane mate!

Man I fell like an idiot....

No need to feel like that mate, they do look quite similar.

One way you can tell is that if it has Fabric it

Saying a Hurri looks like a Spit is a bit like saying "Yes Mark I'd love to be drowned in a vat of boiling marmalade!"

Saying a Hurri looks like a Spit is a bit like saying "Yes Mark I'd love to be drowned in a vat of boiling marmalade!"

Yes Mark, you are quite right, the Spitfire is rather girly....

Matt

Why are some upside down?

:-? :-?

Matt

Tell that to Messerschmitt drivers Matt

G-HURI gave it away for me as I got to the second shot (as I have pretty much zip all knowledge on most aircraft, let alone the old ones)

Is there a G-SPIT too?


Great shots though! It must be great fun to fly!

Is there a G-SPIT too?

G-SPIT is The Fighter Collection's Mk XIV.

There used to be a G-FIRE too, well known in the early 80s (being notable in the house colours of the late Spencer Flack - bright red, with white and blue trim - to match his Hunter and Sea Fury!).

G-HURI is off to Moscow (as are a couple of other UK airshow favourites), piloted by Flt Lt Dave Harvey, one of Historic Aircraft Collection's pilots.

[quote]One way you can tell is that if it has Fabric it

G-HURI is off to Moscow (as are a couple of other UK airshow favourites), piloted by Flt Lt Dave Harvey, one of Historic Aircraft Collection's pilots.

I almost got to work on her, well sort of.... The transponder was showing intermittent fail, but I am a heavy and our fairy had gone home at 06:00. Shame maybe I could have held a screwdriver and torch and claimed to be part of the glory afterwards