Is Spitfire...........

[Mayfly]

74 years old today?

No not that one!!!!!

I believe it's 74 years ago since the 1st maiden flight of a Spitfire - So.....

Happy Birthday

[hope I've got the date right]

[RLN]

Maiden flight at Eastleigh Aerodrome, 1936.

[Spitfire]

Maiden flight at Eastleigh Aerodrome, 1936.

On 5 March 1936 the prototype (K5054) took off on its first flight from Eastleigh Aerodrome (later Southampton Airport). At the controls was Captain Joseph "Mutt" Summers, chief test pilot for Vickers (Aviation) Ltd., who was reported in the press as saying "Don't touch anything" on landing. This eight minute flight came four months after the maiden flight of the contemporary Hurricane.

The unpainted Supermarine Spitfire prototype K5054 shortly before its first flight.

Birth of a legend .... Happy Birthday Spitfire

[Mayfly]

Surprised I beat you to it.........

[Spitfire]

Surprised I beat you to it.........

Well I'm not THAT much of a saddo nerd that I celebrate such occasions on a regular basis

Remind me at 100 years - in 2036 [Blimey I'll be 84 then ]

[Dan4th]

What?

No CAKE???????????

D.

[Spitfire]

What?

No CAKE???????????

D.

Oh alright then .....

[Hihonyr8811]

Only one I could find with out an age or name on it

[Cluny]

Well thats spooky , I ordered this last night
http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=CMR1123
Happy birthday Spitfire

[Mayfly]

so you knew all along & didn't say!!!

[Spitfire]

Well thats spooky , I ordered this last night
http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=CMR1123
Happy birthday Spitfire

Nice That's a lot of dosh for a 1/72nd though

Only one I could find with out an age or name on it

You could always make one ....from a wartime recipe book ....

[Cluny]

It is indeed SF but I was feeling rich lastnight [meaning I was trollied]

[Checkflaps]

OK, I know it was yesterday......................

This video contains strong language

But this bloke seems to know his history . Too bad he forgot that pilots like to play games.



(And still the spitfire misses Alan de Cadenet - not by much though)

G

warning added by MF

[Cluny]

Good old Ray Hanna

[Spitfire]

OK, I know it was yesterday......................

This video contains strong language

But this bloke seems to know his history . Too bad he forgot that pilots like to play games.

(And still the spitfire misses Alan de Cadenet - not by much though)

G

Or he can learn a script

I just love that clip - even better is the fact that I always think when I see it ....that camera man can see Ray coming - and he knows it's very very low - but he just keeps filming .... and De Cadanet's reaction is priceless.