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For all you aviation buffs : just thought I'd share a link to some Spitfires being restored. I won't attempt to re-post the photos here on TD. Couldn't do em justice.
Battle of Britain: See How Spitfire WWII Fighter Planes are Restored in New Zealand
I want one.....
lazy fuck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Latindancer
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It's amazing that after the war some millionaire didn't buy up hundreds of war birds and tanks and shit, they were selling for scrap value while still brand new virtually.
The rear wheel in picture #2 is on the wrong way around. Good on yer NZ.
That's been restored in the UK.Quote:
Originally Posted by CSFFan
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Originally Posted by Pragmatic
I think they swivel (or castor if you like, like a supermarket trolley's wheels) The. thing that the wheel attaches to is the right way around.
^^ ditto .
They do pushem backwards don't they ?
If u dont know what your talking about best say Fook all ehQuote:
Originally Posted by Pragmatic
No, good on you for getting it wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pragmatic
Looks rather small, and why has it got the French flag on the back... :)
Nice though.
Beautiful-looking plane. Nice to see someone restoring these iconic fighters.
I haven't been but there is one at the Thai Air Force Museum.
Reminds me of that Storm Birds Me 262 Project where they built a limited run of the double engine German jet fighters..
It's good to see that kinda stuff.
However you wanna see a rare WWII fighter plane try to find a flying Hawker Hurricane or a P-38 Lightning
It would appear from a brief google that only 5 Hurricane's are airworthy!
Wiki (yes, FWIW) has 13, but still a sad total from more than 14,000 built:Quote:
Originally Posted by toddaniels
List of surviving Hawker Hurricanes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia