I was lucky enough to share my hangar for a few months with a couple olt
timer aircraft, including a pristine Spitfire. That was at Rand Airport,
South Africa. The Spitfire flew reasonably often, and that was quite an
inspiration. Sadly, the aircraft was sold and flown to a new base, and the
new owner was killed when he crashed it a few weeks later. I think that
was the last example flying in South Africa.
We also had a Sea Fury based there for a while. That one was not as nice
looking as the Spitfire. It was a monster, with a huge engine, very apt at
converting a lot of fuel into a tremendous amount of noise!
Serge Vidal
KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud"
Paris, France
Frank Ross <alamo...@yahoo.com>
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Objet : KR> Spitfire
When was the last time you saw a Spitfire fly over
your neighborhood? I just did.
Went for a walk and heard a plane approaching.
Civilian planes fly over our bases here all the time,
so I wasn't surprised, but did look because there was
just something about the sound. It was unmistakenly a
Spitfire! Flying West to East. Beautiful!
There are a fair number of Spits restored and flying
in Britain but it is a real treat to see one fly over
just out for a spin and enjoying a great plane on a
great day.
Thought you would like to know.
Frank
PS, KR, KR, KR. Okay, that's the KR part.
Frank Ross,
EAA Chapter 35,
San Geronimo, TX
RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, England, UK
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