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March 5th, 1936

Discussion in 'Aviation Chat' started by nerofer, Mar 4, 2016.

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  1. nerofer

    nerofer F1 World Champ

    Mar 26, 2011
    12,083
    FRANCE
    Tomorrow will be the 80th anniversary of the first flight of the Spitfire prototype, K5054.
    It still looks so right to my eye.

    Rgds
     
  2. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

    Sep 25, 2006
    23,397
    Campbell, CA
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    Ian Anderson
    #2 Fast_ian, Mar 4, 2016
    Last edited: Mar 4, 2016
    Wow! Thanks for that.

    +1 on its looks. It remains one of the best looking birds ever built to my eyes too. Certainly a perfect example of the 'if it looks right, it probably is right ' adage.

    Throw in the sound of that Merlin engine, & it remains a true icon to this day.

    It was 'The Battle of Britain' movie where Hitler asks his Air Marshal 'what do you need?'

    'A squadron of Spitfires' came the response......

    Cheers,
    Ian
     

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