Name This...(119)

[Brady]

???

[Arnir]

Spitfire Mk. something. XVI?

[Raverdave]

RNZAF Spit.

[Arnir]

Maybe a Mark VIII.

[PBYPilot]

A Seafire, maybe Mk. XV?

PBYPilot
"Slow airplanes and fast women"

[Arnir]

Yes, you are right, I think. A Seafire (Sea Spitfire) but I'm not sure what Mk.

[PBYPilot]

Or maybe a Mk. FIII

PBYPilot
"Slow airplanes and fast women"

[Delphinium]

Something that keeps us from playing WitP ?

[Ron Saueracker]

Most beautiful piston plane ever built? No question![:D]

No bullshiit Mustang fanboys need comment!!!![;)]

[JamesM]

Griffon engined Mk XIV?

[Raverdave]

Yeah it is a Griffon engined Spit......I am not convinced that it is a Seafire. It's not the MkXII as that had the "C" wing (Clipped wing) so I would have to guess at it being the Mk XIV

[Ron Saueracker]

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

Yeah it is a Griffon engined Spit......I am not convinced that it is a Seafire. It's not the MkXII as that had the "C" wing (Clipped wing) so I would have to guess at it being the Mk XIV

Griffon because of squared top of cowling?[8D] Bigger engine than Merlin it would appear.

[PBYPilot]

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

Yeah it is a Griffon engined Spit......I am not convinced that it is a Seafire. It's not the MkXII as that had the "C" wing (Clipped wing) so I would have to guess at it being the Mk XIV

So what's the tailhook for, then? Banner towing?[:D]

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PBYPilot
"Slow airplanes and fast women"

[PBYPilot]

ORIGINAL: PBYPilot

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Never mind, that was skywriting, not banner towing.

But it was Oz! [:D]

PBYPilot
"Slow airplanes and fast women"

[Raverdave]

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

ORIGINAL: Raverdave

Yeah it is a Griffon engined Spit......I am not convinced that it is a Seafire. It's not the MkXII as that had the "C" wing (Clipped wing) so I would have to guess at it being the Mk XIV

Griffon because of squared top of cowling?[8D] Bigger engine than Merlin it would appear.

Correct....notice the bulges just about the exhausts.

[Raverdave]

ORIGINAL: PBYPilot

ORIGINAL: PBYPilot

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Never mind, that was skywriting, not banner towing.

But it was Oz! [:D]

PBYPilot
"Slow airplanes and fast women"

Piss-weak looking tail hook.

[Ron Saueracker]

I hope that is not a tail hook!!! Superlative plane but that tail hook is ridiculous, if that what it is. Poor bastards...[X(]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker

Most beautiful piston plane ever built? No question![:D]

No bullshiit Mustang fanboys need comment!!!![;)]

They both are beautiful [:D] The Spit has sublime lines...especially the wings. The Mustang has that fantastic, testosterone-charged, air-inlet, canopy and vertical stabilizer.

[Bart_Breedyk]

Bah, you fighter jocks!

Gimme an A-26 Invader and just TRY to argue with 8 - 18 50 calibre machine guns

[:)]

[Brady]

Seafire MK XV, it is[:)]


It is, 802 sqdn.

Pictured Ceylon, late 45.