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Old 19th August 2017, 01:01
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Re: Late Mk Griffon Spitfire Nose-over on Take-off

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Originally Posted by John Beaman View Post
Which is why these valuable and rare a/c should not be flown.
It is obvious that the pilot raised the tail too quickly (above horizontal) and the result was inevitable.
Thankfully you are not in charge. The aircraft can be rebuilt.

The majority of Spitfires flying are "new" build to begin with. If there weren't flyers, there wouldn't be a demand to build them.

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