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Old 9th October 2019, 16:35
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What Canopy is this?

Owner says it is Spitfire...but the windscreen does not look right...maybe something post-war?

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Old 9th October 2019, 17:02
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Re: What Canopy is this?

It really looks like...
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Old 9th October 2019, 18:53
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Re: What Canopy is this?

It looks different that any Spitfire I have seen.

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Old 9th October 2019, 19:22
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Re: What Canopy is this?

And unarmored.
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Old 10th October 2019, 00:01
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Re: What Canopy is this?

looks like a film prop to me.
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Old 10th October 2019, 08:57
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Re: What Canopy is this?

Replica
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Old 10th October 2019, 16:23
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Re: What Canopy is this?

Ja...I think it is a replica, too. Especially as the Rivets are NOT countersunk...and no aircraft would be built like that.

Film prop replica, I suspect.
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