Spitfire P9374

[Andy Saunders]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/...once-more.html

[Larry Hickey]

Andy,

Thanx for sharing this with us. I want to acknowledge your tireless support to this a/c recovery, identification and restoration. Quite an achievement! Congratulations!

Regards,

[John Beaman]

I appreciate the resurrection of a real Spitfire I, and I hate to make a snarky comment, but for a Spitfire I in 1940, the fuselage roundels seem wrong. A combination of 1940 and later? Am I wrong here?

[Tom Semenza]

Beautiful and fantastic resoration job! What a thrill to see this kite in the air.

I would agree with John that the fuselage roundel is not quite right for May 1940. The yellow surround would have been the same width as the blue. Also it seems to me that it also would have born the 92 Sqn. code 'QJ' in addition to the individual letter 'J.' I also question whether underwing roundels were in use at this time. Incidently the loss of P9374 occurred on 24 May rather than the 23rd.

Cheers,
Tom

[Dan Johnson]

You gents are kidding right, about the markings?

You think for half a second that after all they put into this they didn't have documentation for the markings?

Have to believe Andy is rolling his eyes in disbelief right about now

[Pilot]

What a great job to make this machine airworthy again!

[Andy Saunders]

I can assure you, Gents, that the markings are 500% correct - even down to the correct placement of demarcation lines between the camouflage colours, correct stencil markings etc etc.

A photograph of the very aircraft on the beach, with German personnel, was our infalible guide.

As you can imagine, we wouldn't get a detail like this wrong on such a prestigious and hugely expensive project.

Yes Dan, some eye rolling going on here!

[Andy Saunders]

Originally Posted by Larry Hickey

Andy,

Thanx for sharing this with us. I want to acknowledge your tireless support to this a/c recovery, identification and restoration. Quite an achievement! Congratulations!

Regards,

Thank you, Larry.

An extraordinary achievement by the dedicated rebuild team.

[gilles collaveri]

it is georgeous, Andy, thanks a 1000 times for your dedication. We do enjoy the result of your work when we can see & hear them flying.

If by chance you have any article/press release on P9374 to share with us, we will be delighted to read them.

All the best.

GC

[Andy Saunders]

This may be of interest:

http://www.grubstreet.co.uk/products...-mark-i-p9374/

Publication pre Christmas 2011, hopefully.

Originally scheduled date was put back due to delays in completion and first flight of P9374.