Scott:
I believe most of the IAF sptifires that were recovered in the 80s spend
many years as decoys around Indian aifields. A number of those aircraft
have been restored to flying condition.
IIRC, the IAF still has a MkVIIIe (NH631), which flew in up until the
late 80s. It belongs to the Vintage Aircraft Flight of the IAF's Museum.
It is almost certianly no longer airworthy.
Indian warbirds website provides lots of info:
http://warbirdsofindia.com/ovspit.html
Martin
ScottGee1 wrote:
>Interesting! Nice to hear it's being restored.
>
>Wonder what happened during the 34 years of Indian Air Force service
>but I suspect we'll never know . . .
>
>Cheers!/ScottGee1
>
>On Apr 8, 2005 12:59 PM, Martin Walters <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
>>Scott:
>>The Spitfire is under restoration. From
>>http://www.militaryairshows.co.uk/spitaw.htm, the history of NH799 is:
>>Built at Aldermaston and delivered to 9 MU (Cosford) in March 1945. To
>>215 MU in May and then transferred to India on 2nd July. Arrived in
>>India on 28th July and attached to Air Command South East Asia and
>>served with 49 Sqn. To Indian Air Force on 29/12/47. Doug Arnold
>>purchased and shipped it back to the UK in 1981. Stored at Blackbushe
>>and Bitteswell until it was acquired by the Fighter Collection and
>>restoration began in 1986. Sent to Historic Flying Ltd for completion in
>>1993. Sold to Sir Tim Wallis of the Alpine Fighter Collection operating
>>out of Wanaka, New Zealand. The first post restoration flight was made
>>on the 21st of January 1994 as G-BUZU. Shipped on the 14th of February
>>to New Zealand where it was registered ZK-XIV. Flight testing was
>>conducted on the 31st of March and the aircraft then displayed at the
>>Warbirds over Wanaka show the next three days. On the 2nd of January
>>1996 the plane flipped inverted on take-off, almost killing the pilot.
>>Purchased, from the insurers, by Brian Hare of Hamilton and American
>>partner Paul Page. Restoration commenced in 1997 with AvSpecs in Rotorua
>>and continues, although the company is now at Ardmore.
>>
>>Martin
>>
>>ScottGee1 wrote:
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>>
>>
>>>Ah Kodachrome, we hardly knew ye.
>>>
>>>I found myself wondering to what they converted that airfield . . . ?
>>>And where is the Spitfire now?
>>>
>>>/ScottGee1
>>>
>>>
>>>On Apr 8, 2005 12:33 PM, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Thanks for the pictures Brian. Now, what could possibly be obsolete
>>>>about a military airfield???
>>>>
>>>>;-)
>>>>
>>>>Chris
>>>>
>>>>On 8 Apr 2005, at 8:48, Brian Swale wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Hi all
>>>>>
>>>>>Kodachrome, probably OM2 & Zuiko 35~105.
>>>>>http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/photography/zuikoholics/
>>>>>recent4.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>From the last Wings & Wheels at Wigram, Christchurch, 1995.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>This obsolete military airport was sold off soon after.
>>>>>
>>>>>Brian
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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