Spitfire Restoration

[MD11Pilot]

http://www.christies.com/spitfire/interactive/index.html

 

[Cpt_Kirk]

I've seen that page before. Great read.

I'm not sure if it was posted on here or not. It's not like it really matters anyway.

 

[petrolero]

That was great. Thanks for posting.

 

[Dav8or]

Really cool! That's a pretty neat website, but don't go there with an old machine. That thing really makes the processor hum and the fans blast!

 

[ollopa]

Really cool discovery and salvage. Seems more like a scratch-build than a restoration, though!

 

[Dav8or]

Really cool discovery and salvage. Seems more like a scratch-build than a restoration, though!

All these "found in the wild" WWII restorations are exactly that. I would bet that this Spitfire has less than 20% of it's original content in it and less than 50% of original WWII Spitfire parts in it. Just how it goes. Most all of the WWII planes that are 100% original don't fly and are in museums.

They say that P-51 Mustang builds are so common that if you were to combine all the various talents around the world, you could easily set up a factory building 100% brand new Mustang airframes exactly to WWII Mil spec.