Phoenix rising by tigertim
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Okidoki, last post from our sneaky visit to Avspecs. I say last coz the majority of the remaining photo's are really anal :o).. the sort of shots that Aircraft and Armour Modellers take to populate walkarounds on the net and make sure every rivet is present and correct...and I'm guilty as charged!.. of being a modeller.. not a rivet counter ;o)
Here we have Spitfire XIVe s/n NH799 or ZK-XIV. She was badly damaged in a take off accident in 1996, that also seriously injured her pilot Sir Tim Wallis as well.
Her restoration since is slow, but she will again fly one day!
(yes, that is a free range parrot on the left.. also a cool bird.. it's owner was working on the Yak posted previously.. quite content to do it's own thing!)
Comments (20)
ZanderXL
The Spitfire has a special place in my heart considering what she and her pilots did for my country. "Never was so much owed by so many to so few."
clbsmiley
Great capture of a busy workspace. Lucky parrot too.
bazza
Fabulous capture of this repair in progress Martin.
nitegrafix
Very, very impressive. This Looks Great!
tetrasnake
Will it live again? Excellent capture!
Maxidyne
WoW!!!!!! Martin... Mate this is fantastic!!! This really needs to be zoomed in to appreciate all the work that's going into this magnificent build. It's sad about the crash but at least Tim was ok even if it did leave him medically unfit to fly. Post away mate, they'll be very helpfull to model builders. Oh just don't use the word Anal... as you seriously risk setting Neil off :)
barryjeffer
Next to the P51, this is my all time favorite. I've read that they are the same plane, one belonging to the U.S. and the other sent to England during the Second World War. Or, did I misread that?
eekdog
love your photo work martin, you do a great job behind the lens my friend.
debbielove
Totally droolworthy.. I'm fetching a mop now! And I'm not referring to the Parrot! lol I've got some shots of restoration jobs underway at Duxford, not yet posted them for the same reasons.. Maybe now I will... lol Fiat CR32 anyone? Great shot. Rob
SIGMAWORLD
Very interesting.
Roywig
Love that parrot watching what a content bird!
starship64
Great shot. It'll be wonderful when they get it flying again. Some things were never meant to stay on the ground.
whaleman
Very interesting shot! Amazing aircraft!
Nonsolum
The parrot is quite a good boss ! As he repeats : "do thiiiis...do thiiis..." And approximatly the same color...so. I agree with ZanderXL : the best hunter ever ! We were all "saved" for 20 miles/hour more...We are little thing...that it could be the end of Times lol
flavia49
cool shot
Osper
I thought maybe the parrot was the advisor!
Broken_Lace
Very very nice capture Martin..I could spend hours just trying to see all the little details and parts. Great eye as always:) Sammi
Richardphotos
considering the bright sky above you got really good detail on the plane
gaius
The Spitfire reminds me of my young days when I was a fan of the adventures of Biggles...Super shot, thanks for sharing.
A_Sunbeam
Great details down to the name on the engine ... I remember these flying during the war (though not the great battle).