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Title: Excellent Full-Scale Spitfire Story
Post by: Andy Hoffer on November 01, 2013, 10:25:29 PM

Hi All:

This was passed on to me by a flying enthusiast at work. Sorry if this is a re-post, but I had to share it with you knowing the passion so many of you have for Spitfires.

So, a US Air Corps Doctor takes dozens of 16mm (NOT 8mm!) reels - sends them home - (never sees them until after 1947) the grandson converts them to DVD and tries to contact the men in the film --- including a pilot - last name Blyth - who does a wheels up landing that the Doc captures on his own 16mm camera....film quality is amazing....

(SPITFIRE 944 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie3SrjLlcUY#ws)

American Spitfire Pilot in WWII

Enjoy!

Andy

Title: Re: Excellent Full-Scale Spitfire Story
Post by: flying IT on November 01, 2013, 10:47:58 PM

awesome story. thanks Andy

Title: Re: Excellent Full-Scale Spitfire Story
Post by: sihinch on November 02, 2013, 12:35:00 PM

Really lovely film and amazing story.

Fantastic landing too!

Title: Re: Excellent Full-Scale Spitfire Story
Post by: bfeist on November 02, 2013, 04:46:35 PM

Great story

Title: Re: Excellent Full-Scale Spitfire Story
Post by: Ededge2002 on November 02, 2013, 05:32:51 PM

I had this earmarked to watch when I had a moment. Thanks Andy for bringing it to our attention. A great bit of information/history and film.
EM

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