Following on from last weeks post looking at the history of Sopwith's most famous design, this week I have chosen to take a look at the seven original Camels that remain as well as a look at two notable reproduction examples of the type. Original Aircraft - F.1 F6314 - Royal Air Force Museum Hendon Hendon’s example, … Continue reading Sopwith’s First World War – Part 6: The Camel Part 2 -Survivors
Last month on this page I published a number of Spitfire posts, a number of which dealt with the ever growing family of airworthy examples surviving around the world. Recently this number has grown again, with Spitfire Mk XIV NH799 returning to flight on the 2nd of April this year. The aircraft has been under restoration … Continue reading Spitfire NH799 Takes to the Skies
So far this year I've put together the histories of all the airworthy Spitfires in the United Kingdom and North America. It only seems fair then to put together the list for the rest of the world, starting closer to home with Europe and ending up In Australia. France: Mk XIX PS890 / F-AZJS Christophe … Continue reading Airworthy Spitfires Of Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Others…
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