VH-KDK Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 The Spitfire prototype made it's first flight 80 years ago today from Eastleigh Airport near Southampton. As luck would have it I have the plane, K5054, in it's original form from the Justflight Battle of Britain package. 1. No undercarriage doors on the prototype. 2. No grass runway at Eastleigh either. 3. A tail skid was preferred to a tail wheel. 4. The railway works at Eastleigh, cannot see the Merchant Navy Class locomotive puffing around today, although they were first built in 1941. 5. The junction of the M3 and M27 at Chilworth. 6. Just above the starboard wing tip is Woolston, the site of the Vickers-Armstrong works which housed the original Spitfire assembly line. 7. Approaching rwy 02. The undercarriage remained lowered for it's first flight. 8. The old Ford site which closed in 2013 is seen on the left. This was originally the Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft plant which produced components for the Spitfire and in the later years of the war Spitfires were assembled here. 9. A very bouncy landing which would have received a severe ticking off from Mutt Summers, Vickers chief test pilot, who made that first flight 80 years ago today. Hope you have enjoyed this piece of history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Very interesting these facts! Wonderful views and nice screenshots! Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anfield ace Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Brilliant!!.. Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Interesting bird and facts! Never saw this one around here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Nice bird, but the narration tops it off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasi31 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Great tribute! Beautiful shots of the Spitfire prototype! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick66 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Amazing set, thank you, she`s a beautiful bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 What a jewel. Seems like a prototype was in one of the spitfire releases but.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Great shots! And great narration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 22 hours ago, Voyager said: Very interesting these facts! Wonderful views and nice screenshots! Voyager Thank you Voyager. 22 hours ago, anfield ace said: Brilliant!!.. Thanks... Cheers Mal. 21 hours ago, RJ said: Interesting bird and facts! Never saw this one around here! Thank you RJ, I never realised I even had it. 21 hours ago, Stillwater said: Nice bird, but the narration tops it off! Thank you Gerold. 19 hours ago, Kasi31 said: Great tribute! Beautiful shots of the Spitfire prototype! Cheers Karsten. 17 hours ago, rick66 said: Amazing set, thank you, she`s a beautiful bird. Thanks Rick, I never tire of the Spitfire. 16 hours ago, olderndirt said: What a jewel. Seems like a prototype was in one of the spitfire releases but.......... Thanks Oldendirt. 13 hours ago, Ziggy said: Great shots! And great narration! Thanks Greg. Many thanks for your wonderful comments and happy you enjoyed the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Cracking set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 This is a truly wonderful choice of captures! Greetings, Bermuda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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