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SPITFIRE CRASH

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:-( :-( Boo hoo! The new 2 seat Mk IX has bellied. :-( :-(
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=10552052
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Just glad the pilot walked away from it.

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Indeed. The title would let one presume something horid had happened but there's nothing from that single shot on the link that couldn't be repaired. Unfortunately.. not before the airshow this weekend ;-)

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bet he was spit'n fire though....... :worried:

looks like he was able to put it down with out breaking it into bits.

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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=10552113

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4820003a11.html

The first is probably the same but there is a second report there.

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I like the bit about it being grounded whilst crash investigators pore all over it.

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