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Seafire Mk 15 Restoration and "First Flight"
Posted: 01 Sep 2010, 00:57
by FlyTexas
...well, the first flight in the last 50 years or so.
Last year I posted some pics taken by my father of the Seafire Mk 15 being restored in the state of Missouri. Here's the thread.
http://www.cbfsim.org/cbfsim/cbfsBB/vie ... re#p200252
She has since been flown and has also been flown up to Oshkosh recently. Here's a local news story (from Missouri) of the Seafire's "first" flight. I just
love the man's desire to make this restoration as accurate as possible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TneYPcyGbbY
Brian
Re: Seafire Mk 15 Restoration and "First Flight"
Posted: 01 Sep 2010, 02:26
by Badgerman
Beautiful...!!!
Mark
Re: Seafire Mk 15 Restoration and "First Flight"
Posted: 01 Sep 2010, 04:37
by airboatr
A w e s o m e,
Excellent TV report. as well.
thanks for sharing that Brian
Re: Seafire Mk 15 Restoration and "First Flight"
Posted: 01 Sep 2010, 07:26
by Paul K
Yep, great TV report. A lovely restoration.
Re: Seafire Mk 15 Restoration and "First Flight"
Posted: 01 Sep 2010, 09:09
by austerdriver
Nice video. Good to see that yet another warbird has been restored to airworthy status.
Re: Seafire Mk 15 Restoration and "First Flight"
Posted: 01 Sep 2010, 10:22
by SkippyBing
Interesting to see they had John Beattie flying it, ex-CO of the RNHF and also flies some of Kennet Aviations collection. Can't be bad getting a trip to the States to fly a Seafire!
Re: Seafire Mk 15 Restoration and "First Flight"
Posted: 01 Sep 2010, 11:33
by petermcleland
Wonderful!
Re: Seafire Mk 15 Restoration and "First Flight"
Posted: 01 Sep 2010, 14:43
by airboatr
SkippyBing wrote:Interesting to see they had John Beattie flying it, ex-CO of the RNHF and also flies some of Kennet Aviations collection. Can't be bad getting a trip to the States to fly a Seafire!
yeah right, who could ever imagine a gift like that coming their way.
I think one of the more interesting tid bits is the fact it has all the intruments. Including the Mark IV gun site.
Re: Seafire Mk 15 Restoration and "First Flight"
Posted: 01 Sep 2010, 18:31
by jonesey2k
What a fantastic aeroplane!
Re: Seafire Mk 15 Restoration and "First Flight"
Posted: 01 Sep 2010, 22:03
by Tomliner
Wonderful.Such dedication from the team,and as has already been mentioned,well reported by the newsreaders.
EricT