Interesting! Nice to hear it's being restored.
Wonder what happened during the 34 years of Indian Air Force service
but I suspect we'll never know . . .
Cheers!/ScottGee1
On Apr 8, 2005 12:59 PM, Martin Walters <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Scott:
> The Spitfire is under restoration. From
> http://www.militaryairshows.co.uk/spitaw.htm, the history of NH799 is:
> Built at Aldermaston and delivered to 9 MU (Cosford) in March 1945. To
> 215 MU in May and then transferred to India on 2nd July. Arrived in
> India on 28th July and attached to Air Command South East Asia and
> served with 49 Sqn. To Indian Air Force on 29/12/47. Doug Arnold
> purchased and shipped it back to the UK in 1981. Stored at Blackbushe
> and Bitteswell until it was acquired by the Fighter Collection and
> restoration began in 1986. Sent to Historic Flying Ltd for completion in
> 1993. Sold to Sir Tim Wallis of the Alpine Fighter Collection operating
> out of Wanaka, New Zealand. The first post restoration flight was made
> on the 21st of January 1994 as G-BUZU. Shipped on the 14th of February
> to New Zealand where it was registered ZK-XIV. Flight testing was
> conducted on the 31st of March and the aircraft then displayed at the
> Warbirds over Wanaka show the next three days. On the 2nd of January
> 1996 the plane flipped inverted on take-off, almost killing the pilot.
> Purchased, from the insurers, by Brian Hare of Hamilton and American
> partner Paul Page. Restoration commenced in 1997 with AvSpecs in Rotorua
> and continues, although the company is now at Ardmore.
>
> Martin
>
> ScottGee1 wrote:
>
> >Ah Kodachrome, we hardly knew ye.
> >
> >I found myself wondering to what they converted that airfield . . . ?
> >And where is the Spitfire now?
> >
> >/ScottGee1
> >
> >
> >On Apr 8, 2005 12:33 PM, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Thanks for the pictures Brian. Now, what could possibly be obsolete
> >>about a military airfield???
> >>
> >>;-)
> >>
> >>Chris
> >>
> >>On 8 Apr 2005, at 8:48, Brian Swale wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hi all
> >>>
> >>>Kodachrome, probably OM2 & Zuiko 35~105.
> >>>http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/photography/zuikoholics/
> >>>recent4.htm
> >>>
> >>>From the last Wings & Wheels at Wigram, Christchurch, 1995.
> >>>
> >>>This obsolete military airport was sold off soon after.
> >>>
> >>>Brian
> >>>
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