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Old 12-24-2011, 09:03 PM
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is it just me or does the Spit wear German markings quite well?
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Old 12-24-2011, 09:29 PM
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is it just me or does the Spit wear German markings quite well?
It's just you. German markings on a Spit? It's just WRONG!!!!!
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Old 12-24-2011, 09:58 PM
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Best looking German plane I have seen yet!
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That being a pilots's 'perception' of what is going on can be very different from what is 'actually' going on.
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Old 12-25-2011, 12:00 AM
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is it just me or does the Spit wear German markings quite well?
This Spitfire Mk.Ia marked '5+2', was used by 5./JG 2 at Bernay for comparison flying tests against Bf 109 and FW I90s in October 1942. Another Spitfire was here in April 1943, marked '3+9'.
original Serial Nr. was N3277, No.234 Sqn Code: AZ-H, named "Dirty Dick" Pilot: P/O R.Hardy RCAF, PoW
Got Repaired, and to the German Testcentre at Rechlin (marked '5+2') from 12.41 to 9.42; Test flown 5.6.42 (PIt H.W. Lerche) and then to "Group Bernay"(5/JG.2) in France in 1942/43.
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Old 12-25-2011, 04:24 PM
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This Spitfire Mk.Ia marked '5+2', was used by 5./JG 2 at Bernay for comparison flying tests against Bf 109 and FW I90s in October 1942. Another Spitfire was here in April 1943, marked '3+9'.
original Serial Nr. was N3277, No.234 Sqn Code: AZ-H, named "Dirty Dick" Pilot: P/O R.Hardy RCAF, PoW
Got Repaired, and to the German Testcentre at Rechlin (marked '5+2') from 12.41 to 9.42; Test flown 5.6.42 (PIt H.W. Lerche) and then to "Group Bernay"(5/JG.2) in France in 1942/43.

The same photo can be seen here in a Spitfire related modern publication.



Look at the price of the ebay Spit photo!

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Old 12-25-2011, 08:27 PM
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yeah, frankly it's all a bit silly, especially when you can find duplicates on other books/collections..
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Old 12-26-2011, 04:56 PM
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And that Spitfire photo that can be found in many reference books sold for $150 US dollars/£100 GB!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3208143412...84.m1423.l2649
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Old 12-26-2011, 05:18 PM
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Nobody noticed the price of the captured pilot?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2906376296...#ht_500wt_1156

Sold for over 250 euros!
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Old 12-26-2011, 11:50 PM
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Nobody noticed the price of the captured pilot?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2906376296...#ht_500wt_1156

Sold for over 250 euros!

Amazing to say the least.
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