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General Aviation Discussion => General Aviation Discussion => Topic started by: jasT1981 on November 22, 2020, 08:23:11 PM

Title: Newtownards Spitfire
Post by: jasT1981 on November 22, 2020, 08:23:11 PM
Following the announcement that the Ulster Flying Club are looking at Spitfire flights next summer I got in a discussion with a family member who is 'almost sure' that at one time there was a Spitfire stored in one of the Newtownards hangars.

Any truth to this one?
Title: Re: Newtownards Spitfire
Post by: Angry Turnip on November 23, 2020, 12:05:28 AM
Not that I am aware of, certainly visiting Spitfire`s for airshow`s and other events have overnighted in the hangers before; perhaps your family member saw this and assumed the aircraft was based there ?

Any offers?
Title: Re: Newtownards Spitfire
Post by: jasT1981 on November 23, 2020, 05:37:37 PM
Thanks, my first thought was they had seen it shortly before or after an airshow there. They are quite probably wrong, but thought I would ask anyway as it started to play on my mind.
Title: Re: Newtownards Spitfire
Post by: Rjf_aviation on February 04, 2021, 10:37:17 AM
Quote from: Angry Turnip on November 23, 2020, 12:05:28 AM
Not that I am aware of, certainly visiting Spitfire`s for airshow`s and other events have overnighted in the hangers before; perhaps your family member saw this and assumed the aircraft was based there ?

Any offers?

I know that on google earth if you click on N'Ards Airfield wee airplane icon it shows a pic of a Luftwaffe fighter at ards
Title: Re: Newtownards Spitfire
Post by: Ed Winchester on February 04, 2021, 08:53:10 PM
is that not the JU52 ?
That popped in for a visit in the 1930's
Title: Re: Newtownards Spitfire
Post by: Angry Turnip on February 04, 2021, 10:10:55 PM
 In the latest shot, just a Kingair, a PA350 , a PA28 a R-44 and a UFC C172 or two.

https://earth.google.com/web/search/newtownards/@54.58555494,-5.68414166,-1.06859724a,631.70486793d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=CigiJgokCadWuWr2yUBAEWT7LAv52R7AGZGfJFn4H0tAITGJuk5zIlHA (https://earth.google.com/web/search/newtownards/@54.58555494,-5.68414166,-1.06859724a,631.70486793d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=CigiJgokCadWuWr2yUBAEWT7LAv52R7AGZGfJFn4H0tAITGJuk5zIlHA)