Supermarine Spitfire

Arcade wrote:

I listened to some of it. The gentleman that they interviewed on the subject was suitably excited at the prospect, but at the same time was clearly sceptical about the idea that the story was true to any great extent. As indeed many of us are.
More actual, tangible evidence is still required from what I have read...

I also listened to this, John Nichol, co author of Tail-end Charlies, is the gentleman above, who as mentioned, is excited, but also very sceptial. As already stated, some photographic evidence of these claims would be very nice.

Maybe some TV company has bought exclusive rights? Like the Titanic & Bismarck progs. I'd watch for the Big Reveal, or, if it's on Sty, read about it in the Metro later. I so want it to be true, but anything more that a pile of aluminium dust and a data plate is a bonus when it comes to restoration/resurrection these days.
Did any Stirlings or Henleys or Bothas make it to Burma?

Even one image would blow all this scepticism out of the water.

Steve

Re: Did any Bothas make it to Burma?

The Botha was reputedly such a diabolical machine that many (if not all?) were flown back to the Blackburn (?) factory to be dismantled for parts (or so I'm led to believe by my father who few for Air Sea Rescue - one of his esteemed colleagues was entrusted with the task of ferrying them back, a pilot by name of Botha Blake. I'll leave you to ponder whether his nickname was a reflection of his flying skills........)

I've ready about that somewhere Osgood, there was a hugely violent swing to the left on take-off and the engines were horribly unreliable. An engine failure on take-off even if running empty was almost always disasterous. That said, I've heard once in the air, some pilots were quite keen on it and it was fairly easy to fly!

Steve