JEM Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 Spitfire T9 MJ772 (German rego D-FMKN) has belly landed in a field in Kent. Pilot OK. Aircraft looks repairable.
willedoo Posted September 7, 2015 Posted September 7, 2015 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/kent-spitfire-crash-vintage-fighter-crashes-in-a-field-near-ashford-in-kent-10490077.html
Phil Perry Posted September 8, 2015 Posted September 8, 2015 Spitfire plane crash-lands in Kent field - BBC... Pilot walks away after crash landing Spitfire near... This aircraft ( 2 seat Spit ) had been advertised for sale for around £3.5M . . . left wing ripped off in incident, could be repaired ( possibly ) dunno what other damage to fuse / etc. . . . Incident occurred shortly after takeoff,. . .Not much other detail available at present,. . .thanks to JEM for posting. . . Phil
Marty_d Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 Wasn't a test drive gone wrong, was it? "Right mate - you bent it, you bought it!" 1
fly_tornado Posted September 9, 2015 Posted September 9, 2015 That's the second spitfire in a month to crash and loose a wing, that doesn't inspire a lot of confidence in who ever rebuilt those spars.
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