Remarks: Close cropped Port side view of the front end of Spitfire Mk VIII VH-HET (painted as A58-602, Code RG-V), Named 'Grey Nurse', taxying back after a solo handling display at the Wings Over Illawarra Airshow (at Wollongong Airport (Code WOL)) on 27Feb2011. The Pilot has opend the cockpit door, to get better visibility past the long nose (housing a Rolls Royce V12 Merlin engine). Albion Park housing is visible at rear, below the escarpment. VH-HET is actually ex-RAAF A58-758, which was the last Mk VIII Spitfire delivered to the RAAF (ex MV239) in April 1945.
Remarks: Stbd side view of Spitfire HF.8 VH-HET (painted as A58-602, Code RG-V, Named 'Grey Nurse'), taxying out for a solo handling display at the Wings Over Illawarra Airshow (at Wollongong Airport (Code YWOL) on 27Feb2011. The Pilot is looking over the Spitfire's long nose (housing a Rolls Royce V12 Merlin engine). Albion Park housing is visible at rear, below the escarpment. VH-HET is actually ex-RAAF A58-758, which was the last Spitfire delivered to the RAAF (ex MV239) in April 1945.
Remarks: Port side view of Spitfire HF.8 VH-HET (painted as A58-602, Code RG-V, Named 'Grey Nurse'), taxying into Avalon's Warbird parking area after participating in a Heritage Formation flight with other WWII/Korean War piston engined fighters, at the Avalon International Airshow on 05Mar2011. This day was the 75th Anniversary of the First Flight of Prototype Spitfire K5054, flown by 'Mutt' Summers from Southampton Airport UK on 05Mar1936. VH-HET is actually ex-RAAF A58-758, which was the last Spitfire delivered to the RAAF (ex RAF MV239) in April 1945. (This is my 800th Photo Accepted by JetPhotos.net).
Remarks: Port side view of Spitfire Mk VIII VH-HET (painted as A58-602, Code RG-V), Named 'Grey Nurse', rolling out on Rwy 12 after participating in a Heritage Formation flight which mixed WWII piston engined fighters with Jet fighters, at the Williamtown Airshow on 19Sep2010. The dark olive drab and grey camouflage livery works well with Australian Eucalyptus (gum) tree background. Note the 'rainbow' colors where the engine exhaust has stained the forward fuselage. VH-HET is actually ex-RAAF A58-758, which was the last Mk VIII Spitfire delivered to the RAAF (ex MV239) in April 1945.
Remarks: This photo was uploaded as a tribute to the late Col Pay, who died in an aircraft accident at Lake Liddell, near Muswellbrook NSW on 07Dec 2007. This close cropped view shows Col taxying out in his Spitfire (wearing its Real Serial A58-758), before performing a very professional handling display at the 1988 Canberra Air Pageant. He later sold this aircraft to the Temora Aviation Museum, where the Spitfire now wears Serial Number A58-602, Code RG-V. This aircraft was the Last Spitfire acquired by the RAAF, ex RAF MV239, in April 1945.
Remarks: Spitfire Mk VIII VH-HET (painted as A58-602, Code RG-V) Named 'Grey Nurse', taxies out before participating in a Heritage Formation flight which mixed WWII piston engined fighters with Jet fighters, at the Williamtown Airshow on 19Sep2010. The Pilot of this Temora Aviation Museum (TAM) aircraft is leaning out of the open cockpit to see the taxiway ahead. CA-18 Mustang VH-MFT led the formation which also included CA-18 Mustang VH-JUC, Spitfire Mk VIII VH-HET, RAAF Museum/ Temora Aviation Museum Sabre VH-IPN (A94-983), 76 Sqn Hawk A27-06, and 3 Sqn Hornet A21-49.
