Remarks: Close-up view of the Rolls Royce Merlin engine of composite RAF 361 Spitfire Mk.IX (LF9) RR232 owned by Sydney collector Peter Sledge, on display at HMAS Albatross/ NAS Nowra on 06Oct1986. I believe that the fuselage of the Spitfire came from South Africa, the (clipped) wings from Thailand, and the Merlin engine came from an RAAF Lincoln bomber. The Restored Spitfire IX (Reg G-BRSF) was flown at Filton UK on 18Dec2012 by Bill Perrins. Low res photo.
Remarks: Taxiing out for departure to the RAF Spadedam Range. One of seven Dutch Helicopters based at Carlisle for a few weeks participating in Exercise Tac Blaze.
