airworthy mk1 spitfire up for auction

[AD64]

Hopefully this will stay in the UK?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshir...

[unrepentant]

2 1/2 million sounds absurdly cheap for such a historical plane.

[ecsrobin]

It's been up for sale for around a year. I believe the value/interest is due to it being a complete new aircraft, certainly when I've seen it lined up with more original spitfires you can tell straight away its new.

However I like the underside paintjob and if I had the money of course I'd have to purchase it.

[onyx39]

Might be what Chris Evans was talking about this morning.
Billionaire took two of them to Duxford and asked for them to be restored to flying condition.
He has gifted one to the museum and is selling the other, donating the funds to charity.
Top bloke.

[Mr_B]

Did I hear that one of these is going to be parked somewhere off Whitehall for a couple of weeks in the summer ?

[onyx39]

Mr_B said:

Did I hear that one of these is going to be parked somewhere off Whitehall for a couple of weeks in the summer ?

Yes. 4th July on wards.

[aeropilot]

onyx39 said:

He has gifted one to the museum and is selling the other, donating the funds to charity.
Top bloke.

Indeed. An American chap as well IIRC.

Shame though he decided to donate a perfectly serviceable and airworthy a/c to the IWM though where it will get just get parked up as a static exhibit......

[EarlOfHazard]

is this the one that featured in Guy Martin's Spitfire program?

[aeropilot]

EarlOfHazard said:

is this the one that featured in Guy Martin's Spitfire program?

No, that's the other one, which is the one the owner has donated to the IWM.