"War of the Wings" Aircraft--Seafire

[William R Thompson]

Another "documentary" picture, of what I think is
a Seafire. The fuselage number is 14-7.

--Bill Thompson

[John Lloyd]

"William R Thompson" > wrote in news:kW77i.14847
:

> Another "documentary" picture, of what I think is
> a Seafire. The fuselage number is 14-7.
>
> --Bill Thompson
>
>
> begin 666 WOTW-Seafire-14-7.jpg
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> Attachment decoded: WOTW-Seafire-14-7.jpg
> `
> end
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>
A Seafire without an arrestor hook? Or is it just a Spitfire being
delivered using an aircraft carrier (as happened with those for Malta)?

[William Hughes]

On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 01:47:59 -0500, in alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
John Lloyd > wrote:
>"William R Thompson" > wrote in news:kW77i.14847
:
>
>> Another "documentary" picture, of what I think is
>> a Seafire. The fuselage number is 14-7.
>>
>A Seafire without an arrestor hook? Or is it just a Spitfire being
>delivered using an aircraft carrier (as happened with those for Malta)?

Those would not be landed-on; as you note, no hook, thus no way to
stop. The Spits delivered to Malta were hoisted aboard dockside by a
crane, then flown off for delivery.

However, the aircraft pictured might have a hook. What's that
projection just forward of the tailwheel? Could be an attachment point
for the hook, with the hook itself lost in movement or focus blur.
--
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