Spitfire Crash, Auckland New Zealand

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Spitfire aircraft crash landing.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• spitfire
• engine
• jet
• Rolls
• Royce
• Merlin

[pixman51]

Hi G58 . I don't know the pilot or the details of the accident. I took the vid for our news web site at the time. The official accident report is still to come out...

[BlackAcebt2]

@boeing747ba because it's owned by a New Zealander and is painted in the colours of a WW2 New Zealand pilot: Wing Commander Colin Gray.

[boeing747ba]

wtf is it in new zealand anyway

[mrtflippy]

Lol it would have taken days for these guys to fix this spit , but in World war 2 they could of fixed it in a jiffy

[HBPencil79]

@kiwigalahad I see what you mean, however the "soft grass" accident didn't destroy the undercarriage but only tipped it onto its nose. From memory the one is this vid was a ground loop. But regardless, it's always a shame when this kind of thing happens :/

[TheFunkhouser]

@commanderzac I live in NZ and my family fly warbirds.. lol settle down, I wasnt saying anything of the sort. My older brother is rostered to fly 2012 in Wanaka.

[kiwigalahad]

@HBPencil79 Ok, You may be right. But you can see deep tracks in the grass behind and to the right though

[commanderzac]

@TheFunkhouser You calling New zealand noobs? Do me a favour fly over here then say it if you think your tough

[HBPencil79]

@kiwigalahad I think you're talking of a much more recent incident that occured to this same aircraft after it was repaired from the crash showen in this vid. If I recall correctly it has been the same pilot every time this Spit crashes (three times I think?) who is, presumably, the owner because I wouldn't believe it if anyone else would allow that joker to repeatedly fly and crash this beauty!

[Kauwhaka]

That's at Ardmore airfield, just south of Auckland. It's one of the busiest airports in the southern hemisphere.

[Robbybobbybob]

I live about a 30 minute drive away from this airfield, I've seen this exact aircraft flying as it has been restored again. I have to say it is such a beautiful aircraft and the sound it makes is amazing.