LSP_K2 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Like the title suggests, did the Spitfire MK IIa have a crowbar on the door? Thanks a bunch, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19squadron Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 (edited) 1 hour ago, LSP_K2 said: Like the title suggests, did the Spitfire MK IIa have a crowbar on the door? Thanks a bunch, Brackets for crowbars were fitted from february 1941, the crowbars themselves are usually absent from MkII's see pic The Martin Baker canopy release, for which the crowbar was issued if the release failed, was fitted from 20/11/1940 in mod 324 Edited January 23 by 19squadron addition of pic phasephantomphixer, Isar 30/07, Pete Roberts and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Excellent, just what I was after. I'm considering starting on my Revell kit (assuming I can actually find it), and Barracuda makes a couple of different doors. CRAZY IVAN5 and phasephantomphixer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 I believe the mod to introduce them was a retrospective one, so any Mk IIs in service subsequently may have had them fitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Ah, but what colour is the crowbar? geedubelyer, Kais, LSP_K2 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Not red Christa and mozart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Morning Max. My nephew kicked the top off a hornets' nest when he was three. His sister and I were stung but he wasn't. Life aint fair. mozart and JeepsGunsTanks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 26 minutes ago, Christa said: Morning Max. My nephew kicked the top off a hornets' nest when he was three. His sister and I were stung but he wasn't. Life aint fair. Ah, but were hard lessons learned Chris….no experience is wasted if you learn from it! (In my experience! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 My dad has in his vast collection of aircraft bits and pieces an actual Spitfire crowbar (not red!) mozart, monthebiff, LSP_K2 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 8 minutes ago, Shoggz said: My dad has in his vast collection of aircraft bits and pieces an actual Spitfire crowbar (not red!) …..but it’s…..fill in this space!? Green mebbe? MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 It's just plain old steel - no colour! MikeC, mozart, monthebiff and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 ..and quite innocuous looking in fairness, until you remember where it has been and what's it's possibly 'seen' when it was attached. phasephantomphixer, Christa, MikeC and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 So, Spit Dawes' Bar Hugh can be natural? Wonderful. mozart and Archimedes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 43 minutes ago, Shoggz said: It's just plain old steel - no colour! That makes sense, absolutely no reason at all why it would be green. Archimedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19squadron Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 12 minutes ago, mozart said: That makes sense, absolutely no reason at all why it would be green. Here is a colour photo from 1942, when crowbars tend to appear in aircraft. LSP_K2, phasephantomphixer, mozart and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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