Charlie Boorman Takes a Ride in the MK26 B Spitfire

Charlie Boorman has been shooting his new TV series the long way round during which he travelled to Australia to take a ride in our Spitty. Charlie flew for an hour and half he was totally thrilled with the experience, he said he loved every minute of it. The series will be coming out latter this year on the BBC and other channels hope you all watch it

Over the coat of Queensland

From the Left Bruce, Clint And Charlie

From the left
Robin, Claudio, Clint, Bruce, Charlie, Rick

(Aircraft and camera crew)

Photos and report from the 2009 Wide Bay Australia International Air show

The Bundaberg airport was the location for this three day event which was held from Friday the 3rd of july to Sunday the 5th of july.

The weather for the event was perfect with crystal clear skies,but it was very windy on the saturday.

Crowd numbers were very good, with a lot of interest shown in the V8 Mk26B spitfire.

Every hour the test bed engine would be started up, there might be 4 or 5 people standing around and when the V8 roared into life, the small crowd instantly swelled in numbers to 20-30 people, this happened every time the engine was started. This V8 engine is the same as the motor used in the Bundy red V8 Supercar which raced the L39 Jet Aircraft.

A big thank you to all who attended the supermarine display stand and especially those people who made inquiries about purchasing a kit.