Yes, Alan a two seat Spitfire was in-fact produced.
These were MK1X that were modified to a trainer two seat version for the
Irish Air Force to supply their OCU units with.
Two of these survive in the UK at present, one that is both owned and flown
by a lady and the other is flown by a gentleman that I happen to know by the
name of Paul Day.
If your wife flew with Paul Day Alan she would be far to petrified to do
anything for quite some time.
Regards.
David.
David Ward
Bighealey Ltd
Tel: +44 1623 871908
Fax: +44 1623 871908
E-Mail: david@bighealey.ltd.uk
http://www.bighealey.ltd.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Rued" <rudedoggg@earthlink.net>
To: "Blue One Hundred" <healey.nut@gmail.com>; "davidwjones"
<davidwjones@cox.net>
Cc: "Mirek & Gwen Sharp" <m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:20 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Value insanity
> Actually, Alan, the two seat Spit is exactly what you'd want. The two
> cockpits on the trainer version are completely separate from each other.
No
> chance of your wife "tapping" you on the shoulder.
>
> JR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Blue One Hundred" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
> To: "davidwjones" <davidwjones@cox.net>
> Cc: "Mirek & Gwen Sharp" <m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca>;
<healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:41 AM
> Subject: Re: Re: Value insanity
>
>
> > You ALL have it wrong. If I had that kind of dosh my toys would
include:
> >
> > 1) PBY-5A Catalina Seaplane (complete with inflatable pontoon boat for
> > worldwide SCUBA excursions). Goes anywhere albeit very slowly. As my
> > dad
> > once told me, the PBY "takes off at 80, cruises at 80, and lands at 80."
> >
> > 2) B-26 Invader for my "executive" transport. Of course I would be the
> > one
> > to fly it, the kids would fly in the bombadier's nose (as I did when my
> > dad
> > flew his company's B-17 in the 60's).
> >
> > 3) P-51D mustang. Yes it's a rich man's cliche, but the Spitfire
doesn't
> > have space for a second seat. I need a place for the wife to be a back
> > seat
> > pilot.
> >
> > 4) Maybe a Mig-17, it's the only fighter jet you can buy, basically. I
> > saw
> > some Mig-21s parked at Kosice Airport in Slovakia on my last trip there,
> > maybe I can buy one of those!
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
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