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Postby Charl » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:02 pm

See the Subritzky restoration sold for $2.8 million at yesterday's auction in Nelson.
Not bad for a day's work, I suppose inevitable that it should go offshore - Beijing's China Aviation Museum in this case.
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Postby Ian Warren » Mon Sep 15, 2008 2:11 pm

Beijing's China Aviation Museum .. A large piece of their aviation heritage returned tongue.gif , ...... surprised they just did,t copy every version , would have made the museum worth a visit unsure.gif
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Postby Nunner » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:20 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
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Beijing's China Aviation Museum .. A large piece of their aviation heritage returned tongue.gif , ...... surprised they just did,t copy every version , would have made the museum worth a visit unsure.gif


Dear oh bloody dear what is the aviation world coming to?
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I assume they'll repaint it in Red and Yellow too?
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Postby toprob » Mon Sep 15, 2008 4:47 pm

I loved this quote from Mr Subritzky.

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"And it actually scares me, the thought of raising children without the Spitfire."[/quote]
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Postby h290master » Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:24 pm

too bad we are losing yet another spitty
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