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Old 18-08-2008, 09:58 PM
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But has the Spitfire gone ?

If so who has pinched it ?
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:01 PM
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never knew there was one there!!i presume u mean plane not car?
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:03 PM
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Yeah, now that you come to mention it, i dont think i saw it ?
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:05 PM
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it was just a mock up not a real one!
as for were its gone no idear?
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mechanic28

never knew there was one there!!i presume u mean plane not car?
A plane

And acording to Google Earth its still there - lol

On the side of Craner Curves

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deffo gone I was stood near where it was and the base is still there.

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Old 18-08-2008, 10:10 PM
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I think the pikeys nicked it
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Originally Posted by bbspolo

it was just a mock up not a real one!
as for were its gone no idear?
Mock up or not it was a piece of Doningtons history

Donington like many motor circuits were originally an airfield during WW2

I believe it was a "delivery" point for the Spitfires built at Castle Bromwich and were sent on to other airfields for battle

I hope when Donington is refurbed the Spitfire returns
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:13 PM
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i never understand the train carridge, the spitfire, or the kinda fake viaduct bridge slightly further along from the spitfire

anyone got the history of them 3?
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the train carrige is/was a restaruant, the bridge just after the original starkys bridge is to commemorate the fact that the cars used to actually race through one of the arches on the original pre war track.


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Old 18-08-2008, 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Stavros

i never understand the train carridge, the spitfire, or the kinda fake viaduct bridge slightly further along from the spitfire

anyone got the history of them 3?
The Bridge has a land speed record machine on it BLUEBIRD
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Originally Posted by RS2000CUSTOM
Mock up or not it was a piece of Doningtons history

Donington like many motor circuits were originally an airfield during WW2

I believe it was a "delivery" point for the Spitfires built at Castle Bromwich and were sent on to other airfields for battle

I hope when Donington is refurbed the Spitfire returns
donnington never was an airport, it was a storage facility in WW2 for army vehicles
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:22 PM
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i meant why a train carridge, was there a reason?

and the original bridge, where that go from/to?
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Shame really, But its been missing a wing for god knows how long.

Maybe its off to be restored?


Unless zee Germans got it?
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Charlie Chalk
Shame really, But its been missing a wing for god knows how long.

Maybe its off to be restored?


Unless zee Germans got it?
Someone from the MOD probably sold it....
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by the youth

donnington never was an airport, it was a storage facility in WW2 for army vehicles
I may stand corrected but are you getting confused with Donington Leicester (Airfield)

With Donnington Shropshire (Army logistics depot) ?
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:32 PM
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Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnington,_Telford

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donington_Park

Seems everyday is a school day after all
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:34 PM
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From wikipedia on Donington park "The circuit at Donington Park was closed in 1939 due to World War 2, when it became a military vehicle depot"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donington_Park
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a map of the original 1930's track the original melbourne loop is still there and is next to the car park for the sunday market



the original melbourne loop as it is today



the original starkys bridge was access to donington hall



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Old 18-08-2008, 10:37 PM
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Great pics youth !
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Old 18-08-2008, 10:43 PM
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Awesome, cheers for the pics man.

I've been on the old loop extension a few times, awesome there, but never seen that bridge pic before, cool.
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coppice corner pre war



and now



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Old 18-08-2008, 10:50 PM
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IIRC this was the run down from coppice pre war,
safety wasn't top of the list of priorities back then lol



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Old 18-08-2008, 10:54 PM
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I have now corrected myself

East Midlands Airport was formerly RAF Castle Donington

Knew there was a connection somewhere - lol
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the up part of the hill (just passed the audi on my post above)on the original loop was the startline pre war






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Old 19-08-2008, 06:32 AM
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Lovely old pics
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