Andrew:
A few weeks ago I saw an ad in the VTR classifieds for a Spitfire that was
owned by Tippy Hedron (of the Hitchcock movie, "The Birds" fame. It was
being sold by a California owner.
Sorry, no movie scenes come to mind.
Best regards,
Walt Fogle
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>Subject: Famous Spitfire owners?
>Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 12:20:34 -0400 ()
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>Help, all! I need a relatively quick reply on this (tell you what it's all
>about later). I'm trying to think of famous owners (past or present) of
>Spitfires, particularly the later (1971 on) models. Can anyone help? Oh,
>and by famous I mean a name that would be generally recognizable to the
>public (sadly, that excludes yours truly, and even you Barry! :-) ). I
>recall that Uri Geller once owned one, but perhaps there is someone even
>better known?
>
>Also, I don't have such archives handy. Can anyone name a popular movie in
>which a later Spitfire is prominently seen? (Again, I'm thinking more
>along the lines of as visible as was the stubborn Mini in "Four Weddings
>and a Funeral", not something like "oh, yeah, way in the distance, for
>about half a second, you could almost make out a Spitfire on the Schlossen
>Cutoff in the movie..."
>
>Austin Powers (either film), perhaps?
>
>Thanks. Again, I need a relatively quick reply, as in today or by early
>next week if possible.
>
>--Andy
>
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