Posted by Frederick Galea on Facebook on the 26/05/2023.
The other day we showed you the recovered Spitfire main-spar c/w undercarriage legs. These are necessary basic items required to commence reconstruction work on main-planes – most aircraft structures (possibly all) are built around their main-spars.
In the accompanying photographs we shall show a quick progression of the main-plane construction. Once again, some large main-plane parts were sourced from the seabed around our shores, the rest was constructed manually within our then, rudimentary workshop.
On the 50th anniversary of VE-Day, 8 May 1995, the completed (static) Spitfire EN199 was exhibited over the weekend on St George’s Square, Valletta.
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NOTE: Today, in place is Maltese legislation protecting underwater cultural heritage.
