I could not help but remember the lofty dreams of rebuilding a Spitfire in Comox. The project fell on hard times (or hard realities) and passed to Michael Potter's Vintage Wings in Gatineau, Quebec.
The project became a corporation, with a business plan, management, budgets and paid specialists. The Spitfire flew in 2017 (?) and toured US via Oshkosh before visiting Comox. It was part of the promise.
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