New Spitfire at Scone

I just found a death notice online for Col Pay and it states his family as "Beloved husband of Dianne, dearly loved father and father-in-law of Ross and Anne-Maree, Jillian and Phillip,
Helen and Michael," but no mention of a late Colin junior. I don't know where I read it but definately on a forum about four years ago where Col Pay was mentioned and someone asked "Wasn't Col pay killed in a P-40 crash a few years back?" and someone else replied. "That was his son, Colin Pay junior". I took it as read to be true and assumed that's what happened to the first P-40. Must have been misinformation?

From memory it was one of Col's sons flying his first P40 when it was involved in a non-fatal forced landing.

According to the Warbird Registry:
IIa P7973, Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT (display?)
Vc BR528, Peter Croser, Melbourne, Vic (parts source for BL628 rebuild....current location and owner?)
Vc BR545, RAAF Museum, Point Cook, Vic (hulk, stored?)
Vc BS164, Peter Croser, Melbourne, Vic (parts source for BL628 rebuild....current location and owner?)
Vc BS199, Robert L Eastgate, Melbourne, Vic (composite rebuild...to A/W?)
Vc BS231, Aviation Society of NT, Darwin, NT (substantial remains from crash site, displayed)
Vc EE853, Langdon Badger, Adelaide, SA (displayed)
Vc LZ844, Barry Coran, Melbourne, Vic ?
Vc MA353, Peter Croser, Melbourne, Vic (parts source for BL628 rebuild....current location and owner?)
VIII JF620, Peter Sledge and Gary Cooper, Sydner, NSW?
VIII JG267, Noel Smoothie, Bribie Island, QLD (static rebuild?)
VIII JG355, Robert L Eastgate, Melbourne, Vic (composite rebuild...to A/W?)
VIII JG484, Noel Smoothie, Ningi, QLD (static rebuild?)
VIIIc MD228, Robert L Eastgate, Melbourne, Vic (composite rebuild...to A/W?)
VIIIc MD338, Alec Wilson, Yuma, SA (rebuild to A/W)
VIIIC MV239, Temora Aviation Museum, Temora, NSW (A/W)
VIII MV321, Noel Smoothie, Ningi, QLD (static rebuild?)
IX LZ842, Ross Campbell, Toowoomba, QLD (static rest)
XIVe RM797, Randal McFarlane, Brisbane, QLD (restoration project)
XVIe TB863, Temora Aviation Museum, Temora, NSW (A/W)
22 PK481, RAAFA Aviation Heritage Museum, Perth, WA (display)

Add in MH603, and according to this Australia is home to the identifiable remains of 22 Spitfires. Peter Croser also has/had parts of Seafire XV SW800.

I guess some of those Mk Vc's will be genuine Capstans too.

Was chatting with Ross the other day and he is very excited about the latest Spitfire they have there. And in response to post earlier Col was killed while doing some testing in an AT802 over one of the lakes near Scone. Ross is his son.

www.warbirdsonline.com.au/2021/02/23/supermarine-spitfire-mk-1-x4009-to-australia/

This is the one I'm looking forward to seeing over Aussie skies, a Mk Ia Battle of Britain veteran
that was flown by an Australian.

There were loads of photos on Facebook, including air to airs.

This is from Warbirds Online's Facebook Page

And this is from Pay's Aviation Facebook Page

Thanks guys, I don't do social media so this is great to see!