On 22 Sep 2003 04:23:12 GMT, (B2431) wrote:

How high (AGL) would you say he was when directly overhead. Even more
importantly, how much did the prop miss his head by?
--
Jim in NC

It appeared to me he was under the right wing tip by about a good fifty feet.
Still too close.

Dan, U. S. Air Force, retired

I'd say it was a LOT closer than 50 feet. Several observations he
The landing gear was stowed and the airplane could have climbed a lot
more than it did. I think the pilot deliberately stayed low to give
the reporter a close encounter. It did move over just a bit so that
the prop would not be directly over the guy.

You can actually see the grass being pushed around by the ground
effect as the Spitfire passes overhead. It was that low.

Corky Scott