NHWF Original Proposal

Points ofinterest:

Summary 2The Foundation 3The Man 4The Machine 6

SponsorshipProposal 8The Future 10

Fast Facts:

CONFIDENTIAL

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.- Winston Churchill, August 20, 1940

SPITFIRE Mk. Vb BL628“Marion”

National HeritageWarbird Foundation

Gravesend, UK, 1942

Make:

Supermarine Spitfire

Model:

Mark Vb

Serial:

BL628

Call Letters:

YOD

Name:

Marion

Construction:

CBAF 1660

Squadron:

401, 308, 167, 610, RN

Remains located:

1977, St. Merryn, UK

Asking Price:

$3,000,000.00 USD

Summary

Executive Summary

SPITFIRE Mk. Vb BL628

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Fact:

There are currently only approximately 50 flyingSpitfires in the worldtoday. Many Spitfiresappear in static displaysin museums around the world, but only ahandful are airworthy,making them a truenational treasure.

The National Heritage Warbird Foundation, founded in 2006,is attempting to obtain sponsorship capital to purchase aSupermarine Spitfire Mk. Vb, Serial # BL628 and nick-named“Marion”. This Spitfire was the mount of a highly decorated World War II fighter pilot, George Bremnar “Scotty” Murray who served with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 401Squadron. The lead Director of the foundation is G.B. Murray’sgrandson, Robert Flindall. The Spitfire is currently owned by Provenance Fighter Sales in California and is undergoing finalrestoration at Avspecs Ltd in Auckland New Zealand. TheSpitfire’s first test flight is scheduled for January 2007 and will be ready for delivery in February 2007. Once obtained, theSpitfire will become the centerpiece for a mobile museum andmobile flight simulator dedicated to the men and women of theRCAF who sacrificed their lives so that we may be free.

Vision Statement

The National Heritage Warbird Foundation will berecognized as a progressive and innovative leader inthe preservation of RCAF aircraft along with relevanthistorical documents significant to the men and women who have defended our freedom.

Mission Statement

Through innovative and proactive approaches,the National Heritage Warbird Foundation will be an active participant in honouring and preservingour Canadian aviation heritage.

SPITFIRE Mk. Vb BL628

“Spitfire”

During the designing and building stages of the type224, Supermarine weredreaming up names forthe finished aircraft. SirRobert McLean, theChairman of Vickers(Aviation) Ltd decidedthat the name shouldsuggest something venomous and becauseSupermarine began withan “S”, he decided that sotoo should the fightersname. Out of a host of probable names, such asShrike and Shrew, camethe name Spitfire. Thecreator, Reginald Mitchell was none too impressed with name, citing “It’s just the sort of bloody silly name they wouldchoose.”

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The Foundation

The National Heritage Warbird Foundation was founded onthe 31

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of July 2006. The foundation was formed by RobertFlindall, the grandson of G.B. “Scotty” Murray, after he learnedthat the Mk. Vb Spitfire his grandfather flew in World War II was nearing restoration completion and was for sale. TheFoundation currently has 4 Directors : Robert Flindall, LynnFlindall, Bill Flindall and Curtis Peters. The Foundation is anon-profit organization whose mandate is to preserve aCanadian wartime icon, the Supermarine Spitfire named“Marion” and to honour the men and women of the RCAF.

National Heritage Warbird Foundation

Directors

Robert Flindall

Currently a police officer with theOntario Provincial Police, Robert isalso a licenced private pilot. Also anowner of a pilot supply business,Blue Sky Gear, he is an active mem- ber in the Canadian aviation com-munity. He is the grandson of G.B.Murray.

Curtis Peters

Canadian Commercial Pilot Licenceholder Curtis Peters is currently theCEO of Skytech Dynamics Corpora-tion. Skytech Dynamics Corpora-tion owns Aviation.ca, Canada’spremiere aviation resource on theinternet. Curtis also contributes toTransport Canada’s Aviation Safety Newsletter.

Lynn Flindall (nee Murray)

Lynn is the daughter of G.B. Murray and is a retired medical secretary.Lynn maintains the historical ar-chive of Marion and her father forthe Foundation.

Bill Flindall

A retired Inspector DetachmentCommander with the Ontario Pro- vincial Police, Bill is the final Direc-tor of the Foundation. He is mar-ried to G. B. Murray’s daughterLynn.