ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib) (11/01/90)
From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Nur Iskandar Taib) Did anyone get to see the Hercule Poirot mystery that aired about two weeks ago on Public Television on the "Mystery" se- ries? I believed it was called "The great theft" or "The Amazing Theft" or something of the sort. At the beginning, a new airplane is being rolled out for display. I forget the (fic- tional) name of the company (Maxfield?) but the airplane was called the Kestrel. The story takes place right before the war (1938 or 39), and the airplane was to be Britain's secret weapon agaisnt Germany. Since this is a detective story, I won't spoil it for you by revealing the ending 8-) It was none other than a Spitfire IX! You get to see it take off and do some tight turns, then come in overhead on a low pass. If you haven't seen this, try not to miss it (too bad they couldn't find an early Mk. I or II.. it would have fit the story better...minor quibble though).. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iskandar Taib | The only thing worse than Peach ala Internet: NTAIB@AQUA.UCS.INDIANA.EDU | Frog is Frog ala Peach Bitnet: NTAIB@IUBACS !