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Re: MK 959 Spit

Posted by Cees Broere on Wed Feb 12, 2003 05:03:49 AM

In reply top Re: MK 929 Spit posted by Jenb on Tue Feb 11, 2003 08:24:15 AM

Dan,

The spitfire is ex-Dutch and had been displayed on a pole in front of the officers mess at Eindhoven AFB in The Netherlands for some forty years, it was taken down twice I think for refurbishment.

Some years ago it was taken down and it was hoped that it would be restored for display in The Netherlands (yeah right). I saw it advertised as for sale in Warbirds Worldwide some years ago and it was sold to the U.S. It is close to flying according to FP (I haven't been able to get a copy of Aeroplane yet).

Cees

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