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Category: Spitfire

  • Spitfire III Part 3

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    Over the holidays I able to make some progress on my long term project — the Spitfire III N3297.  Readers may remember my previous posting wherein I summarized my knowledge, which hasn’t changed much since.  I did decide since that N3297 was the bird I wanted to model, and her 1st configuration specifically. So after…

  • Another Anniversary

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    Mk I, K9797, 19 Squadron, Duxford 1938 This is my second attempt at an introductory Spitfire.  My previous attempt was a squadron-mate from just a few months later in the year, but essentially the same kit.  The relatively new tooling of the Airfix Spitfire Mk I/IIa. The Subject 19 Squadron was the first Spitfire squadron,…

  • Mk Va, R7347, USA Summer 1941

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    Spitfire Mk Va, R7347, assigned to USAAF for testing, Summer 1941 It seems there is always much to learn about the Spitfire.  When my interest in the Spitfire first began, I probably did what most modelers do:  I made a list.  The list started with Mk I, followed by II, III, IV, et cetera until…