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  • Spitfire Mk III – fin!

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    Spitfire III Prototype, N3297, Spring/Summer 1940 Finished! This is the prototype Spitfire III, of which only this and another were ever made; the type being superseded by the Spitfire V. The Subject The Spitfire III was meant to be the ultimate Merlin engined Spitfire; a truly air superiority aircraft that would outperform anything expected from…

  • Spitfire Mk III

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    It’s no secret at my local club that I’m a bit of a Spitfire fanatic. The aircraft and it’s variants make up 20% of my stash of over 300 kits – built and awaiting. While I’ve collected a number of references, until my recent acquisition of “Spitfire, the History” by Morgan & Shacklady they were…