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blurrkup
PostPosted: Mon Jul 22, 2019 1:31 pm 
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CAPFlyer wrote:
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I've never seen a polished Spitfire. Polish yes, polished, no.

Must drive some of the purists crazy... "Looks like a bloody Mustang" they must be thinking...if not saying. :)

When the RAF deleted camouflage post war, they painted their aircraft silver...like the late Spitfire seen below.


More info on the decisions by IWM to "polish" their Spitfire.

IWM's website about the tour - https://www.silverspitfire.com/

MJ271 History - https://www.silverspitfire.com/about/spitfire-history/

http://warbirdsnews.com/warbird-restora ... light.html

Also, I don't remember where, but I'm pretty sure that Supermarine had a Spitfire on its company retainer that was either a very highly reflective silver or polished back during the post-war 1940s and 1950s and used for internal testing. They did it that way so it wasn't mistaken for a line aircraft, much as they did prototypes in Yellow.


Nothing to do with the IWM. Owned by Boultbee Flight Academy.
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Nothing to do with the IWM. Owned by Boultbee Flight Academy.


Sorry, I managed not to correct my typing. I meant IWC (sponsors of the effort). I have corrected my post.
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Absolutely beautiful shots!!!!!!!!!!!
On Spit SM845, the radiator doors almost look like speed brakes they are open so wide, is that normal?

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Nothing to do with the IWM. Owned by Boultbee Flight Academy.


Sorry, I managed not to correct my typing. I meant IWC (sponsors of the effort). I have corrected my post.


Did think that once I had posted, but forgot to edit to question it.
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Thank you for the appreciative comments.

Let me sign off this post with a final few more shots from 'Flying Legends Duxford 2019'.

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