Spitfire PR XI

Price: 195.00 GBP plus postage and packing.

Spitfire PR XI

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This un-armed, photo-recon Spitfire was part of No.16 Squadron based at Melsbroek, Belgium, in the winter of 1944.

Photo-recon ships in this theatre of ops were often painted blue, as this one was. And of course, she still wears her 'invasion stripes.'

The PR XIs were based on Mk I, Mk V and Mk IX Spitfires, but had extra capacity for fuel. I believe some were armed, but the Spit in my sketch lacks its weapons, saving weight and thus gaining speed.

This one appears not to have a rear-view mirror - if I'd been the pilot, I'd have wanted one! Maybe my references are incorrect;let me know if you know any different.