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Old October 21st 12, 04:21 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
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Default UK2 PV202 Supermarine SpitfireTMkIX to G-CCCA BasStubertPhoto.jpg

On 21/10/2012 16:19, 展奄rdo wrote:
On 21/10/2012 14:35, Ramsman wrote:
On 21/10/2012 13:52, Netko wrote:
On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:56:15 +0100, Joseph Testagrose wrote
(in article ):

That is a seriously sun-damaged paint job.

Or is it the photograph itself? The trees in the background seem a
reasonable colour.



That's the colour the Irish Air Corps used. The aircraft was restored a
few years ago and flew in that scheme for a while. AFAIK it's now back
in RAF camouflage.


That is correct. It carries a squadron code of IQV for 19 Squadron,
which was based at RAF Duxford during the Battle of Britain. Here's a
picture of it and a Merlin engined chum at Weston-super-Mare earlier
this year.



PS: It is described as Mk TR9.

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