Spitfire project arrives at Duxford

摘要

Combat-veteran Supermarine SPITFIRE XIV RM873 arrived at Duxford Airfield in early September for restoration to flight on behalf of a collector in North America. The former Thai Air Force machine, RThaiAF serial Kh.14/5-93, first came to the attention of Western enthusiasts in 1981 when it was located in a children's play area in the township of Sawankalok in Northern Thailand. It had been one of several Mks XIVs and XIXs that the Thai Government had distributed around the country when the type left service in the 1950s.