Supermarine Spitfire IXC as a gatekeeper airbase device, the , has served during WW2 at various RAF squadrons in England. In 1946 the device ended up at the Dutch air forces such as H-15 and later as 3W-15. The device was placed in 1954 as DECOY at Air Base An exhibition in Haarlem brought the Spitfire per mistake to Eindhoven. The first as decoy was used and afterwards served as gatekeeper, first with English roundels and the registration V and then, as shown in the photo, in the old Klu colors such as device was sold to the United States in 1995 and ma
Supermarine Spitfire IXC as a gatekeeper airbase device, the , has served during WW2 at various RAF squadrons in England. In 1946 the device ended up at the Dutch air forces such as H-15 and later as 3W-15. The device was placed in 1954 as DECOY at Air Base An exhibition in Haarlem brought the Spitfire per mistake to Eindhoven. The first as decoy was used and afterwards served as gatekeeper, first with English roundels and the registration V and then, as shown in the photo, in the old Klu colors such as device was sold to the United States in 1995 and made flyworthy after a thorough restoration.
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