Repaint of Spitfire IX P258 FN-K from the Norwegian Spitfire Foundation restoration project, by Sprool. Based on Flying Irons Spitfire IXc.
The aim of the project is to bring to the attention of present and future generations the story of the Norwegian pilots and groundcrews
formidable involvement in the Allied fight against Nazi-Germany during the Second World War.
In February 2018, and in cooperation with the Norwegian Defence Museum, the Norwegian journalist and aviation Historian Cato Guhnfeldt
and Lars Ness, Chairman of the NSF, travelled to the Netherlands to try and track down the remains of any Spitfires flown by Norwegian pilots.
Both Cato and Lars knew that they were looking for the proverbial ‘needle in a haystack’, and this then 70 years too late.
It was therefore quite surprising what they did find.
In Holland, the remains of Spitfire IX, PL258 FN-K, from 331 (Norwegian) Squadron – flown by Fenrik (ensign) Carl Jacob Stousland, and which
crash landed on the 29th of December 1944, was discovered. The aircraft landed on its belly in a field near the village of Tubbergen.
The story behind both aircraft and pilot are memorable.
The Norwegian Spitfire Foundation [https://www.norwegianspitfire.com/spitfire-pl258-project-presentation/] has now purchased the remains of PL258.
These form the core of a restoration and rebuild project, and the Civil Aviation Authority in the UK has allocated G-NSFS as a temporary registration.
When the aircraft restoration is finally completed and test-flown, PL258 will be transferred to the Norwegian register.
This livery is an authentic recreation of PL258 by Sprool in close collaboration with Eirik75 whose eye for detail was invaluable in creating an accurate repllca.
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ChicoMick
Thanks Sprool, really great work 😊
Jojo71
Great, I have this paint in 1:48 scale in my collection! Thanks a lot!
gribouil
Many thanks for this beautiful livery!!!