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Old 24-01-2008, 06:53 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Andy in West Oz View Post
And that was the last Spitfire sortie in RAF hands, wasn't it, mfg?
Sorry Andy, yes that was the last reconnaissance sortie by an RAF Spitfire PRXIX.
However, one Spitfire PRXIX was used in mock dogfight trails against an English Electric Lightning, I think this was in 1963. This was in anticipation of possible combat against Malaysian Air Force P-51's
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