Spitfire Three Piece Set (Oxford Diecast)

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Spitfire Three Piece Set (Oxford Diecast)

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Undoubtedly the most famous British combat aircraft of World War II. The Supermarine Spitfire was much more than just a highly successful fighter aircraft, it was to many people the symbol of victory against overwhelming odds and is probably the only fighter to achieve a truly legendary status.

Oxford Diecast have produced this fantastic three piece set in celebration of this historic aircraft.
The first Spitfires to reach the RAF were painted in a camouflage scheme of brown and dark green, and the undersides were painted duck-egg, blue this colour scheme was used  the RAF through the Battle of Britain and into 1941.

With the Spitfires theatre of operations widening, often travelling across the English  Channel and North Sea, the darker camouflage became a little conspicuous, so it was changed to dark grey, being equally good over land or sea. In the Middle east Spitfires were painted with “sand and stone” upper surfaces for operation over the desert. The under surfaces were a much darker blue to suit the more intense blue of the sky.

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