MK923 - A Beautiful Spitfire from WW2

Now resting in Seattle's Museum of Flight

This is the first Spitfire I had ever seen in real life. When I came to it I was surprised to find myself rooted to the spot for half an hour. I had forgotten how much I loved these aircraft and the stories about those who flew them to protect the people they knew. There is no finer aircraft in the world and MK923 is a particularly good example of why this is so, just look at those ergonomically perfect sweeping lines!

MK923 is a MkIX Spitfire, its operational history began in 1944 during which it successfully shot down several Me109s. (I will add more information about the aircraft as I get it!)

Starboard View Silhouetted

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Starboard view of MK923 silhouetted against the evening sun.
 
Looking to front from Starboard

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Looking to the front from behind the Starboard wing.
   
Front of MK923

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Looking head on at the front.
Forward port view of a beautiful warbird

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Forward port view of this beautiful warbird. It's just a pity that I couldn't move that Placard!
   
Long port view from Spinner

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Long forward port view from spinner to tail.
Close forward port view of nose and cockpit

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Closer forward port view of nose and cockpit.
     
Close forward port view of cockpit and cannon

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Close forward port view of cockpit and cannon.
   

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