The Loch Doon Spitfire at Dumfries Aviation Museum
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The Loch Doon Spitfire at Dumfries Aviation Museum
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 11 Aug 2021
This hangar houses the restored MkIIa Supermarine Spitfire which was built at Castle Bromwich in Birmingham just in time for what was to become the Battle of Britain. It was lost in a training accident in Loch Doon on the 25th October 1941. The remains were located and recovered from the loch in May 1982. Following years of restoration work, it was displayed to the public in July 2017.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.091181
Longitude
-3.568068