ONE of the greatest planes of the Second World War has been given a fresh lick of paint.
This plane, however, has never actually left the ground.
It is a life-size replica of a mark nine Spitfire on display at Eden Camp, near Malton, North Yorkshire.
The modern history museum, in a former prisoner-of-war camp, got the fibre-glass fighter plane eight years ago.
Museum director Steve Jaques said that it was looking a bit sad and needed to be smartened up.
He said: "It has taken about four men in the maintenance department three weeks to repaint it. The markings and reference number of the plane are a tribute to David Blair, who worked part-time here when he retired.
"He flew a Spitfire in his day and the markings are that of his squadron.
"They are fantastic aircraft, with remarkable body work - they were originally built for racing, but the men that handled them in the war were exceptionally brave."
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