CBAF-1X-1886

This Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX is on Static Display at The Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington.

The Museum’s Spitfire was built at Castle Bromwich in early 1944. Assigned to a fighting squadron by May, this Spitfire was flown in support of the D-Day Invasion on June 6, 1944. After World War II, this plane served with the Royal Netherlands and Belgian Air Forces.

In 1961, the Spit was used in the filming the movie The Longest Day and was later owned by TV actor Cliff Robertson.

http://www.museumofflight.org/aircraft/supermarine-spitfire-mkix