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Spitfire export gets Turkish scheme
Following its arrival in Turkey on 27 May, Ali Ismet Öztürk’s recently acquired Supermarine Spitfire IX TE517/G-RYIX had been painted into Turkish Air Force markings at the MSÖ Air & Space Museum at Sivrihisar, 85 miles south-west of Ankara, by mid-June. The Turkish Air Force operated the MkIX between 1947 and 1954.Formerly owned by 517 Ltd and based at Sywell, the Spitfire was restored at the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar, making its first flight on 7 April 2023. Among the

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