Spitfire

This is another blip from Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow. I was there for a meeting today and made sure I snapped this exhibit. The spitfire hangs right down through one side of the gallery - they had to put steel beams in to hold it in place.

SOME INFO: Spitfire LA198 is a Mark 21 Spitfire built in 1944. The plane was built with a Rolls Royce Griffon 61 engine and a five bladed propeller. It flew with the 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron between 1947-1949. After a short service career, it was used as a 'gate guardian' at RAF Leuchars in Fife. In 1996 it was given to the city of Glasgow to act as a memorial to the men of 602 Squadron.