The very first Spitfires had a 2-bladed prop, and it took me quite some time before I could add a model of a 1938 Spitfire, with 2-bladed prop, to the collection.
It's a model of K9789, the third Spit ever produced, and I couldn't find a picture of this particular aircraft.
Unlike many of my models, this model has a pilot in the cockpit.
I like to think it's Jeffrey Quill, Supermarine's most famous test pilot. He writes about flying this specific aircraft in his book:
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