Saturday, June 7, 2025

Spitfire mural

By chance, I recently stumbled on a mention that the Premier Inn near Southampton Airport has a Spitfire mural in the lobby ... As that's just a 10-minute or so drive, needed to check that out, of course!

And, sure enough:

The mural clearly is a photo of the Spitfire model on the Mitchell Way roundabout (compare the propellers if you're in any doubt):

Dutch Spit

Me being Dutch, when a model of a Spitfire with Dutch roundels popped up on eBay, ..... you sure know what happened next! Despite all my eff...