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):

'Spitbomber'

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