Sunday, January 25, 2026

Tr.8 Spitfire

Following my kit of a Spit in civil service, I picked up another kit to build, this time of a Tr.8 two-seater.




Decided to build and paint it in the colours of the 1949 G-AIDN version.


It turns out this Spitfire (MT818) has a long and varied history. Built in 1944, it was converted to a two-seater training plane in 1946, and was also used for air racing between 1947 and 1959. For more information, see here.

And this Spit still flies today! Last year, it got a completely new livery, with USAAF markings, and is now known as Lady Ellen III.

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