Last month we went to Tangmere for a talk about the replica of K5054, the Spitfire prototype, that is housed by the museum. The talk was given by Bill Williams, who was the manager of the project to create the replica. Bill was wearing what looked like a special jacket, which had an outline of K5054 embroidered on the front and back. After the talk, a member of the audience asked him where and how this jacket could be obtained. I expected him to say sorry, it's a one-off, especially made for members of the project, and so not available to members of the general public. I was wrong .... Bill said that anyone wanting the jacket should let the organiser at Tangmere know, so a bulk order could be put together.
Do I need to say I jumped at the opportunity?
K5054 jacket was delivered earlier today!
As I understand from Bill, only 12 of these jackets exist in the world. That's exactly a full squadron, right?
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