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P8537, Sgt J. Hloužek, No. 313 Squadron, RAF Hornchurch,
Great Britain, November 1941 – March 1942
Spitfire Mk.Vb P8537 served operationally with
No. 313 Squadron from 2 November 1941 to
28 March 1942. The most frequent pilots in its
cockpit were Sgt. J. Hloužek, F/L K. Vykoukal and
F/S K. Foglar. The figure of Horace the Horse, which
was painted on this Spitfire by Sgt. Karel Pavlík,
a Pilsen native, trained letter painter and author
of all drawings on Spitfires of No. 313 Squadron,
was for many years a mystery, because only half
of the drawing was known from photographs.
It was until two uncut photographs from the
archive of the mechanic F/O Ing. Karl Beinhauer
emerged and helped to solve the appearance of
the other half. Spitfire P8537 had been repainted
in the new camouflage shades in effect from
August 16, 1941. Surviving photographs document
the complete change of the Spitfire’s camouflage.
A very light shade of Mixed Grey was used in place
of the original Dark Earth, and a band of Sky Blue
was repainted with a new shade of Medium Sea
Grey on the lower surfaces. The code letters RY
-
Z
were in the Sky Blue shade, as were the propeller
cone and band in front of the VOP.
Recommended:
for Spitfire Mk.Vb early 1/48
481065 Spitfire Mk.V landing flaps (PE
-
Set)
FE1207 Spitfire Mk.V seatbelts STEEL (PE
-
Set)
644113 Spitfire Mk.V LööK (Brassin)
648098 Spitfire wheels - 5 spoke (Brassin)
648119 Spitfire wheels - 5 spoke, smooth tire (Brassin)
648640 Spitfire Mk.V engine (Brassin)
648663 Spitfire Mk.V cockpit (Brassin)
648664 Spitfire Mk.V wheels (Brassin)
648665 Spitfire Mk. Vb gun bays (Brassin)
648667 Spitfire Mk.V three-stacks exhausts rounded (Brassin)
648668 Spitfire Mk.V three-stacks exhausts fishtail (Brassin)
648669 Spitfire Mk.V six-stacks exhausts fishtail (Brassin)
648670 Spitfire Mk. Va/ b undercarriage legs BRONZE (Brassin)
648738 Spitfire Mk.V landing flaps PRINT (Brassin)
SIN64878 Spitfire Mk. Va/b ESSENTIAL (Brassin)
SIN64886 Spitfire Mk. Vb ADVANCED (Brassin)
D48088 Spitfire Mk.V stencils (Decal Set)
#648670
#648738
#648667
#648640
#644113
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