Spitfire MkIIa (Vb) 303 'Warsaw' Sqn, 'Indische'

[kristorf]

Spitfire as a MkVb in the colours of 303 'Warsaw' Sqn based at RAF Northalt in mid/late 1941







This Spitfire was one of the aircraft paid for by contributions from British Trade houses based in the Dutch East Indies at the start of WWII.
After the fall of the Netherlands Dutch residents of the islands joined the 'scheme', renaming it the 'Koningin Wilhelmina Fonds' (Queen Wilhelmina Fund) and a combined total of 33 million Dutch Guilders (?333.377) was raised, enough to build 40 Spitfires. More money was raised and was used to build Hudson bombers.
More 'Indische' Spitfires to follow.

Three skins included, RF-R, one with rounds and one with tail flash.

Thx to Jester and FBS for the template

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[1.JaVA_Platypus]

Very cool dude

What name does the aircraft have?

[kristorf]

This one is 'Krakatau'

[1.JaVA_Platypus]

There is a book out with lots of profiles from de "Indische spitfires" I haven't got it but I think serval does (just guessing ) Or do you have it also?

[kristorf]

Thx for the heads up, thats the book I used for the info