| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 691 |
| Military Code: | FN-K |
| Aircraft Original Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon |
| Aircraft Version: | General Dynamics F-16BM Fighting Falcon |
| Licence-built by: | Fokker |
| C/n (msn): | 6L-10 |
| Operator Titles: | Norway - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 331 Skv |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FairfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGVA IATA: FFD Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | RIAT - Royal International Air Tattoo 2019 |
| Photo Date: | 20 July 2019 |
| Photo by: | Jonathan Verschuuren |
| Photo ID: | 273001 |
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This F-16BM was painted in the colours worn by Spitfire IX PL258 in 1944 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Norwegian Air Force. On 29 December 1944, when the Norwegian RAF 331 Sqn was operating out of Woensdrecht, in the liberated part of the Netherlands, this Spitfire crash landed in occupied area in the north east of the country. The remains were found at the crash site in 2018 after which the Norwegian Spitfire Foundation embarked on an ambitious restoration project. This photo is copyright © Jonathan Verschuuren, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 August 2020, and has since been viewed 645 times. |