One of the most important fighters ever built, the Supermarine Spitfire catches our memory for helping win the Battle of Britain in 1940, but this elegant and agile plane played a host of roles worldwide from 1936–1957. With SL633, Kilo-7 will offer a fully restored LF Mark IXe that served four Air Forces and snared aviation researchers in a 23-year identity search. Read on for a story that proves the romance of aviation is built on people and planes that refuse to give up when the going gets tough.

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