Paine Field, Washington actually.. This was here for Legends last year and stayed for allot of the Battle of Britain events incluing this one at Duxford.. It did not fly, (something did this year!) but was shipped and reassemble at Duxford.. Its a Spitfire LF IXE in Czech markings.. Not something you see everyday and made a real change.. I quote from their site for info; Though World War II was drawing to a close, the work of war wasn’t ending. Britain wanted to help the Czech Fighter Wing—part of the renowned RAF Squadron 312—equip a newly formed home base in Plana. The Brits extended a loan that enabled the Czechs to purchase, refurbish, and fly 54 Spitfires to the new base. Among the last batch of Spitfires produced at Castle Bromwich Factory, SL633 arrived at the RAF base in Manston, England, where it was re-assigned to the Czechoslovakian Air Force with the code DU-K and flown to Plana. 1946–1948: Workhouse and Poetry in Motion—for the Czechs Code changes for SL633 had aviation researchers at their wit’s end later in the story, but the change to DU-K is easy enough to explain—SL633 was the designated plane for Flight Lieutenant Karel Posta, whose expertise gave him the clout to fly a designated mount with a 'personal stamp.' In 1946, DU-K received new national markings and another code, JT-10, reflecting the 4th Air Regiment and sequence number. Karel Posta made good use of his mount during its tenure in Czechoslovakia, flying the plane in aerobatic performances that drew more than 100,000 spectators. The versatile JT-10 flew also for training programs—including cross-country, low-level flying, and army cooperation exercises—and went with Karel in 1947 when he took command of a new, highly selective Fighter Training Center in Plana. Until early 1948, the JT-10 worked for some of the most experienced instructors and talented pilots-in-training in the world. 1948–1952: Fighting for the Star of David A 1948 communist coup d’état ended the flow of supplies for Spitfires and dismantled the Czech Air Force. But our Spit’s work was far from done. While still an autonomous country, but likely knowing its days were numbered, Czechoslovakia had promised to supply Israel with military arms that would help the young country in its fight to exist. At this point, the actual paper trail for registration number SL633 was lost in transit (but stay tuned). One of a group of LF Mark IXes traveling to Israel, the plane crossed the Czech border in parts packed in a box, where it lay for more than a year. After being completely overhauled and modified for fighter reconnaissance, the plane received the Israeli code 20-42. It flew for Israel until 1954. It has a long history, incluing a bulley landing and service in Burma.. Hope you like.. More surprises to come... Rob