The Russian Spitfire
Peter Teichman taking off in Sptifire IXe PT879 at The Shuttleworth Collection Vintage Airshow 2021.
PT879 is the only Spitfire to return to the UK from the wartime 'lend lease' process and wears the authentic markings of the 2nd squadron, 767th Regiment, 122nd Division of the Russian Air Force.
The Spitfire crashed during a dogfight in the Spring of 1945 while assigned to the 2nd squadron.
The Russian Spitfire
Peter Teichman taking off in Sptifire IXe PT879 at The Shuttleworth Collection Vintage Airshow 2021.
PT879 is the only Spitfire to return to the UK from the wartime 'lend lease' process and wears the authentic markings of the 2nd squadron, 767th Regiment, 122nd Division of the Russian Air Force.
The Spitfire crashed during a dogfight in the Spring of 1945 while assigned to the 2nd squadron.