On this day (ok, yesterday over here) in aviation history

Kinja'd!!! "Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen" (distraxi)
02/21/2020 at 00:45 • Filed to: Planelipnik, Spitfire, WWII, greatest generation

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A Spitfire in the markings of RAF aircraft tail number FL-A flew over the funeral of Jim Robinson, the last surviving Kiwi WW2 Spitfire pilot and the last combat pilot of the real FL-A.

Interestingly, the markings are a coincidence - the owner only recently found out that Robinson had flown the Spit whose  markings he’d chosen to replicate.

The radio interview with his son is worth 5 minutes of your time if planes are your thing: fascinating insight into the less glamorous aspects of life as a fighter pilot

https://www.rnz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=2018734978


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Kinja'd!!! NinetyQ > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen
02/21/2020 at 10:13

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That’s an awesome tribute and an interesting coincidence.