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One of the few remaining airworthy Spitfires is feared to have been lost to the nation after an 'ill-conceived' Museum deal..
http://www.dailymail.co....ert-three-years-on.html
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Hmmm, it's a little confusing that story. First they say that the donated Spitfire was airworthy, then they say it's grounded and the photo shows it as a gate guardian. They claim it is "lost to the nation", but it is still owned by a British company and stored in a hangar in Kent, so hardly lost to the nation just yet is it? Just a bit of sensationalism on the part of the journalist I think!?
I do hope that the P-40 is finally returned to the UK, and the article claims that as it is on Egyptian Sovereign territory we may not get it back, but it is owned by a British company and essentially belonged to the RAF when it crashed? Surely it is ours to claim?
I think the photos of the crashed P-40 Kittyhawk in the desert could be used to create a very interesting diorama though!!? 
Thanks for that Tom, an interesting read even if a little weak in places. 
Kev 
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