I remember them. They were known as Jumbo Jet spitfires.
#ThrowbackThursday Back in 1921 #RAFLuton had a Sqn of our Spitfires converted into Long Wheel Base variants (AKA Spitfire Limo) which were fitted with up to 10 seats and used to ferry Senior Officers and Ministers around the country #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/r9hBpedPLS
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I just went to the Mrs I never knew there was an RAF Luton
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It's clever how they made the same design in so many different sizes.
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It was for different sizes of pilots.
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Ah, yes. My Grandad used to tell me about stretch spitfires, the forerunner of the pimpmobile seen on the roads today.
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They were also brilliant for growing tomatoes and cucumbers in for the war effort as they were higher than a greenhouse therefore closer to the sun
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Obvious made out of brass instead of the usual aluminium.
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Remember them well. First fully electric fighter to cross the Channel at night.
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There was a Lightning that was electric too.
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