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Object type: aeroplane
Title: Spitfire
Place Associated: Scotland, Glasgow (place associated)
Date: 1944
Materials: metal
Dimensions: overall: 3890 mm x 9960 mm x 11230 mm 2485 kg
Description: The LA198 spitfire, built in 1944, is a Mark 21 spitfire with a Rolls Royce Griffon 61 engine and a five bladed propeller. It flew with the 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron from between 1947–49 and, after a short service career, was used as a ‘gate guardian’ at RAF Leuchars.
In 1996 it was given to the city of Glasgow to act as a memorial to the men of 602 Squadron. It was restored in a joint project between Glasgow Museums and the National Museums of Scotland.
ID Number: T.1999.14
Location: Kelvingrove Life Gallery