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Old 16th Sep 2009, 10:07
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dakkg651 "Early Spitfire seats were reddish bakelite."


Not quite, some were.

The plastic (bakelite) seat for the spitfire was introduced by Mod 189 (14-May-1940) and was available as an alternative to the traditional Aluminium seat assembly.

So either seat could be found in spitfires throughout the war.
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