This folder contains a repaint for the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.1a for MSFS by Flight Replicas. It shows Spitfire Mk.1a #1 of the Turkish Air Force. The Turkish Air Force wanted to add Spitfire Mk 1’s into the inventory in order to reinforce fleets just prior to the Second World War. Türkiye ordered 15 Spitfire Mk.1a (Type 341) aircraft. As Britain decided that it needed the aeroplanes more than its overseas customers due to war, the contract was cancelled after the delivery of 2 aircraft (P9566 #2 and P9567 #3). Another Spitfire (L1066, #1 as depicted by this repaint) also came via a very long route from England. In 1939, Poland was interested in purchasing the Spitfire and the aircraft was set sail for Poland. As the Germans had invaded Poland, and controlled the seas, the ship changed its course and set sail for Romania. However, Romania banned the transit of any arms toPoland. As a result of this, this third Spitfire was sent to Türkiye. All three Spitfires were allocated to 42th Fighter Command, 8th Fighter Battalion, 4th Air Regiment at Çorlu and numbered 1, 2 and 3. By late 1940, all three Spitfires were grounded due to lack of spares. The 2 Spitfires which directly came from England, were ferried to Egypt where they were used by the RAF and given the new serial numbers. In 1944, a fourth Mk.1 Spitfire, but converted to Mk.V, P9565, was sold to Türkiye, with about a 100 other Mk.V's. In 1947 and 1948, Türkiye bought another 170 Mk.IX's. Repaint by Jan Kees Blom.