Because it's all about Spitfires! Ha! Thought I'd share this video I found here. Some of you may have seen it before but who can get tired of that sound! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYsLvdSmKQI&NR=1Also, what's with the markings? GZ? ... I've never seen a ? used before. Would that just be something the owner did, or was that an actual marking put on the plane in war time?
On October 9, 1944, MJ730 was transferred again to 32 Sqn., RAF at Kalamaki, Greece (note: former base of IV./JG27 and Heinrich Bartels). The aircraft was chosen by Sqn. Ldr. George Silvester, DFC, as his personal plane. Before its individual code had been assigned, he jokingly said to some of his ground crew that there was "a bit of a question mark" over which identity letter to give his personal Spitfire, because as Squadron Leader, he belonged to neither 'A' Flight or 'B' Flight. The ground crew as a lark placed a large "question mark" where the individual code letter would have normally appeared. Sqn. Ldr. Silvester was amused by the gesture and MJ730 was referred to as "The CO's Query". This tradition continued into the 1950s with 32 Squadron's future commanding officers continuing to also display the "?" on their Vampire jets.
Google it!!1! Read this somewhere before, I think it was about this particular "?"....That is the actual plane still flying too. http://detailsite3.tripod.com/ix/spitpage.htmwrongway
