EN570: A Spitfire with Norwegian Wartime History
By
Author: Alexander & Lars Høyby
Publisher: European Airlines
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 239
There is a Spitfire flying out of Norway that was built with some original parts (especially parts of the fuselage) from the excavated crash site of EN570, which went down in in 1943. In 2013 remains of the aircraft were found and excavation started. While most of the aircraft did not survive, there were enough parts to start an almost new-build Spitfire, with some original parts coming from other sources. This book has the following main chapters:
- History
- Fuselage and Tail Section
- Fuel System
- Cooling System
- The Merlin 266 Engine
- Cockpit
- Hydraulic System
- Undercarriage
- Pneumatic System
- Electrical System
- Avionics
- Wings
- Propeller System
- Sources
While only some of the aircraft consists of original parts, the rest was built to original Spitfire dimensions and blueprints. The only modification made was turning the aircraft into a TR.9 instead of the Mk.IX it was during WWII. The Norwegian angle comes in because EN570 was flown at times by the Norwegian war hero Lt. Rolf Torbjørn Tradin.
I like the Spitfire, it's my favorite of the "modeled way too often" WWII types and I feel that if you are a Spitfire aficionado and modeler, then you're doing yourself a disservice by not picking up this book. The color, up-close, detailed photographs will answer any modeler's question when building a Spitfire in any scale.
I definitely thank European Airlines for the opportunity to review this book.