John Messner, Curator of Transport and Technology, shares a brief history of the LA198 spitfire. 🛩 Built in 1944, the LA198 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

Rolls-Royce Griffon - development began before the outbreak of the Second World War, but the Merlin quickly became the priority in 1939. #ww2 #WWII #rollsroyce #royalairforce #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft