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Spitfire Fuselage Kept in Garage for Two Decades Sells for £18k

Auctioneers valued the Royal Air Force fuselage at up to £30,000 following two decades of restoration work by the late Peter Arnold, who passed away in 2025.

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The fighter plane, built in 1945 and once used for target practice on Salisbury Plain, is bought at auction

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Half a Spitfire sells for £18,000 after enthusiast dies aged 83

Peter Arnold, who came to be known as 'Mr Spitfire', rescued the fuselage after it was deployed on the Salisbury Plain Ranges in 1948.

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Spitfire fuselage kept in garage for two decades sells for £18k

The fighter plane, built in 1945 and once used for target practice on Salisbury Plain, is bought at auction

·Wellington, New Zealand
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Spitfire fuselage found by aviation fan fetches £18,000 at auction

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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