The fuselage was Arnold’s seventh aviation restoration project, per the BBC. It was mostly made of replacement panels from other original Spitfires, a cockpit window assemblage and Perspex canopy, according to the lot listing.
Arnold, who was known as “Mr Spitfire,” became fascinated with Spitfires while at school and began locating and cycling to former crash sites within 50 miles of his home, which led to him locating his first Spitfire aircraft, per the release.
After finishing school, Arnold went on to work in automotive engineering for Aston Martin, which increased how far he was able to search for planes.
According to the BBC, Arnold was prepared to cycle 100 miles to photograph Spitfires being used as gate guardians — historic or replica aircraft used as displays at the entrances of military bases. He would also travel around the world to see each of the more than 260 examples of the planes.
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