This F-16BM was painted in the colours worn by Spitfire IX PL258 in 1944 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Norwegian Air Force. On 29 December 1944, when the Norwegian RAF 331 Sqn was operating out of Woensdrecht, in the liberated part of the Netherlands, this Spitfire crash landed in occupied area in the north east of the country. The remains were found at the crash site in 2018 after which the Norwegian Spitfire Foundation embarked on an ambitious restoration project.