Stalin's Spitfire: Wrecked in Russia in 1945 after being loaned to the Red Army, iconic aircraft is brought home... and given a £2million makeover Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX, serial number PT879, was one of 1,328 British fighters supplied to the Red Army Was part of often forgotten 'lend-lease' scheme by the Allies to help Joseph Stalin's forces fight the Nazis After a restoration project, it is now the only flying example of a 'Russian Spitfire' in existence Was flown by British owner Peter Teichman over Grafham Water reservoir near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire