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A World War II Spitfire fighter, one of fewer than 60 still flying worldwide, sold for $2.8 million at an auction in Nelson yesterday.
The aircraft was bought by North China Shipping Holdings chairman Yan-Ming Gao at the sale at Nelson's Museum of Wearable Art & Classic Cars. He plans to donate the fighter to the China Aviation Museum in Beijing.
Seller Don Subritzky said he family had restored the plane.
