Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: One of the earliest Spitfires ever to go into action has sold for a record-breaking £3.1 million after spending 40 years buried under a French beach after it crashed. The Mark 1 version of Reginald Mitchell's famous design, which was among the first built in March 1940, was flown by Great Escape veteran Peter Cazenove in an air battle over Dunkirk. But just 55 minutes into a flight, on May 24, 1940, Cazenove's Spitfire was shot down a single bullet fired from a Dornier 17-Z bomber. Cazenove, a 32-year-old Old Etonian of the stock-broking dynasty flying his first combat mission, had no choice but to bring the aircraft down on the wet sands at Calais, despite radioing in to say 'Tell mother I'll be home for tea!' shortly before doing so.The Mark 1 version of the iconic plane was one of the first Spitfires to go into action, and was built in March 1940But Spitfire P9374 never made it to Battle of Britain as it crash-landed on French beach and lay hidden for 40 yearsThe wreckage was discovered in 1980 and was meticulously restored to its original condition by expert engineersIt has now sold for a record-breaking £3.1million with proceeds going to the RAF Benevolent Fund and Panthera 
 Question:_ were occasionally painted pink to blend in with the sunset and sunrise when used for low-level reconnaissance flights.

Spitfires