Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. Vc AR501 from The Shuttleworth Collection piloted by John Hurrell and marked RAF Sqn #312 (Czechoslovak Sqn) make a break from the formation with the Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX TE517 piloted by Trevor Dugan and marked RAF Sqn #313 (Czechoslovak Sqn).
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. Vc AR01 from The Shuttleworth Collection piloted by John Hurrell and marked RAF Sqn #312 (CZ Sqn). This Spitfire was delivered on 19 July to RAF Sqn #310. Moved to RAF Sqn #312 on 10 Oct. 1943. Airworthy Spitfire is part of the Shuttleworth collection.
Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX (TE517) piloted by Trevor Dugan and marked RAF Sqn #313 (Czechoslovak Sqn). With this marking and code this spitfire flew to Czechoslovakia in August 1945. Later was acquired by the Israeli Air Force with markings 20-46 serving for nine years.
Винищувачі Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII 136-ї ескадрильї RAF
Short Singapore flying boat of 205 Sqn RAF with Vickers Vildebeests of 100 Sqn RAF.
Американський пілот - лейтенант Картер Клейтон Портер в кабіні британського Supermarine Spitfire Mk VC
Three warbirds of the Michael U. Potter Historic Aircraft Collection at Vintage Wings of Canada fly in formation at Aero Gatineau-Ottawa. From top to bottom is the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IX, Hawker Hurricane Mk. XII, and North American P-51D Mustang.
Fairey Swordfish III NF370 at Duxford
NF370 was built by Blackburn and entered service with 819 NAS in 1944. It transferred to the RAF joining 119 Sqn as part of Coastal Command and was tasked with patrolling the North Sea. It remained with 119 Sqn until 1946.
SPITFIRE SUNDAY
PR.XI PL841, shown here with 681 Sqn in the Far East. MIA from RAF Alipore on 07/06/45 on a mission to Moulmein, Burma with F/Lt Thomas Woodhouse from Honour Oak Park, London as pilot. The 27-year-old & his Spitfire are believed to rest in the Bay of Bengal
A Sqn were to the east of the N-S road, B Sqn to the west, and C Sqn supported US 504 PIR in Carroceto.
Lt Triffitt, and Tprs Furber & Wood were killed.
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Supermarine Spitfire PR.XI G-PRXI at Duxford
Centrepiece of the Spies in the Skies exhibition is what must surely be one of the most famous Spitfires in recent years in the UK. PL983 first flew in October 1944 and served with Nos. 4 and 2 Sqn in occupied Germany.
English Electric Canberra B.2 WH725 in AirSpace at Duxford
WH725 was built as a Canberra B.2 and entered service with 15 Sqn in 1953 at RAF Conningsby before transferring to 50 Sqn at RAF Binbrook and later RAF Upwood. WH725 was struck off charge in 1972 and moved to Duxford.
