2010 July

Spitfire Site

Archive for July, 2010

Added during 2010

2010-07-28

Robert Taylor is not only one of the most popular aviation artists in the World, but also one of those who continue to set ...

2010-07-28

Anonymous early-production Spitfire Mk. VB with a group of pilots – another photograph in our mystery photo series awaiting further information. This image has ...

2010-07-24

24 July 1940 Margate was a seaside town which for over a century had attracted crowds of Londoners by its wide beaches and amusement facilities. In the morning of ...

2010-07-23

19 June 1940 In the early afternoon hours of 19 June, No. 141 Squadron was sent out from Hawkinge to intercept a formation of ...

2010-07-22

22 July 1940 One of the legends of the Battle of Britain is that of the Home Guard – “Dads’ Army”, a force of ...

2010-07-19

Greeting to all from Greece. This is my detailed 1/48 model of a Spitfire Mk. VC displayed in Greek Air Force colours. I used ...

2010-07-16

12-16 July 1940 At Duxford, the largest and best equipped RAF station in No. 12 Group, the Czechs arrived. A new fighter squadron was ...

2010-07-14

13-14 June On these days, one could sit all day on top of the medieval walls of the Dover Castle and watch the steam ...

2010-07-14

This is 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Vb trop finished in the markings of the Turkish Air Force. In July 1944 39 Spitfires Mk.Vb were sent ...

2010-07-13

Vladimir Urbanek sent us the newest of his aviation impressions.  Entitled Bader Tribute, this pencil drawing shows the famous Douglas Bader in his MG ...