Media Library
Historic Photographs
We’re looking for interesting photos to be added to this collection. All contributions, accompanied by a brief description, should be sent by email to editor@spitfiresite.com. Full credit is always given to owners/authors submitting the items. Thank you.
Added during 2011
2011-02-21
Spitfire PR Mk. IV, the mainstay of RAF reconnaissance operations from June 1941 until the end of 1942.
2011-02-20
Spitfire prototype during the service trials at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment in Martlesham Heath. This is also where this excellent photo was taken, probably in the last days of May 1936.
2011-02-17
No. 451 Squadron was one of the fighter units of the RAAF which spent most of its wartime career in the Mediterranean...
2011-01-25
No. 485 Squadron RNZAF, a Spitfire unit, was the first RNZAF squadron formed under the Empire Air Training Scheme and served in Europe under the operational command of the RAF.
2011-01-11
Spitfire F.22 from No. 607 Squadron shows off its racing number "4" at the Cooper Trophy race of 1948.
2011-01-04
Nicknamed BONDOWOSO, Spitfire MK. Vb serial no. BL676 came to play a pivotal role in the development of the Seafire, a seaborne variant of Supermarine’s legendary aircraft.
Added during 2010
2010-12-18
It is universally acknowledged that over the years the Spitfire had become RAF’s maid of all work, but some of its uses still come ...
2010-12-15
A prototype for a fully tropicalised Spitfire Mk. Vb Trop, with a prominent Vokes filter beneath the nose as well as other tropical installations.
2010-12-13
An evocative photo of a brand-new Spitfire LF Mk. VIII flying above the clouds. This example, serial number MD351...
2010-08-25
A beautiful photo of Supermarine S.6B, taken at Calshot prior to the the 1931 Schneider Trophy race. The S.6B was the famous predecessor of ...
