Articles Tagged with "1944"
Added in January 2012
2012-01-18
In the lighter moments of World War II, the Spitfire was used in an unorthodox role: bringing beer kegs to the men in Normandy.
Added during 2011
2011-03-30
Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) – B.88 near the town of Heesch, in Noord-Brabant, the southern part of Holland, was the 88th airfield on the ...
2011-03-23
Here is one of those wartime photographs which at first glance raise more questions than answers. What we have here is a very anonymous photo-reconnaissance Spitfire, unidentified machine of an unidentified unit...
2011-03-17
An entire complement of Spitfires Mk. IXC of No. 485 (New Zealand) Squadron lined up at the USAAF Station 112 Bovingdon in Hertfordshire on 30 March 1944
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...
Added during 2010
2010-12-13
An evocative photo of a brand-new Spitfire LF Mk. VIII flying above the clouds. This example, serial number MD351...
2010-06-10
Another evocative drawing by Pavel Rampír in our collection, this time showing a pair of Spitfires escorting a damaged B-17 Flying Fortress of the American ...
2010-04-19
The PR Mk XIX was the last of the specialised photo reconnaissance variants of the Spitfire, the only one with a Griffon engine and ...
2010-04-17
This article attempts to track the origins and detail of one of the most unusual markings to be seen on a Spitfire in the ...
2010-04-17
Spitfire HF Mk. IX, serial no. TE294 (restored), painted as LF Mk. IX MK304 Y2-K of No. 442 Squadron RCAF flown by F/Lt Arnold ...
