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Hurricane or Spitfire? Which was Britain’s Best WWII Fighter?
As Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill said about the Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilots’ heroic performance in winning ...
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Supermarine Spitfire HF. Mk. VIIc
On August 4,1938, K9789, the third Spitfire off the assembly line, was delivered to the Royal Air Force at Duxford. The first squadron to be re-equipped with the new Spitfires was No. 19; No. 66, also ...
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RAF pilot killed in Battle of Britain reenactment
Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader Mark Long died Saturday when his Spitfire fighter crashed during a reenactment of the Battle of Britain Coningsby base in Lincolnshire. Prime Minister Rishi ...
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Members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF prepare for their move to Corsica. Left to right:
Members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF prepare for their move to Corsica. Left to right: unidentified; unidentified; 30366 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Ron Burslem; 14675 LAC Donald Cameron (Don) ...
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Spitfire: Fighter Aircraft Supreme
The prototype flew for the first time on March 5, 1936, although the first Mk I was not delivered to 19 Squadron at RAF Duxford until August 4, 1938. Designed by Reginald Joseph Mitchell, the Spitfire ...
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72 Squadron
It's the only RAF squadron to have spent time as a helicopter unit before returning to fixed-wing flying. Aircraft flown include the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a, Gloster Gladiator, Supermarine ...
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Historic warbirds dazzle at Aero Day event
Pieces of New Zealand’s aviation heritage graced the sky during the Classic Flyers Aero Day at Classic Flyers this weekend. A ...
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No. 79 Squadron
79 Squadron was formed at Laverton, Victoria, on 26 April 1943. The squadron received its first Spitfire VC aircraft a month later, when it was ordered to deploy to Goodenough Island, off New Guinea's ...
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Hurricane or Spitfire? Which was Britain’s Best WWII Fighter?
“I should like an outfit of Spitfires.” “Once committed to action, the Poles flew and fought superbly, shooting down 203 enemy aircraft for the loss of 29 pilots killed. No. 303 Squadron ...
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Supermarine Spitfire HF. Mk. VIIc
On August 4,1938, K9789, the third Spitfire off the assembly line, was delivered to the Royal Air Force at Duxford. The first squadron to be re-equipped with the new Spitfires was No. 19; No. 66, also ...
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Hurricane or Spitfire? Which was Britain’s Best WWII Fighter?
The Spitfire should be the obvious answer to that ... battle wasn’t going in Germany’s favor and accordingly asked his squadron leaders what they needed to win. Luftwaffe ace Adolf Galland ...