Supermarine Spitfire

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Strange roundel

FF 10-10-42 15MU 12-10-42 885S Formidable ('O6G') from 10-42 Op Torch with MB146 attacked Douglas DB-7 port engine and centre fuselage on fire Algiers Bay crashed no hits claimed 0616 8-11-42 (S/L JD Buchanan) Bounced over wires into barrier Cat Z 7-4-43 (S/L PA Luing OK)

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1. Spitfire pilots and aircraft database - Spitfire MB156
2. WW2 5 Small Navy Photographs On HMS Formidable During Operation Torch Refbag#4 | eBay

Actually the Supermarine Seafire Mk.IIC. On the eve of the Operation Torch landings, some Seafires had blue and the USA white star roundels painted. The seen one is the remnant of the US marking.

A couple of screenshots ...

the pic source: Seafire Ib markings, Torch

 

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Strange roundel

FF 10-10-42 15MU 12-10-42 885S Formidable ('O6G') from 10-42 Op Torch with MB146 attacked Douglas DB-7 port engine and centre fuselage on fire Algiers Bay crashed no hits claimed 0616 8-11-42 (S/L JD Buchanan) Bounced over wires into barrier Cat Z 7-4-43 (S/L PA Luing OK)

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1. Spitfire pilots and aircraft database - Spitfire MB156
2. WW2 5 Small Navy Photographs On HMS Formidable During Operation Torch Refbag#4 | eBay

That's one for fubar57 . Pity that you cant see the last letter.

 

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That's one for fubar57 . Pity that you cant see the last letter.

The MB156 is listed as Ø*6G from 10.1942. She replaced the MB119 Ø6*G that hit the barrier on 26/10/42. The MB156 was written off in an accident 07/04/43

the pic source: the net.

 

[SaparotRob]

Love the detective work.

 

[fubar57]

That's one for fubar57 . Pity that you cant see the last letter.

If I have the 0, I'm in

 

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Free French

x2 Original Press Photos First Free French Fighter Squadron Spitfires | eBay

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1943 HMS FURIOUS SHIP WITH SEAFIRE

(S1) RARE ARCHIVE PRESS PHOTO 1943 HMS FURIOUS SHIP WITH SEAFIRE PLANE AIRCRAFT | eBay

Rare one from The 1940s showing A Seafire Aircraft on HMS Furious.

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Supermarine Seafire III Fighter NN510 Royal Navy

1. Org. Photo: British Royal Navy Supermarine Seafire III Fighter (Serial #NN510)! | eBay
2. Org. Photo: British Royal Navy Supermarine Seafire III Fighter Plane by Bombers! | eBay

 

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Wite star on blue, and still the fin flash!

 

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Sicily 31-07-1943 Saturday

(S3) RARE ARCHIVE PRESS PHOTO 1940S RAF SPITFIRE ROYAL AIRFORCE WORLD WAR 2 | eBay

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Supermarine Spitfire fighters at Castle Bromwich shadow factory.

RobWed: If I understand the contract documentation correctly these planes were part of an order of Mark IIs and Mk IIIs that were then to be Mk VCs with the three planes in front becoming Mk VBs. That would explain the part camouflage and the unpainted cowling, fuel tank covers, and wing root as a consequence of the installation of the Merlin 45s. Nice to see a shot with the radio panel open, presumably awaiting installation of the radio.

BL735 made it through the war, being struck of charge on 31 January 1946.

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2. NEW 6 X 4 PHOTO WW2 RAF SPITFIRE ASSEMBLY LINE 142 | eBay

 

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RAF 681 SQUADRON SPITFIRE PR XIX, RANGOON 1945

RAF 681 SQUADRON SPITFIRE PR XIX, RANGOON 1945 ORIGINAL WW2 PHOTO 8x6cm | eBay

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RAF PILOT RON SPRAGUE WITH SPITFIRE PR XI PA886

model: PRXIT
factory: CHA
engine: M63

History:
FF 7-12-43 Benson 13-12-43 400S 19-1-44 HAL 23-2-45 6MU 28-8-47 sold scrap Intl.Alloys 31-3-49

1. Spitfire pilots and aircraft database - Spitfire PA886
2. RAF PILOT RON SPRAGUE WITH SPITFIRE PR XI NoPA 886. ORIGINAL WW2 PHOTO 8x6cm | eBay

 

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Seafire P-7N

RAF WW2 SEAFIRE CRASH IN NSW AUSTRALIA - ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH | eBay

Original WW2 photograph of a crashed Seafire in NSW, Australia.

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Sicily 31-07-1943 Saturday

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So, this is Bf 109 G-6 Wr.Nr. 15270, a very early G-6 built by Erla at Liepzig in mid March 1943. So, this was a very new type and new built machine when captured in July 1943
at Comiso. Pictures show it with tailwheel and left mainwheel missing when captured. Also, it had MG 151/20 Gondola cannons, the right one was pictured removed at capture.
So, this aircraft was otherwise complete and it's lack of (new types) spare wheels probably saved it from being messed-about, as it was then returned to UK and flown as VX101 on test.

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