19 Supermarine Spitfire, 6 Bristol Blenheim and 2 Boulton Paul Defiant squadrons. It could also call on Nos. 804 and 808 Naval Air Squadrons, the former equipped with Gloster Sea Gladiators and the latter

1945 by Anis Elbied and Daniel Laurelut Spitfire Evolution by Paul Beaver Spitfire Manual 1940 - Edited by Dilip Sarkar The Royal Air Force - Volume 2: An Encyclopedia of the Inter-War Years 1930-1939

29 Hawker Hurricane 18 Supermarine Spitfire 6 Bristol Blenheim 2 Boulton Paul Defiant 1 Gloster Gladiator With a further two squadrons on loan from the Fleet Air Arm: No. 804 Naval Air Squadron

1941 when a pair from JG 26 shot down two Supermarine Spitfires. Initial combat reports from Royal Air Force pilots sometimes mistook the aircraft as captured Curtiss Hawk 75s. A revelation in service

Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane along with the Red Arrows to fly in formation with the visiting Lancaster, however bad weather put paid to this happening. Despite the bad weather, after around

such as the Avro Lancaster and Supermarine Spitfire. Read about British military aircraft that flew between 1930 and 1945 and served with the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm. Each British aircraft profiled

Hurricane Mk IIC RAF Manston Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum Hurricane Mk I Royal Air Force Museum, London Hurricane Mk IIC Royal Air Force Museum, Midlands Hurricane Mk I Science Museum

This would see the Supermarine Spitfires taking part painted with white stripes on the front of the aircraft to just before the cockpit and on the tail fin. Operation Rutter, as it was known, was scheduled

aircraft was focused on the Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire in expectation of the upcoming Battle of Britain (10th July 1940 - 31st October 1940). As 1941 began and the threat of imminent invasion

Supermarine Spitfire The Spitfire was one of the best fighter aircraft to see service during the Second World War, and just over 20,000 were built, it is best known for the Battle of Britain. Read