RAF No 253 (Hyderabad State) Squadron Crest
RAF No 253 (Hyderabad State) Squadron

Supermarine Spitfire photographs

Spitfire MkVcTrop RAF 253Sqn SWK undergoing repairs JK868 Italy July 19 1944 01

Spitfire MkVcTrop RAF 253Sqn SWK undergoing repairs JK868 Italy July 19 1944 02

JK868 VcT CBAF M45 15MU 7-3-43 222MU 19-3-43 SS679 11-4-43 Casablanca 25-4-43 Malta Sicily 1-8-43 Shot down by US AA on approach Sala airstrip Salerno 10-9-43 [NAfrica 30-11-43 SOC 26-4-45]

Spitfires at RAF 110 Maintenance Unit Brindisi Italy 1943 IWM CNA3285

Spitfires at RAF 110 Maintenance Unit with 253Sqn SWD Brindisi Italy 1943 IWM CNA3285

Supermarine Spitfires, Hawker Hurricanes and an Airspeed Oxford assembled at Brindisi, Italy, for overhaul or repair at No. 110 Maintenance Unit. To the right, in the middle distance, is a similar group of Lockheed P-38s and Republic P-47s of the 15th USAAF, while in the background can be seen Handley Page Halifaxes and Westland Lysanders of No. 148 (Special Duties) Squadron RAF. RAF Spitfire units include 253Sqn SWD 249Sqn GNP 87Sqn LKW RCAF 417Sqn ANB MkVc EP654 RAF Hurricane 185Sqn GLK

Imperial War Museum IWM CNA 3285 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205209426

IL-2 Sturmovik Cliffs of Dover - COD/CLOD skins
 
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Sala airport Salerno Map

    Magazine References: +

  • Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
  • Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
  • EDUARD - https://www.eduard.com/
  • EDUARD - Are in my opinion are what modelers are looking for loads of pictures and diagrams and have become a leading historical information source. *****
  • FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
  • Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html
  • Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
  • Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
  • Luftwaffe IM Focus (German) - https://www.luftfahrtverlag-start.de/
  • Embleme der Luftwaffe Band-1 (German) - https://www.luftfahrtverlag-start.de/
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
  • Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
  • model airplane international magazine - https://adhpublishing.com/shop/store/magazine-backissues/model-airplane-international-backissues/
  • Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/

    Web References: +

  • eBay - https://picclick.de/ or https://www.ebay.com
  • Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com
  • History of RAF Organisation: http://www.rafweb.org
  • History of RAAF: http://www.airpages.ru/eng/ot/raaf_01.shtml
  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/

This webpage was updated 19th August 2024

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